Credit crunch quality dog food

[traceyinrosso]

All you dog lovers out there I need some help. My 3 year old lab is on Burns chicken and rice at £24.99 for a 7.5kg sack (ouch). I really could do to cut the price without going for a rubbish quality food. Has anyone got any suggestions ? I know they need less quantity on the better foods but this is getting too pricey to continue long term. Help gratefully received !

We feed both our Borders on Ardern Grange. Both in excellent health. However if you have the time space and inclination, I would say raw is the best.

I would say Skinners too - best food my Dal has ever been on. I usually give him the working chicken, ca. £17 for 15kg.

He's on Orlando at the moment as it is cheaper, and although his coat and physical condition is fine, he has the farts summat chronic!

Hi I know this thread was yonks ago but I'm doing a bit of research on what to feed my dogs and am considering raw. At the mo both get James well beloved kibble 200g twice a day plus half a tray (quarter each twice a day) of wainwrights meat and brown rice. They're not working dogs but active (hour run in morning, hour run in evening) and they're in pretty good shape, lovely coats etc. just pondering raw...the chicken drumsticks I might.

I switched to raw a few months ago. It costs me about £7 - 8 per week and that is using things luke lamb and pork ribs from the supermarket so not even the cheapest meat ir way of shopping. I do go to the market too.
I don't have lots of freezer space but have one dedicated dog drawer and then share our meat drawer leaving me two free.

It is only time consuming on shopping days as I weigh and bag everything so on a day to day basis it is as easy as matching bags to right mix and weight and throwing on side to defrost.

A quick scout of the supermarket half price section on way home from work is my must do too!

I get Aldi complete dog food. £6.99 for 10kg and it lasts 6 weeks. She likes it and is healthy. I'm gobsmacked at the price of some dog food. Much as I want to do the best for my mutt there is no way I'm spending loads on food (especially when she is quite happy and thinks nothing of eating any old crap she picks up on our walks...cat poo, horse poo, cow poo, sticks, rotten food etc etc).

I remember watching an episode of 'It's me or the dog' where the a couple bought their laboradors meat joints at £17 a go and fed their son ready meals...disgusting

I used to feed Wagg; £15ish for 12kg and lasted about 5 weeks. Dog did massive, often runny poos and was often sick, with a dull coat and flaky skin.

Did a bit of research, tried several premium foods and now feed Dave & Barneys. I have it on repeat order, which makes it about £37 a sack, but she eats way less of it, so a sack lasts about 12-15 weeks, poos are tiny and firm, coat is shiny and her skin is clear. Oh and she's never sick and her behaviour has improved as she seems to have calmed down loads.

So cheap food was costing approximately £3 a week, expensive food is costing approximately... £3 a week! But dog is healthier, happier and calmer. False economy to buy cheap IMHO :)

MsLillyBeth

Do you mind if I ask you what quantaty of food your Rottie has in a day?