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09-20-2018, 11:19 AM | #1 |
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What's your favorite inexpensive dog food?
I have been buying from a local company that delivers 30# bags to my door for $54. It's a high quality, high protein food. The dogs do well on it.
I hate to switch for many reasons, but I need to start saving money across the board. Does anyone use anything relatively healthy that is significantly cheaper than this? I can shop Costco, Walmart, or HEB.
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09-20-2018, 12:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: What's your favorite inexpensive dog food?
We have been using Diamond Naturals and order at Amazon. The dogs dont love it. They used to eat Rachel Rays which they really enjoyed but it got too expensive. I throw in some pas sometimes which they love to make it tastier for them
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09-20-2018, 12:55 PM | #3 | |
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Ours costs same as yours, so I won't bother with the brand. My aunt added green beans to her dogs' food.
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09-20-2018, 01:17 PM | #4 |
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Re: What's your favorite inexpensive dog food?
About 6 weeks for 2 dogs. 18 and 30 lbs. They eat about 3 cups total per day.
Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk ---------- Post added at 03:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:16 PM ---------- Why green beans? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
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My 70 lbs dog eats 1 cup, morning and night. If it's a great food, can you try a sightly smaller scoop to help it last. I think the beans just for extra food for fast eaters.
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Our smaller dog was overweight until we started feeding her only once a day. She gets 1 cup. She is a fast eater! But I can't afford green beans either. They aren't exactly cheaper than dog food.
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09-20-2018, 03:08 PM | #7 |
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Re: What's your favorite inexpensive dog food?
This is what we get.They also have chicken and lamb https://www.chewy.com/diamond-natura...xoCH5AQAvD_BwE
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09-20-2018, 04:44 PM | #9 |
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Re: What's your favorite inexpensive dog food?
Dogs are so different. My 75 lb dog eats 4 cups a day and is underweight. I would guess he covers 5-10 miles a day, though. Our 60 lb dog eats 2 cups a day. She's more of a lounger.
To answer the OP-- Canidae All Life Stages is a GREAT good. No corn, soy, or wheat. 50 lb bag is $54 at my feed store. We just switched to Kirkland Chicken and Rice dog food. In the purple bag. Ingredients are very similar to Canidae which is why I tried it. Dogs are doing fine on it. It's less expensive than what I had been buying. |
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09-20-2018, 08:33 PM | #10 |
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Re: What's your favorite inexpensive dog food?
It has to have some rice at least. One dog is high anxiety and she does better with higher carbs. Chills her out! Lol.
Thanks for the suggestions! I will check some of these out. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
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09-21-2018, 05:44 AM | #11 |
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Re: What's your favorite inexpensive dog food?
Just a general guideline: when buying grain-free food, make sure it's not primarily legume based. Lots of articles lately on the issues with dogs and legumes as a primary food source.
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09-21-2018, 08:53 AM | #12 |
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Re: What's your favorite inexpensive dog food?
I buy Taste of the Wild or American Journey from chewy.com for less than that. However, if you're not looking for grain-free then I'm sure you can find something cheaper again, such as Soliloquy's suggestions.
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09-21-2018, 06:41 PM | #13 |
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Re: What's your favorite inexpensive dog food?
I also buy diamond natural
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