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Where do you buy your dog food?

When we rescued our first dogs, we bought the high-end food at small pet food stores. Then we became parents of a human, and couldn't afford the same priced food for them. Before the BJ's warehouse store closed near us, we always bought the dog food there. Then, we bought their food at Pet Smart, Pet Co and Pet Supermarket.

Where do you feel the best place is to buy your dog food? What are the highest priorities? Quality, Price, Convenience?

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The simple Answer : Pet Food Express - Taste of the Wild - BEST FOOD EVER.

Thank You for the advice Susan. My name is Dawn and I always by my pet food at pet co or the grocery store. Hope you find a place you like near you.

I buy mine from the feed store.

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My pup eats Authority grain free food from Petsmart and loves it. Petsmart was the only pet store close to our old town and when we moved there was no longer one convenient. We tried to switch to different foods available at closer stores, but Bogie just did not like them at all (or they resulted in loose stools, vomiting etc.) so we now order his food in bulk from Petsmart's website.

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I noticed your question was where to buy vs what food to buy. I recently discovered a site called http://chewey.com. Their prices are great and they offer a discount for autiship. They've been great so far!

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Good eye, Hillary!

Oops! I just noticed I spelled the site wrong. It's chewy.com

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I feed Fromm. I get it at a small local pet supply store and it's about $1 per pound. It's available at a chain farm supply store around here too. The price there is a little lower, but not worth the extra drive.

For me, one of the driving factor in buying higher quality food is that it actually costs me less per serving. My dogs were on a cheaper well known brand of dog food a long time ago. I was paying about 70 cents per pound, but my lab ate 3 2.5-3 cups of food twice each day. Now, I'm paying $1 per pound and she eats only 1.25 cups twice per day. The food costs a little more, but since she eats half or less the amount, I'm saving money.

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sorry I filled in the wrong part LOL

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I love Smith's Food and Drug, awesome pet food and good for your dog

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For me Quality is definitely the priority. Especially since I am a vet tech and work with sick dogs and cats every day. I feed my dog Bravo balance which is a prepared raw food diet and Orijen dry food which is a high quality dry food cooked at a low temperature. When dog food is cooked at a low temp, it has more nutrients. Some veterinarians have a negative opinion when it comes to raw food, but to me it makes sense. I have been feeding my dog raw food for years and have never seen any negative effects. If anything she appears healthier and happier. I am not saying that everyone has to go out and change their food ASAP. As long as you educate yourself about raw food and feed an already packaged prepared raw diet then your pet will likely not have any problems. Two good brands are Stella and Chewies and Bravo balance. If anyone is interested in feeding a raw food diet, a good book to read is The Royal Treatment A natural approach to wildly healthy pets. by Dr. Barbara Royal.

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Very interesting. Dr Royal is one of the holistic vets I was considering but she's rather pricey.

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I usually get my dogs food at Pet Club, not sure if they are a national chain but they have good prices. I feed my dog Origin.

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I love Mud Bay here in Washington state. And the people that work there are a wealth of knowledge. #mudbay

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My dog is small, so feeding him high-quality food is not really a budget stretch (he eats only 1 cup a day). That said, even if he were larger, good food would be a priority. Feeding them well can save so many health issues down the line, and vets are more expensive than any food on the market.

I feed Taste of the Wild. I default to the Wetlands formula (high protein for my active little man and 5* on dog food advisor). Honestly, the local "boutique" pet store sells it at a very reasonable price. $38 for the 30 pound bag, and pet food isn't taxed in my jurisdiction. I haven't found it online cheaper and with free shipping (or cheap...it would have to be less than $1.85 shipping since that's the bus fare for me to use the local pet store). It's extra-special convenient for me that I can hop on a bus right outside the door of my office that will drop me at the door of that pet store in about 15-20 minutes, and then walk around the corner from that pet store and hop on another bus that will drop me 2 blocks from home in 15 minutes.

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We buy our dog food a local small dog specialty shop. I have done tons of research on dog food & there has been nothing at big box stores that I would come close to spending money on. I always suggest doing what is best for your dog(s). What works for others may not work for my dogs. We have to use a grain free food & always buy high quality.

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Tractor Supply Company. And I'll wait until they send me the 10% off total purchase coupon in the mail. Stock up on wet/dry food and treats at the same time. :)

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