Instinct Original Grain Free Wet Dog Food

Dad

Okay. New thing. What do you think?

Boldo

I think you're testing me. This smells like actual meat. Not the usual kibble dust. I'm waiting to see if you're going to ruin it by mixing it with something else.

Dad

I'm going to need more than that. How does it smell?

Boldo

It smells like chicken and beef. Real chicken and beef. Not the vague meat-colored powder from before. There's something else in there too—maybe liver. It's making my mouth do the thing. Is the cat getting some of this?

Dad

You seemed reluctant to try it. What happened when you did?

Boldo

I was hesitant because last month you bought that 'premium' stuff that smelled fine but tasted like cardboard. This one actually has texture. Chunks. It doesn't dissolve on my tongue immediately, which is good. Wait, did you hear that? Something just moved in the bushes outside. Anyway. It's not mushy.

Dad

Anything about this that actually impressed you? Be honest.

Boldo

The consistency is different from the rest. It's not a thin gravy situation where everything slides around. There's actual substance. The chunks are soft enough but they don't fall apart the second I bite them. I finished my bowl and didn't immediately regret it. That's not nothing.

Dad

Final verdict. Don't hold back.

Boldo

It's good. I don't want to oversell it because you'll probably buy the expensive brand next time and waste money, but this is genuinely good. I'd eat it again. Which for me means something.