Perhaps try the Orijen Senior which is a bit lower in calories. Fromm is an excellent line; not IMHO better than Orijen---not much is.

No. Many so called "senior" diets also indicate that they are suitable for "less active" dogs. My nine year old Chinook, Samantha gets 1/2 cup of Orijen fish in the AM and either half a can or 1/2 pound of raw mix in the evening. She hold between 63 and 65 pounds. My five year old Weimaraner, Fergus, gets the same (as Samantha) in the AM and an extra couple of oz. (canned or raw) in the evening. He hold between 105 and 109. My two year old Dane, Tigger gets 1 1/2 cups of Orijen

The Orijen fish is 460 kcal per cup, the Senior 395 and the Fromm you mentioned 325. The Fromm does include several grains although no corn or wheat, but Oat, Barley, Millet, etc. so it is not "grain free". Grain is okay in its place. There has been a bit of over reaction to grains in dog foods (having said that, I feed no-grain dry foods). If not grains then most dog foods include some other form of carb---potatoes commonly. The only truly no-carb dog food (freeze dried) I know of is Ziwipeak

The carb battle with dogs is not unlike the one with people---other than the fact that dogs really don't need any carbs and we do. We need them for energy---dogs get much of their energy from fats. Not unlike us there are empty (mostly refined sugar and/or wheat) "Twinkies" and "good" carbs, i.e., those with a high fiber content, e.g., veggies and whole grains. The advantage of adding veggies to a dog's diet is that they get virtually no nutrition (i.e., very little caloric

Supposition I would suspect rather than fact. Champion makes no such claims for their Orijen Senior. Ingredients virtually identical? INGREDIENTS - Adult Fresh boneless chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal, russet potato, fresh pacific salmon (a natural source of DHA and EPA), herring meal, sweet potato, peas, fresh lake whitefish, fresh northern walleye, chicken fat (naturally preserved with vitamin E and citric acid), chicken liver, salmon meal, fresh turkey, fresh whole eggs, fresh deboned herring

Have you taken the pup to the vet with a fecal sample to test for giardia?

Have you had your vet test for giardia?

Bullysticks.

When the shelter I am involved with looked for a "food program" Iams, Hill's and Mars (Pedigree) almost fought over who was going to give us the best deal. We went with Mars. The director and I both were anti-Hills, Purina had the best variety but we had to pay shipping, Pedigree had a local facility within a 30 minutes drive so we could pick up (no freight cost) and the food was FREE. The only caveat was that we have to take what they have on the pallet for us, even if it is more than