Which dog food?

overbudget

There are a few decent quality low cost foods - you need to try them as different dogs thrive on different things. Ours are fed on Wagg at the moment - they love it and it has stopped them all farting - though I see it had the opposite effect on another poster's dogs! I pay £8.98 from Tescos for £17kg (20kg at the moment - special offer!) - but I'm goign to check Asda as it seems to be cheaper!

I have also tried Autarky - our's had awful wind with it and refused to touch it after the first bag! Also have heard good reports of Dr Johns, Chappie and basic Greyhound mix. All in the specified price range for £15.

Good luck finding something that suits your dog.

WeirdoMagnet

Here's the link to Minimum Nutrient Requirements for Dogs for Maintenance & Growth.

If anyone's interested there's more info about canine nutrition (to back up the tables) starting here. You can print off individual PDF pages for free if you have the patience!

WeirdoMagnet

NicolaC wrote:

Other than we sometimes give him Naturediet (which seems really hard to get ahold of at the moment). It's not very cheap, but it is very good stuff. It actually smells a lot better than most of the other "wet" dog foods on the market.

Forgot to add NatureDiet to my list! But you're right - they do have supply problems at the moment

lesleystrawson

My 10 year old lab cross Holly was seriously ill with repeating vomiting/diarrohea last year. After a month with us and her getting more distressed, and a variety of anti-sickness jabs/tablets, she was operated on and diagnosed with IBD.

A year on, she has never been so good. She acts like a dog nearly half her age. And what do I feed her on? Chappie. Recommended by the vet too. I balked at the idea first ('cheap crap') as my dog has always eaten top brand food, but a mix of dried Chappie, tinned Chappie (yes, it does smell I'm afraid) and a small amount of chicken has done wonders for her. If I give her anything else, she gets an upset stomach again.

HTH

bulchy

kenshaz wrote:

Chappie is an excellent food ,does it smell really fishy?

My sense of smell isnt that good, smelly dog food doesnt bother me :rotfl: I feed mine raw tripe a few times a week and the kids complain about the smell, I dont even notice it.
Sue

Mrs_pbradley936

It must depend on the appetite of the dog surely? I used to have the biggest, hairiest German Shepherd in the world but he didn’t eat hardly anything. He would eat very slowly and only really liked meat but someone told me too much meat would be bad for him. If I found anything he would eat with gusto I would have bought it. Anyway his growth was not stunted he lived til he was 12 and everybody loved him. My friend has a Labrador which never stops eating and would make you think it had never had a decent meal.

jopsey

I've got a 'killer' yorkie who was a rescue dog ,he will happily eat chicken or any other real meat but is really fussy about dog food.

How do you try all these brands of food without buying a 20 kg sack full ? ( last us a year!!)
He will have Iams small biscuits ,I have bought bakers and gave it away as he wouldn't touch it .

Like somebody else said he is getting on in age ,and I know he had a hard life before we got him , he is one of the family now and dearly loved,
I know too many scraps isn't good for him but someday thats all he will eat
Any suggestions ?

NicolaC

jopsey wrote:

How do you try all these brands of food without buying a 20 kg sack full ? QUOTE]

You can usually get much smaller packs of it or even on some of the company websites they will send you a free sample (I know James Welbeloved does). It may be not as good value to buy a little pack, but if you are only doing it once it's definitely worth the money to see how your dog reacts to the food.