Whether you buy in bulk or make it from scratch, every dog needs to eat quality dog food every day. This is a guide for saving money on dog food.
One of my dogs has an allergy to corn grain. For many years I thought she was just really itchy from fleas. I would comb her every night, sprayed the yard, and had her on Frontline Plus, and she still chewed on herself and had an awful coat.
Without going into much detail, I changed her to Lamb and Rice food, and she now has a gorgeous coat that is super soft and thick. The only problem was my other two dogs were absolutely positive that Rosie was getting something so much better than they had. So now all 3 of my dogs now get Lamb and Rice, which is pretty darn expensive.
I went from paying $22.00 for 40 pounds of dry dog food to $50.00 for 35 pounds of dry food. I tried all different brands of Lamb and Rice, and the only difference was some were more expensive than others.
I met a lady in the grocery store who told me that she buys her dog's food at the same place she buys her horse feed, so off I went to the Mill and bought a 40 pound bag of Diamond Lamb and Rice for $27.
My dogs love it and I noticed an even bigger difference in all their coats. I have to admit it was a very fascinating place to wander around with all sort of animal, farm and gardening supplies. Their prices were half the price on the same items that I use to buy at PetSmart.
I don't know if there's a technical name for places that sell horse feed but I was completely overwhelmed with all the cool stuff. I sort of felt like I was stepping back into the 60's, and I'm really looking forward to the next time I need to go buy some more dog food.
By CaroleeRose from Madison, Al
While I wish I could have afforded the top of the line for my dog, but I could not. We fed our Rottweiler a store brand dog food comparable to the major name brands. Now, Rotts eat a lot of food and we fed him no table scraps.
My baby lived to be 10 years old and then we had to put him down due to cancer. I can't blame the dog food, because prior to his death, he was never sick in his life. I raised him since he was six weeks old. The picture I uploaded was taken on the day that he passed away. Beautiful dog.
By Alison from Warren, MI
I have a 13 year old Boxer (who thinks she is 5, very playful still) and I have 2 Frenchies, 8 months and 1 year old. Buying three different kinds of food is breaking me. All three of them seem to hate dry food. Is there anything out there all three of them can eat, or is there a homemade food I can make and give to all three of my females?
Help please!
By Shery from Inglewood, CA
By muttmom
04/06/2012
Feed and seed store. Diamond lamb and rice. about $25. Really good food. No corn, wheat or soy. Clean food. Lots of inspections. Well balanced.
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