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then go to tractor supply and get the 7lb bag of 4-health (which also comes in a grain free line)...its a few pennies more per lb than the 40lb bags at Costco but much more handleable size.
I used to get the 40lb bags and store it in the chest freezer, lasts forever that way without going bad, 40lb bag between my 2 little guys lasted about 6 months lol.
My dog has been on Royal Canine years ago and it was much cheaper and you got a lot more in the bag than you do now. I went to Petsmart tonight and saw Blue went up. I think it was like $5 less when I was buying it. I looked around and I just couldn't decide if I really wanted to switch, so I got another bag of Royal Canine. He's been on this for almost a year now, and the longest time he's been on any food.
I think it's called CORE. He was on most of the dog foods that have been mentioned but he bit and scratched his skin so badly that it was bloody and infected. I took away grains but that wasn't enough so now it is grain free and chicken free.
For a few weeks until I found CORE I just fed him canned tuna fish and some vegetables left over from our plates and I felt kind of bad for him. I also just bought something called Wellness--grain and chicken free. He's not scratching at all now--this is a Pomeranian btw and I wonder if they are allergy prone.
veggie...you might ant to take a gander at the ingrediets lable on that RC...most of their ines are just expensive chicken scratch...corn, wheet and soy being 3 of their MAIN ingredients and 3 ingredients that CARNIVORES don't need in their diet (and while dogs are not OBLIGATE carnivores like cats are they are still carnvores...a LITTLE grain wont hurt them, but it shouldn't be the builk of their food and RC snt eactly cheap, heck for the qulity of ingredients in most of tier lines its high pricd junk food and youd be better feeding a mid range grocery brand and saving the cash
heres the first 5 ingredients for:
royal Canin Mini Adult at 10.99 for a 2.5lb bag (or 4.39 per lb)
Chicken, brewers rice, chicken meal, brown rice, corn gluten meal
and Tractor supplies 4-health chicken and rice, 5lb bag for 6.99 (or .72c per lb)
Chicken, chicken meal, cracked pearled barley, millet, brewers rice
more real meat, no corn...even without the HUGE price difference...I think I know which id choose...
............ I have a Yorkshire Terrier and the time we use it up, it would be old. ..........
I've got Papillons, so small jaws, too. All of the expensive brands come in a small enough kibble for toy dogs. All of the expensive brands are available in 2 (or 3) pound bags, 15- 20 pound bags, and either 35 or 40 pound bags.
The only good kibble too large is the beef and barley, made by... can't remember but it the company that makes Hundenflocken. Their beef and barley is in a shiny blue bag and is perfectly acceptable dog food.
For a Yorkie, even the very most expensive kibble is cheap to feed because of the small amount that they eat. For a toy, top brands are best because they don't contain lots of worthless filler that fills up a tiny stomach before the dog can get enough nutrition. For a picky eater, you want every bite to count.
There is nothing really wrong with grain, except that dog food companies use it to bulk up the kibble for less cost. Unless, of course, your dog has an allergy to that grain.
My dogs thrive on home cooked and my dog food contains brown rice, quinoa, or occasionally barley. No dog has had a problem with it. I have had 2 dogs who had problems with wheat, so I didn't give them wheat. My current dogs have no issues with it, so they can have noodles and grilled cheese sandwich custard.
I don;t cook with corn, either, but the dogs don't have problems with tortilla chips or leftover enchiladas. So corn is only an issue if the dog has an allergy to it. (I suspect it is hard to digest)
Just a suggestion, OP. I always change the dogs diet around. When I fed kibble I changed brands and flavors with every bag. My theory was that if one brand had some sort of deficiency a change would cover that so it wasn't going to be a problem.
I like to feed different protein sources, to cover all nutritional bases, so my dogs get all sorts of different types of meat and fish.
Another benefit is that my dogs will eat darn near anything and if they get something strange to eat, it doesn't make them sick because their stomach is accustomed to variety.
Back when I fed kibble, we would have a bag of beef, then a bag of fish, then a bag of lamb, and then venison, or pork, or duck.
If you are buying the 2 pound packages, you can switch brands and flavors frequently.
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