hi,
Has anyone tried dehydrated dog foods for their labs? according to the manufacturer, they are

wholesome foods for dogs, produced using gentle dehydration, a unique new approach to canine nutrition. These foods help you create delicious, nutritious, colorful meals made with real, recognizable ingredients, that are ready to prepare and serve at home.

offer many of the benefits of a biologically appropriate raw pet food diet, combined with the convenience and peace of mind of a nutritionally balanced, ready-blended product.

Dehydration also eliminates the safety concerns often associated with the storage and transportation of raw frozen diets, and there are none of the intrinsic astronomical shipping charges.

it all sounds good and I'm interested to try this out for Sandy since she's been a bit fussy about her food (NB organic) recently. but the cost is relatively higher and I'm not sure if it's worth the $?

This is the nutritional analysis, is it suitable for an 11 mth old lab?

(Dry Matter Basis)
Protein 21.0% (min)
Fat 14.0% (min)
Fiber 5.5% (max)
Moisture 7.0% (max)
Calcium 1.6% (min), 1.8% (max)
Phosphorus 1.0% (min), 1.2% (max)
Magnesium 0.09% (min), 0.16% (max)
Sodium 0.2% (min), 0.38% (max)

Thanks!

Extremely high calcium, but at 11 months, you may be okay, but I'd ask your vet. It's definitely not a good choice for younger Labs due to the calcium and low levels of protein.

We dehydrate for training treats here. We try to stick to organ meat, it tends to dehydrate the best. We have done muscle meat but it is very tough to begin with, so the finished product is not as nice.

Hm. Didn't know there was actually a food like this. Lol, now I can understand what one of my students put on the "what do you feed your dog" line of the sign up sheet. Lol, she put "dried meat." and I thought Huh??