price of dog food
- Thread starter kim
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He will if he's hungry enough.. The dog has to deal with the recession to ya know!!
Darthvadar
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While you're stuffing your face the puppies are singing soprano. Poor puppies! Stupid human!
Ha Ha!!!.... Brilliant!... Thanks Ancutza, I REALLY enjoyed that!.... Keep that kind of humour coming, please???....
Darth...
My dog won't either - that's like the kids when they were a bit bigger than small - they wouldn't wear Dunnes Stores trainers, only Nike would do.
Puppies up to 1 year old need good quality specialist food for development.
After that I would check the ingredients on the dog food nuts - many of the cheaper brands are just bulked out with meal and lacking in many nutrients - leading to dogs getting bored of them very quickly. At the same time, most of the "better" foods are very expensive.
Most dogs love bones - ask your butcher for raw marrow or lamb bones (not pork or chicken). These can be frozen if necessary. As the butchers are charged per weight for bone disposal, they are more than happy to give them away.
Other options include buying cheap cuts of meat/mince/liver etc and making your own dog food casseroles with carrots, peas, pasta, rice. Include potato skins and any other leftovers that are suitable. Dice the meat up small and it will go a long way. Include some oil for their coats. Again these can be frozen until required.
If your dog will eat fruit (as mine do) give bananas and whole apples as a treat - cheaper than the treats you buy in supermarkets. Raw eggs also a great treat.
May not work out much cheaper in the long run, but you're guaranteed a happier, healthier dog.
After that I would check the ingredients on the dog food nuts - many of the cheaper brands are just bulked out with meal and lacking in many nutrients - leading to dogs getting bored of them very quickly. At the same time, most of the "better" foods are very expensive.
Most dogs love bones - ask your butcher for raw marrow or lamb bones (not pork or chicken). These can be frozen if necessary. As the butchers are charged per weight for bone disposal, they are more than happy to give them away.
Other options include buying cheap cuts of meat/mince/liver etc and making your own dog food casseroles with carrots, peas, pasta, rice. Include potato skins and any other leftovers that are suitable. Dice the meat up small and it will go a long way. Include some oil for their coats. Again these can be frozen until required.
If your dog will eat fruit (as mine do) give bananas and whole apples as a treat - cheaper than the treats you buy in supermarkets. Raw eggs also a great treat.
May not work out much cheaper in the long run, but you're guaranteed a happier, healthier dog.
helllohello
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Rois - if you cook like that for the dog then the sunday roast must be great.
I used buy dog food in newry - special blend original. in the past 3 years it has jumped for £6 a bag to £9.99 stg. our local shop now stocks it for €15 and he appreciates the business.
I used buy dog food in newry - special blend original. in the past 3 years it has jumped for £6 a bag to £9.99 stg. our local shop now stocks it for €15 and he appreciates the business.