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Old December 17th, 2009, 11:35 PM
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How much is your dog food?

How many dogs do you have & sizes?
What do you feed your dog/s?
How much does it cost?
How big is the bag?
How long does it take to go through the bag?

Raw feeders, you can participate too, just edit the bag part!
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Old December 17th, 2009, 11:37 PM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes? four dogs (6lbs-17lbs)
What do you feed your dog/s? solid gold just a wee bit (but I am switching to innova small bites, because its cheaper and has a better formula, but the dogs are doing GREAT on solid gold, just want to feed them the best I can afford)
How much does it cost? $30.00, so $7.50 a dog...innova small bites would be $24 & some change and at $6 a dog
How big is the bag? 15lbs
How long does it take to go through the bag? a month and a half I believe

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Old December 17th, 2009, 11:53 PM
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1. 3 dogs...63lbs, 70lbs, 72lbs.

2. Home prepared RAW.

3. Between 55-65$ per week.

So it works out to about 2.61-3.10$ per dog per day.
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Old December 18th, 2009, 12:20 AM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?

Two dogs: 55 lbs. and 65lbs.

What do you feed your dog/s?

Orijen Adult

How much does it cost?

Approx. $78

How big is the bag?

30 lbs. I think...whatever their largest bag weighs.

How long does it take to go through the bag?

About a month, depending on the season. They get a bit lazy in the winter so we feed a little less. A bag lasts a little under a month in the summer months.
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Old December 18th, 2009, 01:17 AM
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Great thread!

How many dogs do you have & sizes? 3 - 45 lbs, 9 lbs, 14 lbs

What do you feed your dog/s? Combination of homemade raw and pet food bought raw (I'm still new and easing over to 100% homemade raw )

How much does it cost? Still trying to figure it out... but around $100 - $125/month... so around $30/week tops
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Old December 18th, 2009, 08:21 AM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes? Three dogs - 1 @ 20# and 2 @ 8#
What do you feed your dog/s? Taste of the Wild Bison formula
How much does it cost? $44 per bag
How big is the bag? 30#
How long does it take to go through the bag? Don't know right now. Just started them on this a little over a month ago. Started out with an 8# bag mixed with what was left of their previous food and they are now eating just TOTW.
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Old December 18th, 2009, 09:49 AM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes? Two, 90 lbs and 11 lbs

What do you feed your dog/s? Orijen

How much does it cost? $59 a bag

How big is the bag? 13.5 kg or 30 lbs

How long does it take to go through the bag? I use 5 cups a day, a bit longer than a month
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Old December 18th, 2009, 11:13 AM
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Two dogs, 20 lbs and 27 lbs. I feed Go Natural, 65 dollars bag/25 lbs. I feed bout one cup each a day and add a little high quality canned food like merrick, wysong, wellness. The cans go far, the dry I've never really noticed how long it lasts, my guess is month and a half?
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Old December 18th, 2009, 11:14 AM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes? 3: 25 lbs, 48 lbs, 55 lbs (and two cats, ~10lbs each)

What do you feed your dog/s? Raw (dogs-all homemade, cats-mostly premixed)

How much does it cost? we have a budget of 40$/week ...

so about $160/month or an average of $1.15/animal/day. If not for the pre-mixed I would think that we'd be closer to .75/animal/day. Hm. Maybe I should start mixing my own cat food.

We never need to spend more than this, and truthfully, the cats are the most expensive because a 6 lb bag of raw costs 20$ whereas I can get 20lbs+ of meat/bone/organ for the same amount of money. I'm very lazy about prepping small cat-sized amounts of food, so this is my one luxury.

Our "dog food freezer" is usually full...we have at least 2 week's worth of food on hand at all times.
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Old December 18th, 2009, 11:27 AM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?

two dogs
Bree is 80lbs and
Archer is 120lbs and counting he is only a year and a bit old


What do you feed your dog/s?

Evo red meat and some moist and raw on occasion, Bree won't eat raw unless it is mince meat

How much does it cost?
80$ a bag

How big is the bag?
30lbs bag

How long does it take to go through the bag?
about 2-2 1/2 weeks
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Old December 18th, 2009, 08:26 PM
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5 dogs, 4 of the pins are on rd $92.00 .30 lbs, lasts 6 weeks, and dakota is on diabect food 20 lbs $44.00 last about 6 weeks , i would love to get the pins on other food, i have tried many but they seem to gain weight the min i change brenda and the pins
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Old December 18th, 2009, 08:41 PM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?

1 dog 105 pds

What do you feed your dog/s?

Origen Fish Formula
How much does it cost?

Just went up to $73.99 per bag 30 pds

How big is the bag?

30 pds

How long does it take to go through the bag?

6 weeks

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Old December 18th, 2009, 08:49 PM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?
Eight dogs ranging in size from ~34 pounds to ~60 pounds

What do you feed your dog/s?
Innova

How much does it cost?
About $43 a bag.

How big is the bag?
30 lbs

How long does it take to go through the bag?
4 to 4.5 days
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Old December 18th, 2009, 09:14 PM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?

10, but dh feeds his beagle separately from the other 9, so I'll say 9.
Blaze is still growing at 5 months, not sure of his weight
Rain 39 pounds
Dru 43 pounds
Flash about 45 (guesstimate, hasn't been weighed in a while)
Storm 52 pounds
Thunder about 57-58 pounds
Flurry about 58 (hasn't been weighed in a while)
Lightning 58-59 pounds
Noah about 90 pounds

What do you feed your dog/s?
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice and Vegetable. Puppy formula for Blaze and Adult formula for the rest

How much does it cost?
About $26/bag before taxes (Puppy is a smaller bag and is around $15)

How big is the bag?
18kg

How long does it take to go through the bag?
About a week for the adult food, but it depends on the time of year and how hard they're working. A bag of puppy food last Blaze about a month.

They also get any meat scraps, gravy, leftovers etc. that we may have, plus I cook a lot of chicken in the winter time and make the dogs broth, soup and/or stews to boost their fat and protein when they're working harder, and I add some corn oil too for extra fat/energy for some of the dogs (just not the ones that would tend to gain weight more easily). Oh, and whole raw eggs when I have them. I lost most of my chickens to coons earlier this year and the three old girls I have left have stopped laying for the winter now, but I have some young ones coming on that will begin laying in the early springtime.
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Old December 19th, 2009, 12:42 AM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?
2 dogs - 80 lbs & 65 lbs
4 cats - 14lbs, 11lbs, 8 lbs and 3 lbs kitten

What do you feed your dog/s?
Home prepared raw diet

How much does it cost?
Average is about $80 per month

How big is the bag?How long does it take to go through the bag?
We go through about 130 ish lbs of meat/bone/organ each month
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Old December 31st, 2009, 06:40 PM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?
2 dogs 55 lbs & 35 lbs
What do you feed your dog/s?
rotation Go! Natural & Wellness Core Original or Ocean
Go! Salmon & California Natural
both get a tbsp of canned and 1/4 cup water
How much does it cost? $$$ Go! 15kg $72.99
Wellness 7kg 38.99
California Natural 15 or 20 lbs 54.99
How long does it take to go through the bag?
approx. 6 weeks for Go! and 4 weeks for the California Natural or Wellness
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Old December 31st, 2009, 07:55 PM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?
5 dogs , 160 lbs, 100 lbs, 70 lbs, 45 lbs, 7 lbs

What do you feed your dog/s?

Kirkland chicken & rice formula
How much does it cost?

27.99 + taxes
How big is the bag?
40 lbs
How long does it take to go through the bag?
never noticed
interesting thread

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Old December 31st, 2009, 10:19 PM
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d o you like this food??
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?

one dog: 55 lbs

What do you feed your dog/s?

Orijen Adult (love it, it's a great food) with a bit of canned mixed in

How much does it cost?

Approx. $78

How big is the bag?

30 lbs I think.

How long does it take to go through the bag?

2.5 months.
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Old January 1st, 2010, 05:39 AM
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How many dogs do you have & sizes? One, 72.lbs

What do you feed your dog/s? Costco Kirkland lamb/chicken and rice and occasionally raw poultry/beef

How much does it cost? around $50, CAD

How big is the bag? 40lb bag

How long does it take to go through the bag? 1 or 2 months? not sure..

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Old January 1st, 2010, 10:15 AM
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d o you like this food??
the gang , was this address to me ? If so , yes I think Kirkland prices and quality are pretty good ! It may have grains but absolutely no corn and firsts ingredients are meat. I tried the food analysis and had good results !
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How many dogs do you have & sizes?
2, between 30 and 45 lbs.
What do you feed your dog/s?
Van Patten's Natural Balance, Ultra Premium
How much does it cost?
76.00
How big is the bag?
33 lbs.
How long does it take to go through the bag?
About 6 weeks.


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Old January 1st, 2010, 05:03 PM
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3 Dogs - 75lbs, 70lbs & 18lbs.

Food - Acana Grasslands

$68.99 Cdn.

Size - 13.5 kilos (29.5lbs)

Lasts - 2 1/2 weeks or so.

I also mix in canned food or cook something and add to the kibble.
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2 dogs, 40lbs and 60lbs
home cooked beef/pork patties and chicken thighs mixed with eggs, broth, tiny bit of kirkland kibble. Odd hotdog, sardine or cheese topping for a treat.
Approximately 6.00 per day to feed both dogs

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How many dogs do you have & sizes?
- 2, both about 60 - 62 lbs

What do you feed your dog/s?

NRG Chicken formula and Acana Pacifica

How much does it cost?

- NRG - $114
- Acana - about $55.00

How big is the bag?
NRG is 11 kg
Acana - have just started using it so have only bought small bags

How long does it take to go through the bag?
NRG - 1 month
Acana - don't know yet

I've just started using Acana in the mornings so I can't comment on it but
there's been an amazing improvement in Bobby using the NRG and again on the Acana..
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Old January 14th, 2010, 10:05 PM
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I'm really glad that someone decided to open this thread. I just read the previous posters, and realised that I might be feeding my dobers too much (I'm going to go check the bag for the feeding guide again)...I seem to be going though a huge amount of kibble...

How many dogs do you have & sizes? 2 dobers, 65lbs & 75lbs
What do you feed your dogs? Orijen
How much does it cost? $75.00
How big is the bag? 30lbs
How long does it take to go through the bag? 2 - 2.5 weeks
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brianna, are your dogs too heavy? If they're maintaining a healthy weight, you probably shouldn't change the amount. Some dogs burn calories faster than others and require more food. Our dogs range from .75 cups twice daily to 1.5 cups twice daily, depending on their age and activity level.
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brianna, are your dogs too heavy? If they're maintaining a healthy weight, you probably shouldn't change the amount. Some dogs burn calories faster than others and require more food. Our dogs range from .75 cups twice daily to 1.5 cups twice daily, depending on their age and activity level.
ditto , I feed Nelly more than what prescribe for her weight. But a bit less (than prescribe) for Churchill
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Hazels right brianna079. Our older Springer gets less (3/4 cup twice daily) then our puppy (1 full cup and a bit twice daily). Our 33 lb bag last about 6 weeks and while the quantities don't look like much at feeding time, it helps maintain proper weight management.
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