Which dog food?

**purplemoon**

kenshaz wrote:

The protein level is the key,so it does not need to be expensive ,cheap with good protein levels,unless of course you are loaded and money to BURN ,on burns

What is the protein level of burns,if your dog is sat on your lap all day it does not need high protein ,just a balaced ,vitamin enriched food

Their website gives complete analysis data http://www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk/dog_food.htm

and also a guide to reading pet food labels and what each ingredient is and does http://www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk/Articles/understanding_pet_food_labels.htm


edit: sorry just realised Georgina already posted the site

kenshaz

Becles do you mind having meat and animal derivitives in your dog food,do you care what meat is in it , i sure your dog does not.Human food has preservatives in it .The poster wanted a good economical dog food,not an expensive one,he did not mention preservatives or numbers ,we are dealing with dogs here ,not humans,he probably has working dogs ,looking at his avatar,they will thrive on Dr Johns

kenshaz

Would some-one please tell me what Burns COSTS

kenshaz

Georgina and Purple moon are you agents for Burns,have you any financial interests or gain ,please declare if you have ,do you gain from the links

roswell

17 KG of wagg from asda £7.89 ... might need help getting it in the trolly and out the car. normaly mix with a tin of pedigree.

Raksha

I'm a dog trainer, and I find it very interesting when owners come to me and say my dog is HYPER' - when I ask what it's fed on, 9/10 they will say Beta or supermarkets own label or one of the other labels normally available in the supermarkets.

I can not stress enough the importance of experimentation with dog foods to find one which really suits your dog - if they aren't eating it, if they f@rt a lot, they produce lots of huge poos, or if they are just hyper, it's often because of the food - change that, and you'll have a different dog.

What do I feed mine on? My Springer does nicely on Autarky (no VAT because it's designated for working dogs) and my elderly collie x springer has Burns. Each has just on a cup full a day and keep nice and slim, and each dog produces a good firm poo twice a day.

Just as we are what we eat, so are our dogs!

squibbs25

Well, we use James Wellbeloved. It is the only food our dog can tollorate. She has a VERY sensative stomach. It is a dried food, you can add a little water if you wish. As regards cost, i would say it is on a par with others.
If you go to the james wellbeloved website, i'm sure you can get freebie samples. ( I am not a sales person or have anything to do with the company in any way)

Hth,

Squibbs

kenshaz

Raksha wrote:

I'm a dog trainer, and I find it very interesting when owners come to me and say my dog is HYPER' - when I ask what it's fed on, 9/10 they will say Beta or supermarkets own label or one of the other labels normally available in the supermarkets.

I can not stress enough the importance of experimentation with dog foods to find one which really suits your dog - if they aren't eating it, if they f@rt a lot, they produce lots of huge poos, or if they are just hyper, it's often because of the food - change that, and you'll have a different dog.

What do I feed mine on? My Springer does nicely on Autarky (no VAT because it's designated for working dogs) and my elderly collie x springer has Burns. Each has just on a cup full a day and keep nice and slim, and each dog produces a good firm poo twice a day.

Just as we are what we eat, so are our dogs!

Sure if your dog is elderly,and requires that little bit of extra attention to maintain health be selective,FIND WHAT SUITS YOUR DOG ,as cheaply as possible,if it gives problems change ,most dogs will thrive on a simply balanced diet ,some are sensitive ,like humans ,if you want to continue to keep them then you have to discover what upsets them ,but it might be Burns or it might be Dr Johns,both will give you healthy dogs

Rosie75

kenshaz wrote:

Would some-one please tell me what Burns COSTS

Burns works out under £2 per week for a medium sized dog. a 10kg dog (eg. cocker spaniel) will need 100g per day, and a 15kg bag costs around £32.

**purplemoon**

kenshaz wrote:

Would some-one please tell me what Burns COSTS

It costs approx £35 for a 15kg bag but to do a fair comparison with other foods you need to work out how much your dog weighs and the volume of food eaten per day.

Burns recommend giving your dog approx 10g of food per kg of dog a day, so for example a border collie (15kg) would eat 150g of food which costs roughly 35p a day.

And no, I'm not in anyway assocaited with Burns or any other dog food company


edit: How much does the Dr Johns food work out to feed the same sized dog?