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affordable but healthy dog food

They say all the time look at the ingredience on your dogs dog food to be sure it has real meat, lamb. rice etc..The good dog food is soo expensive these days and coupons well you cant find them always. I heard of Rachel Rays new food and was wondering if anyone has tried it? How are you suppose to feed your dog healthy when the food out there are soo expensive. I think its better just buying and making your own dog food
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Something you have to keep in mind when buying dog food is that even though the premium brands are sometimes a lot more expensive than the grocery store brands, you need to feed a lot less of them in order for your dog to get the correct nutrition.  So while the initial outlay for the bag might be quite a bit more, the bag will last quite a bit longer, making things pretty much even out in the end.  

If you compare how much Nutro you have to feed a large dog (anywhere from 3 or 4 cups per day) as opposed to 5 or 6 or more cups a day of a grocery brand, the price of the bag doesn't seem as daunting.  Something else to consider is that the dog is able to utilize more of the food, nutritionally speaking, so there is less stool to deal with when it comes to cleaning up.  Not to mention that if you compare the nutrition statistics from the grocery store brands to those of the premium brands, feeding your dog the cheaper grocery store brands on a daily basis would be the equivalent of a human eating fast food every day of their lives.  

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I shouldn't say I cant afford it its just not all the time and thats sounds bad to say cus I love my dog to death and would do anything for him. Being unemployed just puts a damper on things and have to settle with the cheaper brands. Purina1 is pretty good actually and my vet said giving him a lil bit of wet food like Blue Buffalo brand is ok to. I know I can probably find coupons online for others but just have to look harder thats all. I know alot of people like my mom makes her own dog in bulks. She boils chicken rice and puts fresh veggies in it to. My dog has a skin problem to so we have to watch out with the cheaper dog food if it does anything to irritate his skin or makes him puke, which it hasnt but I make sure. I will shop around and ask my vet if he has any vouchers or coupons.

Our any of you dressing your dog up for Halloween? I am entering mine in a contest on fb if ya win you get like 500 bucks on a card for Petsmart and i think some cash to. My problem is I have a pitbull and the costumes pretty much for little to meduim size dogs.
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I buy my dog food from PetSmart and it's $50-$65 for a 35lb bag.

I'm not sure what you consider "expensive", but most of the better dog foods are going to be a little pricier.

The $50 bag: Neutro-Natural

The $65 bag: Hills 9Science Diet) W/D for gastrointestinal health

I've not heard of Rachel Rays dog food, but if I had to guess, she's just the marketing in front of it, and there's a big brand name behind her. Don't be fooled by clever marketing, as it's just aimed at sucking your wallet dry.

Good luck.

LMNO

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