We feed our dog (3 year old Black Lab/Pit mix) Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Canine Hypoallergenic Selected Protein Adult PV Dry Dog Food...venison and sweet potatoes, basically, in spite of the mouthful title! Smells HORRIBLE but he loves it. He used to get skin/ear infections, over-production of yeast in his ears and various other areas of his body, gas, overweight, several cases of bloat, etc. This stuff is expensive but worth every penny for the difference it's made in him and he is family, after all. Poor guy was a mess for a while before we got his diet figured out but thus far this seems to be the solution for him. Haven't tried a raw diet...not opposed to it, just haven't looked into it much prior to this thread.