Dog biscuits, essential?

[Bananasandchocolatecustard]

Pets at Home are reserving a bag of mixer biscuits for my fussy dog, I’m due to collect them tomorrow.
I think this essential shopping (so does my dog).
Any opinions?

You have as much of a responsibility to feed your furry family as your human family - dog biscuits are an essential in my opinion.

I need to feed my animals.
How can you limit risk? Pay over the phone? Have staff put food in the boot? Pay by card?

Yes. Essential.

essential!

Essential. The bag will last a while so it’s not like you’ll be popping to pets at home everyday.

Yes. Pet shops are staying open. As are vets.

I always bulk buy pet food - treats included. Imagine running out!! It was the first thing we thought of...I'd prefer to go hungry over the dog, we all would - he just wouldn't understand - those eyes would bore straight through us so hard, hunger would just be easier to bear. (Short term at least)

I am beaming with love for you all! I've just been deleting thread after bullying thread and came across this and was so heartened. Give your pooch a scritch from all of us.

I have to do this, I called the store yesterday and paid for pet food over the phone and agreed a time to go this morning, I will phone them when I arrive and they will put the food outside for me. It helps that I've been a customer for years and know them well but I hope any store would do this

Our pets are going to mean even more to us now

I have four cats and the only food I have bought more than I normally would is for them I cant get cat biscuits as people are probably thinking biscuits go further than pouches but if it comes to it I will give them double on pouches instead of pouch and biscuits I haven't stocked to the stage where I have 3 months food for them more like one month

Went to Pets at Home to get the biscuits, own brand ones hadn’t arrived, so now he has a 14 kg bag to eat!
Definitely won’t need to return there for a while, he is a Yorkie x.

I’m shocked by this thread: of course dog biscuits aren’t essential, if by biscuits you mean treats, rather than actual food.

Dog food is a necessity but not treats. That’s a non-essential trip to go and collect them!
I’ve given my dog a little peanut butter sandwich here and there as a treat. In the absence of that (and the PB is running out) he’ll manage fine.

Can’t believe how reckless and selfish some people are being; how dismissive of the govt. guidelines.

Newsflash: PEOPLE ARE DYING!

They are mixer biscuits not treats. I’m not stupid, my dog needs to eat.

A yorkie with 14kg? @Bananasandchocolatecustard

TheFreaks I think the OP meant biscuits as in dry food/kibble, not treats, given that she said they come in a 14kg bag which would be treats for life for a yorkie

The biscuits will certainly last him a long time. Thought it was better to buy a big bag rather than make extra trips waiting for a smaller bag.