Looking for cheaper dog food suggestions

jgi751987

Hello,

I've been looking on-line for reviews on grain free dog food, however I've seen some contrasting reviews for similar products. I currently use James Wellbeloved turkey grain free in 10kg for around £30 - I am thinking of weening the collie dogs off this feed onto a cheaper brand. I've seen Autarky do a 12kg bag for under £20 online - before I order, anyone else heard of this brand? Are there any other product suggestions that compete in value and quality?

Thanks.

Fosterdog

Have a look at this site

https://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk

It compares hundreds of different foods and takes into account the quality and cost per day as the better the quality the less of it they need somin the long run it is cheaper.

mac.d

jgi751987 wrote: »

Hello,

I've been looking on-line for reviews on grain free dog food, however I've seen some contrasting reviews for similar products. I currently use James Wellbeloved turkey grain free in 10kg for around £30 - I am thinking of weening the collie dogs off this feed onto a cheaper brand. I've seen Autarky do a 12kg bag for under £20 online - before I order, anyone else heard of this brand? Are there any other product suggestions that compete in value and quality?

Thanks.

Second the recommendation for https://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk

For grain free food, you won't get anything cheaper than just over £30. Similar quality can be found with Country Kibble grain free 12kg bags for £33-35 or Vitalin grain free 12kg for £36.

If you want to move away from grain free, there are options like Skinners Field & Trial Duck & Rice which along with its meat content uses mainly rice & oats, can be bought for £24 for a 15kg bag. Autarky is lesser quality again, because it's main grain is maize. It used to come in 15kg bags but is now 12kg, so they both acutally work out at a similar price.

elsien

I moved from JWB to Skinners for a slightly sensitive pooch with regular colitis with no ill effects.

thorsoak

I've used Skinners for the past 9 years - for australian shepherds and labradors and fully recommend it. Even better, I can get 15 kg sacks delivered by Amazon - and costwise,its very good - around £22 for 15 kg

krlyr

Just proposing another option - though I know it's not for everyone. Have you considered raw feeding? None of the cheap, poor quality filler ingredients, and available to suit a wide range of budgets.

Ready-made, widely commercial brands of raw like Nutriment and Natural Instinct are towards the higher end of prices, at around £3/kg, but other brands can fall in at half that. To get a rough idea of costs, multiple your dog's ideal weight (so if he's over or underweight don't use that, go for the ideal weight) by 0.025 - that will give a guideline daily recommended amount, multiple by 30 for a month, and times by the price per kg.

You can even "DIY" - source meats, bone and offal as they are and put together meals in the right ratio, which can cut cost even more. I'm fortunately to have a neighbour who does pest control and gives me the wild-shot rabbits, which have all the meat/bone/offal in the right ratio. I still supplement with other meats - you need to feed a variety to achieve a balance of nutrients - but it greatly brings down the cost of feeding my two.

There are other benefits too - no fillers in means less waste product out, poos are a lot smaller and less frequent on raw, there's less ingredients in there to trigger off allergies, feed yeast infections, etc. and it's also great for their teeth. So not only can you save money on the food bill, but potentially on vet bills or general health & hygiene costs too.

There are websites and Facebook groups you can learn more, if you're interested - I'd recommend Raw Feeding UK and Rawfeeding Rebels on Facebook, and the website The Dog's Dinner for a good starting point.

doglover86

This is one of the better dog foods I've used for the price of it - 12kg for £23 and it's gluten free. https://www.petconnection.ie/product/pet-connection-super-premium-hypoallergenic-dog-food-adult-chicken-and-rice-cube-12kg

jeniffer007

you can try to cook food for your dogs.
Meat,rice and vegetables can be ok. my dog is grow up with these food,healthy and cheap.She is 17 KG now(Border Collie)
Hope it can help you.

bertiewhite

We use Dr. John 15kg bags @ £11.49 for our large breeds mixed with Aldi tins of dog food.

takethatfan1978

I would be looking more at the cost per day than cost per bag. Different foods will have different feeding portion sizes. Foods that are high in good quality meat and no grain will have smaller portions which means a bag will last longer.


I used millies wolfheart for my two girls and it cost about £1 a day to feed the oldest one which was fine. Its a good quality food and they have lots of flavours. They are due to release another food to their range which they call 'a pocket pleaser'




I feed both my girls raw now which does work out cheaper than the food they were previously on.