stanton
Posted : 5/15/2009 12:57:14 AM
Are you stuck only on the idea of feeding dry food?
Or are you open to other alternatives> say partial dry food, and partial premade raw, or your own homemade raw diet.
My youngest pup is now 2yrs old. During his growing phase, I had him on Innova LB puppy food, then Orijen LB puppy food. At around 13mnths of age or so, I switched him to Honest Kitchen's veggie/fruit/mineral de-hydrated pre-mix food that you simply add your own meat and water too to make a balanced meal.
His digestion rate increased 10-fold...that's when I decided he definitely would not be raised solely on dry dog food, irregardless of quality.
If it came down to it....which it might, due to economic reasons, I would put him back on minimal meal amounts of Orijen along with raw meals.
But right now he's eating a combination of RMB (raw meaty bones), grated veggies with some organ meats, ground turkey, beef heart, etc.
The overall price of feeding him Orijen versus raw really is no difference, but he does enjoy his meals much more due to actually being able to figure out just what to do with a raw chicken back.