Dog food - what's the story

[ColinM50]

Normally we buy Wainwrights lamb and rice or turkey or salmon dry food for our two Cavaliers from Pets at Home. Typically we pay £32 a 15Kg sack and at times two sacks for c£60. Went to buy a new sack today and its gone up to £37 a sack. Now that's around 15% so not a small increase and no-one in the shop can explain it. So went to another pet shop and the Royal Canin that we periodically buy and alternate at c£35 has gone up to £67 a sack. What? Where does that come from

So what do other PH'ers feed their dogs on? We don't like wet or raw food, they seem to really thrive on the dry and produce two good pooh's a day and seem quite content. So what do you feed yours?

[louiebaby]

Have you tried:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&...

We've just moved on to Platinum, and the hound seems to like it. Pricey, but smaller amount needed.

[Jasandjules]

We feed what is best for them in our view. Raw meat and bones. It is a hassle to collect and store but worth it to us.

[PositronicRay]

ColinM50 said:

Normally we buy Wainwrights lamb and rice or turkey or salmon dry food for our two Cavaliers from Pets at Home. Typically we pay £32 a 15Kg sack and at times two sacks for c£60. Went to buy a new sack today and its gone up to £37 a sack. Now that's around 15% so not a small increase and no-one in the shop can explain it. So went to another pet shop and the Royal Canin that we periodically buy and alternate at c£35 has gone up to £67 a sack. What? Where does that come from

So what do other PH'ers feed their dogs on? We don't like wet or raw food, they seem to really thrive on the dry and produce two good pooh's a day and seem quite content. So what do you feed yours?

I buy Arden Grange, Amazon or Fetch, whichever is cheaper on the day.

[ElectricSoup]

Lidl's dry dog food is about £5 for 10kg. Our last dog lived to 18 years old on it. The current one is 7 and in rude health on the same grub.

Blimey. 60-something quid. Blimey.

[Sporky]

Jasandjules said:

We feed what is best for them in our view. Raw meat and bones. It is a hassle to collect and store but worth it to us.

Likewise. Nutriment for dinner, "bones" (chicken and duck necks and wings, mostly) for lunch. The little'un still likes having breakfast so gets a bone then.

Frankly I find it less unpleasant than most of the dry food, which has a particularly nasty smell.

[condor]

One of my clients fed her black lab on Skinners field and trial salmon and rice kibble. Had a lovely, shiny black coat and healthy. I think it's about £18 for 15Kg and they used to buy it online. Clients have now moved away, that's why I'm using past tense

[Jasandjules]

Sporky said:

Frankly I find it less unpleasant than most of the dry food, which has a particularly nasty smell.

Ah well in my case I obtain raw green tripe and things like pluck soooo can't win on the nasty smell front.........But the dogs love it...

[anonymous-user]

someone in the pet shop told me wet food is a bit of a con and dry food is better for the dog in most respects. I kind of phased out on the explanation as it's what i wanted to hear. Dog seems happy I buy expensive dry food - still cheaper than wet.

[HTP99]

3 dogs here, Barry and Daisy are on Natural Instinct raw (I know not helpful), however raw doesn't agree with Daphne and she's not keen on wet, she is on Eden 80/20 dry, she absolutely loves it and it seems to work for her.

https://edenpetfoods.com/products/dog-food/eden-80...

I think it's about £15 for 2kg, but can be bought in bigger amounts which work out cheaper, however Daphne is only 3.3kg so 2kg of dog food lasts ages.

Edited by HTP99 on Thursday 15th August 17:44

[PositronicRay]

Sambucket said:

someone in the pet shop told me wet food is a bit of a con and dry food is better for the dog in most respects. I kind of phased out on the explanation as it's what i wanted to hear. Dog seems happy I buy expensive dry food - still cheaper than wet.

You're paying for water.

[Autopilot]

Jasandjules said:

Ah well in my case I obtain raw green tripe and things like pluck soooo can't win on the nasty smell front.........But the dogs love it...

Mine get the same. I have actually been sick while serving it up!!

[hoagypubdog]

7 dogs at our house, mixture of cavaliers and american bulldog/ great dane crosses. Cavaliers on wet Chappie, works really well for them, others on dry Vitalin (not cheap but high quality) and dry Chappie.

[dhutch]

Lots of people say lots of things.

Our dog appears fine on basically any kibble and a spoon of any supermarket tinned wet food on top.

[anonymous-user]

My dogs been on dry, wet,raw, specialised etc etc.

He eats all or any of it, never had an issue swapping, and whatever he's eaten has made bugger all difference to his coat, his general health etc etc.

We are currently on tinned as he gets more variety than if we bought him a huge bag of dried stuff, and in our particular case it's easier to store individual tins than a sack