Screw your raw food, screw your high dollar kibble!

frogs, there is no dilemma or situation. I may have used improper words in my original post. It's not that I couldn't afford Victor anymore, I'm choosing to look for other possible options. There's a lot more to properly raising animals than just expensive food like I'm taking it you suggest. I don't feed the cheapest Victor formula so I'm going to look into that like I've stated above. I'll probably stick to Victor, I really like their feed.

Don't worry about how many dogs. How am I supposed to know anyway? lol

To comment to your point about raising animals/hunting, I'm exploring those options currently. I hope to be doing that soon enough.

Whenever I decide which feed to switch to I'll make sure to run it past you to see if you are satisfied with my choice.


So, frogs, can you contribute to this thread and make a dog food suggestion???

Since you do have dogs, right????

 

TROT, Cajun - Thanks for the posts.

I know some people that feed that retriever hi energy to their larger yards and their dogs always look and act great. I may have to try that one day in the future. I"m thinking I'll be able to stay with Victor but just a cheaper formula. If not, I think my first step will be to check out the other feed stores and see what brands they have.

 

frogs, you jumped on this thread stating that I wouldn't be feeding the dogs properly because I am considering switching foods. If you expected anything else from me then to get defensive then you obviously don't know shit about me or the way I care for these animals. I can promise these animals get cared for better than your make believe animals. Even getting fed a bargain formula from Victor. And if you would have read the thread you would have seen that I said to keep your high dollar suggestions to yourself. I wanted a conversation without the brands you listed. Read everybody else's comments and that's what I expected. Now read yours and see how big of a phucking asshole you were.


As I expected, you can't give a suggestion of what YOU feed. Because you don't have a single dog LOL. Get off the internet playing make believe little boy. People who actually have dogs don't pay attention to make believers like yourself.

Best of luck to you!!

 

No, you idiot, you went there. Insinuating that I wouldn't be caring for these animals properly if I changed dog food LOL.


What animals, frogs? LOL Humor me, please. You're one of the many on here that are nothing more than a internet wanna be dog man.

 

AGK, when I first got in dogs I fed puppy/dog chow and I didn't have any problems at all. Then I switched to Diamond and that's what I fed until I had no dogs anymore. I would go right back to regular Diamond but I just don't see that it's worth what they charge for it anymore. That's why I've been brand searching. I really like Victor and if my phone would work this morning I would call around and see what the cheapest Victor is and probably go with that but damn phone isn't working right now. I always did like Diamond but that was back in the 90s and early 2000s. Long time ago and the price was much different then lol.

 

I feed mostly raw but have seen the time when the number of dogs increased to where it was more so about the time and inconvenience that I switched back to bag food. I use the commercial hunting type feed. Right now it is Buddy Boy 24/20. It keeps the dogs up, they look good and it is like $22 for a 50lb. bag. I mix it with the raw and use it for extra calories in the winter.


Most look down upon it. Hell, most feed the shit but claim they feed super duper organic blah blah blah.


When I was first turned onto the dogs it was Field Trial. 6 and some change for 50lbs. Still had feathers. Fill a 5gal bucket half way with Field Trial, top it with water and it would swell almost out of the bucket. The dogs were slopped the wetted food and it was in can food texture.


Those dogs ran up and down the road with the best of them.


Best of luck in your search. I have been there too. Cheap commercial food supplemented with raw is better than just cheap food. But tons of big time winning, well known dogs were/are fed crappy food. Been that way forever. Will always be that way.


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Thanks for the tip and post, slim. I've heard about Buddy boy also, not sure if it's at our feed stores or not. I'll get out and check out the options around me more this weekend. I was thinking about doing as you say and supplementing with raw food also. I know BDB (large yard) does that and those dogs seem to look tip top all of the time.


I lol'd at "still had feather". Never had that happen but could imagine it.

 

I appreciate everyones input on what they feed or have fed. I know food changes by the month it seems and I was looking for brands or formulas that may not be all that popular but are keeping your yard healthy and happy and I appreciate the comments. Well, all except for you know who LOL.

 

Yea, bama, that's how the Victor is. Similar to the naturals in a lot of ways. I'll check into the river run and see if it's local. Thanks for the link.