I'm plan on switching dog food. Right now they eat Homestyle Kibble and Bits. I already know it's bad, but it's what we could afford at the time. They do like it and don't have any digestive problems. However my dog, Max has some serious skin allergies and chews, licks, and scratches to the point he has sore spots on random areas of his body. My moms dog, Chuck, has a couple of spots on her back where the hair is thinning.
I was thinking that switching foods would help with these issues a bit. I want to switch to what I believe is a top of a line food like Blue Buffalo or Merrick. Max ate Merrick when he was younger and he liked it and he had no problems with it. However I did a bit of research and read some recent review's on these foods and a few other brands I know were sold in the area I live. And it seems like many people who fed these really good foods for years and never had problems, recently started having problems with the food.
Now, I'm a bit leery switching to any of these foods. And I'm confused as to what to do or what food to try. I'd hate to buy a bag of this better food and find out it makes the dogs sick. Max is my baby and he's an old boy. He already has some issues and I'd really hate to make him even worse.
So, what food do you think would be the best to go with? Have you tried any brands you really like or really hated? Any bad experiences with a brand you tried?