I never thought of allergy’s with my lab, but the new vet said allergies act different with dogs....he said they lick their paws alot...surprised me cause pepper is always licking her paws...she was put on a gluten free dog food and that helps. He said I could buy it from him but instead gave me the name of 4 gluten free dog foods on the market...she is on blue buffalo feed now. He also has her on benadryl 75 mg twice a day...she rarely licks herself anymore so it must be working...allergies could also be part of the problem with her ear/yeast problem..
I just got in on the end of this, but if you think about it, dogs are not natural grain eaters. I have been feeding grain free foods for awhile, my dogs have done much better on them. I feed EVO but there are a number of them out there. I don’t know if it’s because it’s gluten free, OR if it’s because the major source of protein is what dogs are supposed to eat (meat). We feed dogs grain as their major source of protein because it’s cheap, not because it’s best for them. :)