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Purina ONE SmartBlend True Instinct Real Turkey & Venison, Adult Dry Dog Food, 40 lbs.
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Sep 7, 2025
Reviewer name: GretchenReviews
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Natural love True instinct

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] After just 30 days, I noticed a big change in my 2-year-old pup. He’s full of energy, plays more than ever, and looks forward to every meal. I also love that it’s available in a non-poultry option, which works perfectly with his food allergies. Now, after three months, the difference is incredible—he’s healthier, happier, and thriving. I'm so Happy, he is just as pleased

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Oct 9, 2024
Reviewer name: Elkieresq27
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

True Instinct for picky eaters

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My 4 dogs , three purebred do great with the true instinct without breaking the bank. My Elkie and GSD have stomach and skin sensitivity, this food works great and my mix breed has Lyme. The grain free food helps keep her immunity up

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Feb 28, 2025
Reviewer name: Courtney90
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Picky dogs finally found a favorite

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have 3 Weiner dogs who were so picky they would eat a food once or twice then decide they didn't want it ever again. Then one day I noticed that true instinct had tons of dried meat chunks and a year later my dogs still love it. They Eben come paw at the food bin and make me feed them chunks of meat as treats I would highly suggest for regular and picky dogs because my dogs eat fresh chicken every night and they still enjoy true instinct just as much as there chicken.

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Feb 3, 2025
Reviewer name: Basi
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Super energy dogs need this.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have 2 high energy Doberman Pinschers. One is a 5.5 year old female and the other is a 25 month old hyper teenage male Doberman Pinscher. The fact that there's no fillers, 30% protein and the Turkey and Venison is packed with a lot of big pieces of dehydrated turkey and venison is something they first go after. They are free feed plus they are fed dinner. Sometimes the wet version, sometimes something else. There is no gas attacks, due to no fillers, they have smaller bowel movements. They've been on it for over 8 months. Their skin, coat, nails and physically have not looked better. The male is developing perfectly and isn't starving anymore and is filling out nicely. I've always fed Purina One. Once I discovered the True Instincts line and spoke with your nutritionist, I'm satisfied that it really is a complete and nutritionally dense and tasty food appropriate for my two high energy dogs. I love it almost as much as they do.

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Oct 27, 2024
Reviewer name: Happypup24
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

My pups favorite

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve been buying this for my pup he’s active and been keeping at his healthy weight and this is his favorite I’ve tried other flavors/ brands but he not too happy with others and vet says he’s healthy and doing great and he loves food so he gets only best food for him so glad I found food that’s good healthy and he loves it ☺️👍

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Jan 28, 2021
Reviewer name: BuffaloNYann
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Jumping jacks at feeding time!

Scout LOVES this food—both turkey-venison and tuna-salmon. Four months of True Instincts and he is pulling harder on the leash, has a silkier, thicker coat, bright eyes, and takes time to chew this food. He is a ten yr old Brittany but has energy of a puppy!

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Oct 24, 2019
Reviewer name: KDean
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Purina One

My dogs love it I have a Great Dane and a Miniature Dashuhand My little dog was eating little Ceasar and the Great Dane was on for health, When I switch my Dane my Little one started stealing her food so I just started switching hers so now they are both eating Purina One and they love it. I would highly recommend this food to anyone who has a dog. It is kind pricey but my dogs are worth it. It has good things for the whole health and vitamins that they need.

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Jun 3, 2024
Reviewer name: ceep
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

No Poultry By-products? Think again.

How can you say it has no poultry by-product on the package when the second ingredient is chicken meal?? Our dog has a chicken allergy and we've been feeding this to him based on what the bag said about chicken by-products. My dog has been fighting skin conditions for years and it's probably from the food. So unhappy now. The grain free food is not safe for dogs so we switched to this. Thanks a lot.

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reply from ONE

Thank you for reaching out. We're sorry to hear about your dog's condition. We know you want what's best for your dog, and so do we. The health and safety of pets is our number one priority. All of our products are 100% complete and balanced for their intended life stage and are safe to feed. We use only high-quality ingredients that meet our strict code of standards. We'd like to learn more about your specific experience with Purina ONE True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dog Food and lend a helping hand. When you have a chance, please give us a call at 1-866-787-4621 (866-PURINA1). We are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CST) Monday through Saturday. We look forward to speaking with you. – The ONE Team

Jun 21, 2024
Reviewer name: Pam
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Amazing!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My girl started with Purina for puppies, then Purina One (chicken and rice) and now she’s been eating Purina One True Instinct for over 2 years. She loves it!! Her favorite is the Turkey and Venison, but I switch to Salmon or Chicken according to store availability. 100% recommended!!

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Sep 1, 2023
Reviewer name: Nik
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Dogs for sick

We just ordered a 36lb bag from Chewy because the nutrients and glucosamine seemed a plus for our dogs as they get older. Both of my dogs after a week of eating it has had diarrhea every day and now vomiting.. We couldn’t believe it was the dry food so we gave them pumpkin but now my other dog is sick so that’s all he had been eating so clearly the food was a bad batch and we got it from Chewy. I wish I kept the bag to look on dates and batch number.

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reply from Purina ONE

We’re very sorry to hear about your dog's experience with Purina ONE® True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dog Food, and we hope they're feeling better now. We take complaints of this nature very seriously, as the health and safety of our consumers and their pets is our number one priority. We'd like to learn more about this concern. Please call us at 1-866-787-4621 (866-PURINA1). We're available Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CST). We look forward to speaking with you soon. - The ONE Team