Is JWB worth the money ?

Rev

zaksmum wrote: »

Are JWB and Wainwrights and Burns better quality than Hill's science plan?

IMHO, Yes. Hills is, like burns, SHOCKINGLY over priced for the ingredients. Especially since it's only 12kg bags. For a food with 26% meat in. Shocking. JWB and Burns are awfully priced too. Wainwrights isn't amazing, but a decent food at a decent price.

jessicamb

the JWB ones with vegetable rather than rice are really popular. I guess they are better quality ingrediants too as they dont ever go on offer like the other JWB in pets at home

Rev

jessicamb wrote: »

the JWB ones with vegetable rather than rice are really popular. I guess they are better quality ingrediants too as they dont ever go on offer like the other JWB in pets at home

They are the same quality, just use veg and potato as fillers instead of rice etc.

It's just a lot more pet owners seem to be wanting to feed cereal free foods.

Fire_Fox

jessicamb wrote: »

the JWB ones with vegetable rather than rice are really popular. I guess they are better quality ingrediants too as they dont ever go on offer like the other JWB in pets at home

Humans associate images of vegetables with health. There are several very low quality pet foods that utilise this illusion - Whiskas kibble, Bakers Complete for examples. JWB is a Mars company, they are in the business of making profits from junk food not healthcare.

suki1964

I too second the Arden grange. A very good quality food for the price

Here I cant get it cheaper then £33 a sack but that sacks lasts around 3 months or more so Im happy enough with price ( thats from a stockist who sells the breeders bags, shop bought its £39)

redrufus

Another vote for Arden grange hear, after selling pet food for a while last year I found it to be be considerably better value for money even when buying at trade price. I'm not a fan of Chappie, I gave it my collie once when I had run out of food whilst away and he had a bad reaction to it coming out in lumps, after looking on google it seems there are a few dogs that have done the same, having said that some vets do recommend it for sensitive tums

Jay_Tee

One problem that hasn't really been mentioned are dogs that are particularily fussy, I've one Sheltie who will probably eat anything quite happily, and the second whose a nightmare.

We've tried Arden Grange, Burns, Nature Diet etc and have had to settle on JWB Turkey and Vegetable Kibble and Applaws tinned just because I know he won't turn his nose up at that. I can only buy one brand of "Gravy Bones" as he just will not eat other brands.

Any brands that people can recommend for fussy eaters?

jumpedtheshark

I don't know exactly which Arden Grange you're ordering, but I get mine from these guys: http://www.berriewoodwholesale.co.uk/pages/748/Arden-Grange/

Small, family business. Delivers in my area once a week, and will take an order the day before. I bulk order once every 3-4 months. They were the cheapest when I looked a couple of years ago. May not be *the* cheapest now (I no longer check every time), but the service is good, and it's one of those situations where I like rewarding good service from a smaller, family business with my custom.

Fire_Fox

redrufus wrote: »

Another vote for Arden grange hear, after selling pet food for a while last year I found it to be be considerably better value for money even when buying at trade price. I'm not a fan of Chappie, I gave it my collie once when I had run out of food whilst away and he had a bad reaction to it coming out in lumps, after looking on google it seems there are a few dogs that have done the same, having said that some vets do recommend it for sensitive tums

Chappie is high in animal protein and low cereal, Arden Grange and most other dry foods are the opposite. Different enzymes are required to digest protein and carbohydrates and it can take time for an animal's system to adjust. Quite often a digestive upset is down to a sudden change of food, the owner's not the food's fault.

suki1964

jumpedtheshark wrote: »

I don't know exactly which Arden Grange you're ordering, but I get mine from these guys: http://www.berriewoodwholesale.co.uk/pages/748/Arden-Grange/

Small, family business. Delivers in my area once a week, and will take an order the day before. I bulk order once every 3-4 months. They were the cheapest when I looked a couple of years ago. May not be *the* cheapest now (I no longer check every time), but the service is good, and it's one of those situations where I like rewardinreeder good service from a smaller, family business with my custom.

I can only yearn to pay those prices but us in NI or the Hebrides pay dearly for P&P

Luckily now theres a German Shepherd Breeder who now is a stockist for Arden Grange here in NI. Before that I would have to rely on the pet food reps to remember to throw a couple of sacks in the boot of their car. Ive even had hubby bring it over from England as hand luggage in extreme emergencies