MaryJane Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 With the storm causing a power outage I couldn't make my dogs their usual home-made food and had to resort to picking up some dry dog food at the store and I went with one that I used with fosters which is the Natural Balance Sweet potato and Venison (Limited Ingredient) -- Less than 4 years ago this was about 1.68 a pound and now it's 2.66 a pound ($40 for 15 pounds) Did all dry dog foods increase this much over the last few years or was it just this brand and flavor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddibear Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 What hasn't gone up. We fed the 4 guys that brand about a year. The large bag gets smaller,now maybe 28 pounds was 56.00. We changed over to ProPlan 35 pounds for 35.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Poodle's Natural Balance Ultra Light is the same as it was 1.5 years ago -- $2 a pound. The 5 pound bag is $10. Girlie and Barkleys Iams is still 18.88 at Wally world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swifthounds Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Just about all of them have gone up in price. Most of those that haven't had a price increase either reformulated or adjusted where they're sourcing their ingredients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJane Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Luckily the Natural Balance seemed to have worked out OK during my power outage as neither of the dogs have had GI issues on the food, at least so far. So .. while it has increased quite a bit in price from the time of my research, I'd still probably use it for my fosters with GI issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walliered Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Taste of the Wild is around $43.00 for 35 lbs. Da Vid quit eating Natural Balance and has been happy on Taste of the Wild for a year. Also, after you buy 12 bags, they send you a coupon for a free 35 lb. bag. Pretty good deal. They also do this on canned food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourofem Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 The California Natural I feed mine keeps going up a little at a time (Lizzie's Herring and Sweet Potato has always been a little higher). I haven't figured out the per pound price but am always stunned when they total up the four 30 lb. bags I buy once a month!!! Inova does give a free bag coupon after 10 but that's only good until the end of this month. They're all eating so well now and it seems to suit their digestive systems, I don't want to switch. Quote Blair, Stella (DND Heather), Lizzie (M's Deadra), Hitch (Hallo Dominant) and House (Mac's Dr. House) Missing my handsome men Lewis (Vs Lowrider) - 11/11/01 - 3/11/09, Kevin (Dakota's Hi Five) - 1/1/06 - 4/18/11 and my cat, Sparkle Baby - ??/??/96 - 4/23/11 "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is, in fact, the most precious and valuable possession of mankind." (Theodorus Gaza) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3greytjoys Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 The California Natural I feed mine keeps going up a little at a time (Lizzie's Herring and Sweet Potato has always been a little higher). I haven't figured out the per pound price but am always stunned when they total up the four 30 lb. bags I buy once a month!!! Inova does give a free bag coupon after 10 but that's only good until the end of this month. They're all eating so well now and it seems to suit their digestive systems, I don't want to switch. California Natural, and Innova have frequent buyer programs. I know it seems expensive, but at least with these foods, people can often feed a reduced quantity (vs. some other foods) since the nutrient density is higher. Not to mention the benefit of dealing with smaller solid stools! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 It's actually cheaper for us to feed raw than kibble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 The cost is unbelievable and I think it's going to get worse.... Used to be a kibble that was $1/lb was super good kibble. Now one wonders what is wrong with it..... Most of the "premium" kibbles are 1.60 to 2.00 a lb. Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahsBlackPack Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Noticed that even the Costco brand of the Chicken,Rice and Veggie has gone up too. I think it was $25.49 when I was there a few weeks ago getting stuff. Quote Sarah, mom to Stella and Winston . And to Prince, Katie Z, Malone, Brooke, Freddie, Angel and Fast who are all waiting at the Bridge!www.gpawisconsin.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cleosmum Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 i use Wagg Beef and Veg Coimplete, this is the only that suits Cleo, though when we have fish and chips, she loves this, so we always save her a little, especially the fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest june Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 The store I purchase my Iam's from has a purchase bonus. Not all stores have this and I have to drive some distance to go to a store that does, but I go that way often enough that if I plan ahead I don't have to make a special trip. Iam's mini chunks: 44# bag for $32.99 buy 4 get coupon for one free. I think the large breed is $35.99 with the same deal. I've tried other brands and this is what works best for my girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4dogscrazy Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 We are at 50 dollars a bag for TOTW here, 32 pounds I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 (edited) We are at 50 dollars a bag for TOTW here, 32 pounds I think yeah...i think they just raised their price. Ken bought a bag b/c he was at Tractor Supply and we were low on Dash's kibble and I was like - It's so much cheaper to feed the Nature's Domain from Costco. Oh well, she's on TOTW until that runs out now and we'll probably go back to ND. Not sure TOTW is worth the extra $. When we fed TOTW to the entire crew, we did get a discount for buying 20+ bags at time. Might be a little much for the average owner though Edited November 4, 2011 by KennelMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4dogscrazy Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 We are at 50 dollars a bag for TOTW here, 32 pounds I think yeah...i think they just raised their price. Ken bought a bag b/c he was at Tractor Supply and we were low on Dash's kibble and I was like - It's so much cheaper to feed the Nature's Domain from Costco. Oh well, she's on TOTW until that runs out now and we'll probably go back to ND. Not sure TOTW is worth the extra $. When we fed TOTW to the entire crew, we did get a discount for buying 20+ bags at time. Might be a little much for the average owner though Ugh with four dogs it's getting tough...but over the summer I switched them to purina one and had a host of problems. Hot spots, licking feet, and fancy chewed her fur off her sides only one was fine and that was piper. The vet bills were waaayyyy more than what I saved for those few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJane Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 We are at 50 dollars a bag for TOTW here, 32 pounds I think That's about 1.56 a pound which is reasonable. I think if I start fostering again I might switch to this brand as I checked their site and they have one that is "chicken-free". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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