Feeding a dog well, but cheaply?
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I seem to be having trouble finding cheap bones and scraps from butchers/supermarkets.
They all look at me like i am crazy, expecting to find bones at the butchers! Apparently this is a thing of the passed and butchers do not waste anything anymore..
I really don't want to feed my dog normal dog food as wet food is mainly just water and crap and my doggy doesn't seem to like dry food.
So..where do i get some cheap bones/meat? Even cheap mince from the likes of iceland is a bit pricey to feed a dog..
They all look at me like i am crazy, expecting to find bones at the butchers! Apparently this is a thing of the passed and butchers do not waste anything anymore..
I really don't want to feed my dog normal dog food as wet food is mainly just water and crap and my doggy doesn't seem to like dry food.
So..where do i get some cheap bones/meat? Even cheap mince from the likes of iceland is a bit pricey to feed a dog..
SimonV8ster said:
I seem to remember my mother saying that she couldn't get bones from the butcher anymore as they weren't allowed to sell them ?
I have not been told that yet.Yesterday i went into a butcher asking for doggie bones and he treated me like i was speaking a different language.
"Bones? For a dog?"
"Yes, bones for a dog"
"We don't sell pet food here"
"Where do you suggest i go looking for bones for a dog, if not at a butchers. Tell you what i will take my money to tesco's where they tend not to be so up themselves.."
Here you go
http://www.csjk9.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?id...
Feed mine on that and he seems to be fine with it.
http://www.csjk9.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?id...
Feed mine on that and he seems to be fine with it.
There's more research going into pet foods than there is human foods, if its a complete food then its probably better quality food then some of the processed muck we eat as humans.
If its a price issue feed them working dog food, its not subject to VAT, I get 25kg of Greyhound muesli for £12 plus change.
If your in the Manchester area, I can fill your car with meaty bones for free. Ive got more than ill ever need delivered most weeks.
If its a price issue feed them working dog food, its not subject to VAT, I get 25kg of Greyhound muesli for £12 plus change.
If your in the Manchester area, I can fill your car with meaty bones for free. Ive got more than ill ever need delivered most weeks.
Dirty Frank said:
If your in the Manchester area, I can fill your car with meaty bones for free. Ive got more than ill ever need delivered most weeks.
I'm not in the manchester area unfortunately, i am now curious why you have such a surplus of what i want, and who might be in the same situation in my area!
Its for a local greyhound rescue.Do you have a local wholesaler who sells to the butchers?
If not, what about asking the butcher for offal? Heart, lungs and chicken carcasses. We get cow hearts for I think £1/kg, Chicken carcasses for 30p/kg and lungs so far we've been given free.... Which was a week of meat for the dogs. Our wholesaler also does "pet mince" which is all the stuff which would otherwise be discarded at £1/kg.. Again, as cheap as the quality dog food we buy...
It's not hugely pleasant coming home with 25kg of offal and having to cut it up into dog dinner sized portions, but it's worth it.
If not, what about asking the butcher for offal? Heart, lungs and chicken carcasses. We get cow hearts for I think £1/kg, Chicken carcasses for 30p/kg and lungs so far we've been given free.... Which was a week of meat for the dogs. Our wholesaler also does "pet mince" which is all the stuff which would otherwise be discarded at £1/kg.. Again, as cheap as the quality dog food we buy...
It's not hugely pleasant coming home with 25kg of offal and having to cut it up into dog dinner sized portions, but it's worth it.
Terisis said:
Many pet food companies do testing on animals that involves invasive testing, starvation, inducing allergies and dietry problems in the animals, all in the name of product development. Waltham are one of the worst offenders. :-(
Some of the "ultra premium" brands do terrible things in the name of research........Oscars however do not!!
Jasandjules said:
Do you have a local wholesaler who sells to the butchers?
If not, what about asking the butcher for offal? Heart, lungs and chicken carcasses. We get cow hearts for I think £1/kg, Chicken carcasses for 30p/kg and lungs so far we've been given free.... Which was a week of meat for the dogs. Our wholesaler also does "pet mince" which is all the stuff which would otherwise be discarded at £1/kg.. Again, as cheap as the quality dog food we buy...
It's not hugely pleasant coming home with 25kg of offal and having to cut it up into dog dinner sized portions, but it's worth it.
I don't like the sound of dealing with all that offal...If not, what about asking the butcher for offal? Heart, lungs and chicken carcasses. We get cow hearts for I think £1/kg, Chicken carcasses for 30p/kg and lungs so far we've been given free.... Which was a week of meat for the dogs. Our wholesaler also does "pet mince" which is all the stuff which would otherwise be discarded at £1/kg.. Again, as cheap as the quality dog food we buy...
It's not hugely pleasant coming home with 25kg of offal and having to cut it up into dog dinner sized portions, but it's worth it.
There is a local supplier of pet mince though so i will check that avenue out..i have a feeling it won't be much cheaper than cheap mince from iceland though.
Jasandjules said:
Do you have a local wholesaler who sells to the butchers?
If not, what about asking the butcher for offal? Heart, lungs and chicken carcasses. We get cow hearts for I think £1/kg, Chicken carcasses for 30p/kg and lungs so far we've been given free.... Which was a week of meat for the dogs. Our wholesaler also does "pet mince" which is all the stuff which would otherwise be discarded at £1/kg.. Again, as cheap as the quality dog food we buy...
It's not hugely pleasant coming home with 25kg of offal and having to cut it up into dog dinner sized portions, but it's worth it.
I don't like the sound of dealing with all that offal...If not, what about asking the butcher for offal? Heart, lungs and chicken carcasses. We get cow hearts for I think £1/kg, Chicken carcasses for 30p/kg and lungs so far we've been given free.... Which was a week of meat for the dogs. Our wholesaler also does "pet mince" which is all the stuff which would otherwise be discarded at £1/kg.. Again, as cheap as the quality dog food we buy...
It's not hugely pleasant coming home with 25kg of offal and having to cut it up into dog dinner sized portions, but it's worth it.
There is a local supplier of pet mince though so i will check that avenue out..i have a feeling it won't be much cheaper than cheap mince from iceland though.
Shuvi Tupya said:
I don't like the sound of dealing with all that offal...
There is a local supplier of pet mince though so i will check that avenue out..i have a feeling it won't be much cheaper than cheap mince from iceland though.
Well, it isn't great but it is worth it for the mutts. We just cut it up into meal portions and then bag it and freeze it. The pet mince comes in frozen 1kg packets as well, easy to sort out and feed. The dogs get great quality food, their breath smells fresher and their coats all look better too. It's in theory what they would get in the wild.There is a local supplier of pet mince though so i will check that avenue out..i have a feeling it won't be much cheaper than cheap mince from iceland though.
And as I said, it's actually cheaper than dog food on a per kilo basis.
If you can find a wholesaler in your area who also retails!?!? If not I can always ask if my local place can deliver? A box of 10kg of chicken carcasses for £3 is not to be sniffed at.
Jasandjules said:
It's not hugely pleasant coming home with 25kg of offal and having to cut it up into dog dinner sized portions, but it's worth it.
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