I can vouch for. .
. . .wellness. It is human grade and baked. There are no preservatives and it tastes good. Tomi looooved it

He went ballistic for my roomates food at that time and then I decided to change his food and he FELL IN LOOVE with it. The recommended daily dosage is one cup in the morning and one cup at night time. They have a great puppy mix out and I believe the portions for puppies are a little higher. Gradually, he should be switched off of puppy food..with age. I would try it. It is a tad on the $$ side. For me anyways since I am a student.
Good luck
P.S., as far as the chicken and rice. Yes, that is good to get his tummy set straight, but I have never heard of canidae dry food. Best bit of advice to you..do your research on ALL dog food. There is sooo much false marketing out there about how good one food is VS another. Be careful, there is a lot of (excusee the verbage) SHIT food out there that claims to be good. I did my research on wellness and that is why I can speak to you about it from experience.
~Kat