best dry puppy food on a budget ?

Person_one

Don't forget that you'll need to switch over very gradually from what pup's already eating, so make sure you have some of that in the house!

[Deleted User]

Thanks person one , I am keeping her on her original food til she has settled in and had her jabs x

rising_from_the_ashes

whatwouludo wrote: »

Another vote for skinners, when your pip is grown. Their duck and rice and salmon and rice are great too (they rest not so much).

Not amazing foods, but on a budget, you wont get better.

They've also recently brought out the Turkey & Rice ..

The nutritional content actually comes out pretty well when you compare it to a lot of other "branded" foods eg

Skinners:
Whole rice (40%), duck meat meal (20%), naked oats, peas, whole linseed, sunflower oil, beet pulp, vitamins and minerals.

Burns:
Brown Rice (Min 63%), Chicken Meal (Min 20%), Oats, Peas, Chicken Oil, Sunflower Oil, Seaweed, Minerals & Vitamins

Myrtle77

Full agreement with previous posters. My dog's also on Skinner's (on the Working 23 variety). Priced between £15-17 for a huge bag. She's a fully grown Staffy-Whippet cross, and the bag lasts nearly 2 months. It's pretty good for dogs with sensitive stomachs or allergies too, as there's none of the filler rubbish in there.

Much cheaper to feed than the cats!

lizzyb1812

My pup was on T*sco puppy before I bought him - he's now on Skinner's Field & Trial Puppy and is wolfing it down. Coat is much improved and he's in every way a normal, happy, well developed puppy. I mix it with hot water so it's like lumpy porridge. No runny poos or any other digestive probs - I highly recommend it.

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Thanks everyone , looks like it might be skinner's then !!
Where do you all buy yours ?

rising_from_the_ashes

Myrtle77 wrote: »

Full agreement with previous posters. My dog's also on Skinner's (on the Working 23 variety). Priced between £15-17 for a huge bag. She's a fully grown Staffy-Whippet cross, and the bag lasts nearly 2 months. It's pretty good for dogs with sensitive stomachs or allergies too, as there's none of the filler rubbish in there.

Myrtle, I hate to tell you this if you're not aware:o, but the Working 23 does contain a lot of cereals & gluten (which is what causes a lot of problems in dogs with sensitive tums) and is not hypoallergenic.

As whatwouludo says, the only adult ones that are hypoallergenic / cereal & gluten free are the Duck & Rice, Salmon & Rice - and now the Turkey & Rice (as well as the puppy one).

mummyof5 wrote: »

Where do you all buy yours ?

The pet shop in the next town to me sells it so I usually get there (£22.99), however, I have just bought 2 x 15kg bags on Medicanimal for £36.

But ..... a 15kg bag is going to last you a fairly long time with a wee mite that size:D.

Have a trawl around as quite a few places sell it - Medicanimal, Seapets, Amazon to name a few - and the prices vary so one will be cheaper one week and another retailer the next. HTH

Myrtle77

Thanks rising from the ashes - I hadn't realised that. Lazy me assumed that all the Skinners foods were much the same! It was Skinners themselves that recommended that particular type for my mutt. I've just bought a new bag too! I guess I'll be switching when she's gotten through this lot.

Even so, she's got a lovely healthy coat and digestion, so it's probably still better than most of the rubbish in the Supermarket.

Mummyof5 - you can get them in Mole Valley, and some local pet stores. If you call/email Skinners they'll tell you where stocks it near to you.

rising_from_the_ashes

Phew! I was a bit worried and wondered if I should say anything....:o

It will def be better than pretty much anything that's sold in a supermarket but for the extra couple £s, IMHO it's worth going for the hypoallergenic one.

It would be easier if Skinners called it something different to separate it out from the rest of the Field & Trial range (I also presumed the whole range was hypoallergenic when I first looked) but I guess it may partly due to it being their working dog food so it's all in together.

Myrtle77

Always better to know, and there's always something new to learn - so I'm glad you said.

Thankfully her staffy stomach tends to be happy with just about anything - not sensitive at all . But I'll definitely be switching over to the best food possible.