What do most people feed there labs??

[fishy steve]

I think a couple of hay burners is more expensive than feeding one dog per month. If Ol Roy works for you than keep on feeding it to your vegetarian dog.

even if i have to buy hay, 3 roundbales at $20 each a month, and a little over 100 lbs of grains at .16 Cents/lb is only roughly $80/month for the winter months...

[Ross Byers]

Costco wild domain grain free. My lab had skin and ear issues. Switched from pro plan to Costco and it all went away.

That's exactly what I feed after all kinds of ear infections and skin issues. No word of a lie, 3 months on the food and all issues were gone. That was 3 years ago and I don't plan on changing.

[yellow dog]

even if i have to buy hay, 3 roundbales at $20 each a month, and a little over 100 lbs of grains at .16 Cents/lb is only roughly $80/month for the winter months...

But can they retrieve ?

[yellow dog]

That's exactly what I feed after all kinds of ear infections and skin issues. No word of a lie, 3 months on the food and all issues were gone. That was 3 years ago and I don't plan on changing.

That particular brand is made by Diamond dog food and it's excellent food. Even though Diamond has had recalls in the past it still has a top notch food. The only reason i changed from Diamond Naturals is because I use to buy it in the states and with the Canadian dollar is not worth anything and I decided to make the switch to Acana.

[fishy steve]

But can they retrieve ?

yes just takes me all day to get the camo on them lol technically i could ride them out to retrieve up to about 5 feet of water lol

with that said my lab dosent retieve anything other then toys and socks haha

[yellow dog]

LOL good one !

[last5oh_302]

I didn't mean to say that folks shouldn't spend whatever they want; just trying to say that grain free is more expensive generally than not grain free dog food.

Meat costs more than a bowl of cereal. The top tier foods of these big brands aren't all that cheap (in fact they're way over priced for what they are) considering the cheap ingredients they use, but somebody has to pay for all that advertising. Along with the big marketing teams comes cost.

[Sharon]

I never think much about dog food until these threads come up and it is -25 out so what else are you going to do? I need a new book.

Changed my Senior dogs to Senior dog food ( less fat) this month - Pro Plan Focus - so have to find a new food for the 1 1/2 year old. I am no dog food expert but at the store I use, I saw thes eprices:

Pro Plan Focus : $56.00 for 34 pounds

Costco Nature Domain grain free : $62.00 for 35 pounds

Blue Buffalo grain free : $56.00 for 30 pounds

Diamond Naturals : $32.00 for 40 pounds

Purina One "$46.00 for 30 pounds

So it would appear that grain -free does not cost more , generally speaking.

[yellow dog]

I never think much about dog food until these threads come up and it is -25 out so what else are you going to do? I need a new book.

Changed my Senior dogs to Senior dog food ( less fat) this month - Pro Plan Focus - so have to find a new food for the 1 1/2 year old. I am no dog food expert but at the store I use, I saw thes eprices:

Pro Plan Focus : $56.00 for 34 pounds

Costco Nature Domain grain free : $62.00 for 35 pounds

Blue Buffalo grain free : $56.00 for 30 pounds

Diamond Naturals : $32.00 for 40 pounds

Purina One "$46.00 for 30 pounds

So it would appear that grain -free does not cost more , generally speaking.

Sharon I think you are off on a couple of those prices. The Diamond Naturals I fed from the states is $32.00 but at Canadian stores it is around $56.00.

The Costco Domain grain free also seems a little high and was around $40.00 at the most the last time I looked.

[last5oh_302]

Just because a food doesn't have grain, doesn't automatically mean the rest of the ingredients are great. There's cheap grain free and expensive grain free. Usually the more expensive grain free is more money for a reason.