Hi guys,

Been reading a few posts on dog food, but I couldn't really find what I was looking for. Apologies if this is a common question, tell me to find it myself if you like lol.

I've got a 2 and a half year old Border Terrier x Patterdale Terrier and am currently feeding him a mix of tinned and dry food - currently tescos own or winalot tinned food and Wagg dry food. However I am aware that nutritionally these are probably not all that great. I also give him a tin of sardines about once a week/once a fortnight as I was told it's good for his coat. He rarely gets 'human' food (unless the grandparents are babysitting!), bar the occasional bit of left over meat

A local pet shop gave us a sample of burns a few months back, and although he seemed to like it, (as I'm sure you all know) it's very expensive! If money wasn't an issue I would happily buy him that, but this credit crunch means funds are a lot tighter than they used to be, so we are cutting back on a lot (food for us too not just him! LOL).

So, I'm looking for a dry food that's not too expensive, but good nutritionally. Would prefer to be able to buy it locally, but I'll order online if need be.

Also do you guys think if I did buy something like Burns, I could mix that and a cheaper dry food together?

Also are there any foods that you would absolutely steer clear of?

Thanks in advance,

Rach

Burns is an excellent food i have fed it for a few years now and wouldnt feed anything else, yes it does seem expensive but was i was feeding cheaper food i dont think it last me as long as you have to feed more, health benefits are a consideration as well, we fed burns when my first dog had d.c.m was on 13 tablets a day burns actually cut the cost of these meds from £120 per month to £97 as he was able to cut down on some meds as we and our vet had tried to do for months as he was on the max doses and as the condition only gets worse they could not up his meds. Our youngest now 15 month has had burns since she was 5 weeks and t.b.h she is/had been the calmest of the 3 so there are lots of benefits feeding burns.

hi when i first found out my dog had difficulties
i researched diffrent foods
what you look for is if food is for human consumption,
ie the companies cant just chuck any old horse meat in
or mankie stuff that has come of supermarket shelves and is ot of date
what the percentage of meat is,
you should look for a high percentage.
you look at the amount of possible allergens,
also check if animal testing is done by the animal food company
also worth checking who owns the company.
ie MARS monster company
if i were you i would go to the nearest big farm animal feed place.
not high street.
and ask the people what is the diffrence with the foodsand ask about offers.
i get 5 bags of food and the sixth bag free.
all these things help.
i hope i have helped.
noogsy x

Naturediet is one of the only commercial dog foods i will feed my dogs

I'm not a fan of dry at all now, since looking into it more closely (thanks to a really good debate on this forum some months ago), so am not in a position to advise.

I am also a big fan of raw or barf diets

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You took the words right out of my mouth

I feed my 2 Border Terriers 'Whites Premium' & they thrive on it.

try some comparison sites such as Dog Food Analysis - Reviews of kibble

Burns lover here too. Id get him of supermarket stuff its no good. Buy it on line and save petrol and cash Just do a good google search for best prices

Hiya I have my two older dogs (12 years and 11 months) on Gelert Country Choice chicken and rice dry. It's made in Wales so not sure if it's available in England and elsewhere but it's £17 for a 15kg sack and has 65% chicken and rice.

My 10 week pup is currently on Wainwrights turkey and rice dry. I can't think of the meat content off the top of my head (think it's 20%) but am sure someone else can. A 15kg sack costs me £30 from pets at home

I sometimes give them wet and when they do I feed nature diet (senior for the older dog and junior for the other 2).

They also have raw bones and raw meat (pigs liver, tripe, mince etc)

Edit to add I would never go anywhere near bakers or pedigree. Nasty stuff!!

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If you wanted to go the whole way and try a bone and raw food diet, have a look at Natural Instinct - High Quality Natural Dog Food - their foods only contain meat bone fruit and veg. Minimum order £29 for 10kg and no delivery charge. They also sell bones too and its all from smithfield in London, so good human grade meat.