i agree Orijen is excellent quality and if i could afford to feed mine on it i would

There are many average priced foods out there, you have to find whats right for the dog and what'll suit your pocket. i feed the same middle of the road food that i've done for 25 years and my dogs are in good nick.

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as she is only a small breed of dog have you thought about feeding her Nature diet, it is a wet food ( you can get a P@H) and you wouldn't need to feed dry with it either as it is a complete food.

If the food you choose isn't at PH then Google the brand. Some don't sell through large shops. You can buy most foods with free delivery. Or Google the stockist page of your chosen food.

I buy from the following for different pet foods and they always have offers on, worth a try - lots of others out there as well.

gjwtitmuss
Petplanet
Berriwoods

I feed my 3 year old westie Burns mixed with some Nature Diet - as she won't eat dry on its own and my 11 week old puppy has Burns Mini Bites. These are holisitc foods and have no additives. You can't buy them in Pets @ Home although some pet shops sell it. You can also buy it online from these places Burns Pet Nutrition - Real Food For Pets or Millbry Hill - Pet Supplies, Horse Products, Equestrian Clothing & Footwear

All my dogs were on Royal Cannine, and went off it big time. I went to visit my mate who had her dogs on Bakers, and my dog all went up to the bowl and ate it all between them. So I thought I would put mine on it. Then after 1 year of being on it, (no problems). I came on here and there was a big thread going on about Bakers and Pedigree Chum, so I said my peice about it, and everyone else said theirs.......there was alot of contraversial talks about it. 10 weeks ago I decided to put mine back onto another food, so I got James Wellbeloved which the older dogs like. But I have Royal Cannine for the Chiuahua's, who dont eat a large amount anyway, and Royal Cannine is always on Special offer. They all have a pick of each one anyway, but each one prefers their own, and I did what two other ladies in the shop did, buy one bag of each as each one is always on a special offer in the shop so I will buy which ever one is on offer now. This woman is a qualified breeder and told me this is what she does and it work 100% for her so I thought I would go ahead and go for it.
Bakers is cheap and have alot of additives and not alot of meat content. MAINLY FILLERS AND CRAP AND ADDITIVES FOR THE COLOURING. The tins of Chum and cheaper tins are FULL of fat 40% some of them and alot of fillers. Now even though you are payiing cheapers for a bigger bag of BAKERS, your dog will actually eat more of the Bakers and Chum as it isnt filling them up enough and they feel hungry quicker, you will go through a 2KG bag of James Wellbeloved to the 3KG of Bakers, so you are in fact paying the about the same price in the end, so why not change to the better food.

I will not be going back to Bakers even though they eat it no problems, at least with a better brand it have all the vitamins and minerals and goodness, with no fillers or fat etc......So you are saving money with not having to buy vitamins to suppliment the vitamins that are not in the Bakers or Chum.
I am converted after going through all the details and looking up the site to say what are in the food etc. Every one have their own preference to what food they can afford and want to get for their pets, but in the long run you are wasting money. This is now my opinion. I look at it this way,,,,I paid a good amount for my 3 Chihuahuah's and my Shih Tzu so I want whats the best for the all. AND I HAVE NOTICED A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THEIR POOS TOO, NOT SO MANY YAYYYYYYY.....xxxx

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James Wellbeloved do the pouches, which I get for thier early evening meal, so give them a change and a different texture and they love it. But I dont give them a proper full amound for a single meal, I give them half as their food is already down for them,.

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Royal Cannine on offer for all ages of dogs and it's buy one get one free. £9 and James Wellbeloved is £7 odd.

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Thanks all!
guess who's going to p@h after work...!
haha

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Daisy - Shih Tzu/ Yorkie

Princess Sparkle Chops - Dwarf Lop

James May - Syrian Hamster

Just thought i'd add that P@H do their own brand, Wainwrights which is the same as James Wellbeloved. But approx £10 cheaper. I recommend it highly. Good value and good ingredients.