The Missing LinkHip & Joint + Probiotics Supplement 1lb Bag - Superfood Powder for Dog Cartilage & Bone Health, Joint Mobility & Flexibility

Daily supplement for my older lab with shoulder pain.The probiotics help keep him healthy and no more skin issues.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I noticed it after I bought the Missing Link Skin and Hair product which seems to be helping so I thought I would try this one too. I think it's been helpful for older dog achiness.

Excellent source of vitamins for bear

I had forgotten about Missing Link until I wanted to add supplements to my dogs' diet for his joints and coat. I was browsing in the pet store and saw the bag, and it checked all the boxes of the supplements that I need. I was afraid I was going to have to purchase a pharmacy of different things and put in a concoction of my own mixes. With this new formula, it has all the added things I was looking for.I am now on my second bag that I ordered from Amazon, and I am happy with the extra shine that his black coat has.

Along with her meds this seems to be helping.

Pup likes with food. Healthy choice

When I first started sprinkling this on the dogs' kibs, they turned their noses up at it, tried to eat around it, or just stared at me, as if to say, "What am I s'posed to do with that?" Course these same dogs think dirt and what they theive from the kitty litter bin is a delicacy, so...After a few servings of it (drizzled with extra virgin olive oil for their coats), they went crazy for it. Just had to convince them to see it in a new light, so to speak. I no longer have to bribe them with healthy oils, they officially LOVE this vitamin supplement now and bounce and go all cross-eyed, they get so focused on the crinkling of the bag now.I bought this for my 12 yr old German Shepherd/Malamute rescue (who lived a wild and crazy life and whose arthritic joints like to remind him of his earlier bad decisions) and my 7 yr old GSD/Husky with true hip dysplasia from a young age. :'-( The shorthair just gets jealous of anything the pointy-eared siblings get, so she gets a sprinkle too. So far, I can't say I've seen a major difference, but...*** In my experience, supplements like this are subtle and gradual, so you don't really notice unless its a major, distinctive signal or you remove the supplement and they then go downhill (or - hopefully not - improve). By a "signal" I mean, if your dog had been dragging his nails on the pavement on your way home from your daily walk and now he's pushing you to go further and further, and prancing up to the house after. Or suddenly she is jumping into the car on her own again, etcetera.By the latter, I mean that because you are so close to them, you don't notice the little changes, until you do. If one day you looked in the mirror and realized you had grey hair. Then imagine if you stopped drinking coffee and your hair returned to its natural color (sadly that would never work and was a terrible metaphor, but hopefully it made enough sense). You would realize the coffee had been giving you grey hair. With pets, you don't often notice those little changes, either improvement or deterioration, until they become BIG changes. But if you reverse the cause, you may well notice the reversed result. Does that make sense?The moral of that is that you probably will NOT see some magical, overnight return to puppyhood in your dog. In fact, you may not even notice a difference at all, but it could absolutely BE THERE. Watch those subtilties in your dog. Do they walk a little longer? Want to chase that ball a few more times? Jump in the truck without a boost again? Stand up a little quicker? Not groan so much when they lay down?THAT is my goal giving my dogs this supplement. And while this is only my 2nd bag, I believe these guys are feeling a bit younger and happier. The eldest is obnoxious about squeaking his toys again (bless his youthfully annoying heart) and the youngest is jumping in the car by herself. Is it the supplement? I don't know, but I'm sure not going to stop giving it to them now.This product is $$$, but all the ones that are safe and truly have the potential to do what they claim are $$$. I won't even try anything questionable on these guys. Read the ingredients on the back. The protein and flaxseed and breakdown of goodness in this. Its much better than many comparable products. That is why I bought another bag. I want my dogs to have quality of life straight thru their entire lives. If that means coercing them a bit to eat healthier food and spending more to get it, so be it. They are worth it.

It took about 8 weeks but this has really helped our 8 yr old collie's hips and shoulders!