It is possible, with a whole lot of caveats, that fancy grain-free dog foods may cause health issues. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/fda-grain-fre

It is possible, with a whole lot of caveats, that fancy grain-free dog foods may cause health issues. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/fda-grain-free-diet-alert-dcm/ https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/fda-grain-free-d... Again, caveats a mile long. No RCT, no systematic reporting, overall small number of cases…but there is at least some association with super fancy boutique diets and dilated cardiomyopathy. But beyond that: not exactly swimming in good evidence that feeding dogs something beyond, I dunno, Purina Pro Plan, ends up in significantly better health outcomes for dogs. I mean, I love my dog, I'd do a lot for my dog, but there better be a stack of evidence a mile high that I should be paying 3x or 4x for boutique dog food. From everything I can see, keeping him lean and active is going to do a lot more than getting some “paleo” dog food that’s hyped by a TikTok influencer.