Also i wanted to commend you on choosing to educate yourself about what you feed your pet. I read the ingredients... not a bad food at all! Obviously the best diet possible is the raw fed... but not everyone is willing to go that far. i work in the pet supply industry and I try to educate my customers on a daily basis why friskies, 9 lives, meow mix, fancy feast... etc etc is just no darned good! And you wouldn't believe how many herpers, who worry about EVERY wee detail of their herps care and feeding, do not do the same for their dogs and cats and feed them grocery brand food. For all those that are reading, I encourage you to read the ingredients in your pet's food. Read the labels... is it made by purina? it's no good. Do you see by-product, corn, glutens, flour, or other fillers? It's no good. What goes into our pets is so important to their health... so many people feed their animals low grade foods, and then spend tons of money on vet visits, creams and pills because their pet has dry, flaking, itching skin, excess shedding, they smell, they get ear infections, they develope sudden allergies after years of eating the same stuff, they become diabetic....the list goes on! Customers come to me looking for a quick fix, and I always ask what they are feeding first. And then I tell them if you switch food, you can kill all these problems at their roots. Applying topical treatments does not fix the source of the problem. Dogs do not naturally smell. A healthy dog eating a good diet, does not have an odor. Dogs stink if they are eating low grade processed foods because all that junk is being excreted through their skin, and it is affecting their metabolism negatively. Sorry for the ramble, but this is something I feel really strongly about!