The reason for the low rating is at the time of purchasing this product we weren't aware that this type of dog food causes/worsens yeast infections in dogs. We gave our dogs potato based dog foods since they were young. One would develop fungus infections on and off on his head, face and neck - bumps, hair would go away and be replaced with skin lesions/fungus. We used to treat it with Castor oil and essential oils, which helped, but never solved the issue. We switched to the Sojos & HK base mix and gave our dogs "organic" chicken we boil whole ourselves. Our dog's yeast infection became worse. Not to bash Sojos or HK, but it's the ingredient profile which is the issue. We discovered the yeast issue is from carbohydrates/sugars - mainly from potatoes (and/or grains). We found the first two ingredients in the HK and Sojos were potatoes - i.e. this product is potato/carb heavy. Dog's digestive system transform the carbs into sugars, which the yeast thrive on. So if you have a dog with a dry coat, funny smell in ears, breath, "arm pits" or has skin abnormalities your dog may have high yeast and infection from the result of that. We switched to Orijen Adult formula and still cook our dogs a whole organic chicken from time to time. Our dog's fungal (yeast) improved 50% within days. By 2 weeks he was 80% and now it's been 3 weeks and he's 90%. We also used the essential oil "Jatoba" for our dog, orally, and sprayed him with apple cider vinegar and applied castor oil topically to help with the itching. I have no affiliation with Orijen and am only mentioning in case anyone else has this issue. Check out their ingredients and you'll see it's very low on carbs which is a requirement for getting rid of yeast.
The reason for the low rating is at the time of purchasing this product we weren't aware that this type of dog food causes/worsens yeast infections in dogs. We gave our dogs potato based dog foods since they were young. One would develop fungus infections on and off on his head, face and neck - bumps, hair would go away and be replaced with skin lesions/fungus. We used to treat it with Castor oil and essential oils, which helped, but never solved the issue. We switched to the Sojos & HK base mix and gave our dogs "organic" chicken we boil whole ourselves. Our dog's yeast infection became worse. Not to bash Sojos or HK, but it's the ingredient profile which is the issue. We discovered the yeast issue is from carbohydrates/sugars - mainly from potatoes (and/or grains). We found the first two ingredients in the HK and Sojos were potatoes - i. e. this product is potato/carb heavy. Dog's digestive system transform the carbs into sugars, which the yeast thrive on. So if you have a dog with a dry coat, funny smell in ears, breath, "arm pits" or has skin abnormalities your dog may have high yeast and infection from the result of that. We switched to Orijen Adult formula and still cook our dogs a whole organic chicken from time to time. Our dog's fungal (yeast) improved 50% within days. By 2 weeks he was 80% and now it's been 3 weeks and he's 90%. We also used the essential oil "Jatoba" for our dog, orally, and sprayed him with apple cider vinegar and applied castor oil topically to help with the itching. I have no affiliation with Orijen and am only mentioning in case anyone else has this issue. Check out their ingredients and you'll see it's very low on carbs which is a requirement for getting rid of yeast.