Christina A.
Badlands vs. Open Farms
I was pensive when considering moving my pup off of cooked homemade food over to a dry dog food but wanted to ensure my dog was receiving all of the necessary nutrition she needed so did a ton of research and found Badlands as close to my expectations as I could find. My dog did not care for the 24 oz. Beef Superfood complete but ate it because I hand fed it to her. after weaning her onto it for 10 days she was still experiencing runny soft bowel movements so I went on the search and found a different product that met the guidelines for a healthy food at a much cheaper cost, Open Farms. I reached out to their company and discussed my dogs breed, health history abd eating habits and they siggested I not buy their raw mix rather I stick to their Salmon grain free dry mix which I thought was very helpful. I did however, need to buy more of the badlands in order to wean my dig onto open farms, but the second bag I purchased was manufactured different from the first, smaller bite sizes, good, and not a super strong smell of salmon as was the case with the first bag. My dig lived the second bag which tells me there was something not right about the first bag. For the first time in 2 weeks after starting my dog on open farms blended with the second bag of Badlands my dog had a solid movement. Thank the lord! The fact that Open Farms and their team took the time to discuss my dog's personal needs makes that a win! The inconsistency in the food at Badlands makes me concerned about the oversight in production.


