Looking to switch dog food from Innova(too expensive!) $37 per 33# bag

We bought another pup about 5 months ago. The food is very expensive cause
we use a premium food. i would love to keep them on the Innova. It has all
the ingredients you could ask for. But it costs $37 for a 33# bag. We were
looking at the pet store today and I noticed Nutro Max which seemed to have
some good ingredients with no by products for $25 per 40# bag (maybe a few
pounds less on the weight, can't remember0. This is a significant savings. U

I would appreciate some input (suggestions, advice, experiences) for foods
that you folks are using. If I am going to save only a few bucks , I will
just keep them on the Innova though. Thanks a lot. I have a Bullmastiff and
an English Mastiff by the way.

I feed my German shepherd puppy Nutro large breed puppy with good results.
Keep in mind the Innova is a very calorie dense food. 557 kcal/cup vs
(this is why I don't use it. I feed and don't want the weight gain) Your
dogs may need to eat more of the nutro, so you may not save as much money as
you think.

You also may want to look a large breed dog food, although this probably is
not as important once they are grown and the skeletal structure is as big as
its going to get


"chris c" wrote in message
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We bought another pup about 5 months ago. The food is very expensive cause
we use a premium food. i would love to keep them on the Innova. It has all
the ingredients you could ask for. But it costs $37 for a 33# bag. We
were
looking at the pet store today and I noticed Nutro Max which seemed to
have
some good ingredients with no by products for $25 per 40# bag (maybe a few
pounds less on the weight, can't remember0. This is a significant savings.
U

I would appreciate some input (suggestions, advice, experiences) for foods
that you folks are using. If I am going to save only a few bucks , I will
just keep them on the Innova though. Thanks a lot. I have a Bullmastiff
and
an English Mastiff by the way.

chris c said in rec.pets.dogs.misc:

We were
looking at the pet store today and I noticed Nutro Max
which seemed to have some good ingredients with no by
products for $25 per 40# bag (maybe a few pounds less on
the weight, can't remember0. This is a significant savings.

About 7 years ago I switched my dogs the other way around, from
Nutro Max to Innova. In Canadian dollars, at that time the
Nutro cost $30 for a 40 pound bag and Innova was $50 for the 33
pound bag (almost exactly double the per pound cost). Both dogs
ate significantly less of the Innova, though, so the dollars per
month worked out about the same between the two foods.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

In article says...
I would appreciate some input (suggestions, advice, experiences) for foods
that you folks are using. If I am going to save only a few bucks , I will
just keep them on the Innova though. Thanks a lot. I have a Bullmastiff and
an English Mastiff by the way.

I feed my dogs Pedigree small bites which costs about $17 for a 50 lb.
bag if you get the on sale bags with the 6 extra pounds. My dogs are 10
and 12 years old and have been very healthy and active throughout the
years.

I also buy those 20 lb. bags of large Great Choice biscuits treats for
$15/bag and the dogs absolutely love them. They get a treat after every
walk as a reward for proper behaviour. This brand of treats are sold at
PetSmart and are much cheaper than Milk Bones or other brands.

Looking to switch dog food from Innova(too expensive!) $37 per 33#
bag

Group: rec.pets.dogs.misc Date: Fri, Mar 11, 2005, 6:56pm (EST-1) From:
(Mark=A0Anderson)
In article says...
I would appreciate some input (suggestions, advice, experiences) for
foods that you folks are using. If I am going to save only a few bucks ,
I will just keep them on the Innova though. Thanks a lot. I have a
Bullmastiff and an English Mastiff by the way.
I feed my dogs Pedigree small bites which costs about $17 for a 50 lb.
bag if you get the on sale bags with the 6 extra pounds. My dogs are 10
and 12 years old and have been very healthy and active throughout the
years.
I also buy those 20 lb. bags of large Great Choice biscuits treats for
$15/bag and the dogs absolutely love them. They get a treat after every
walk as a reward for proper behaviour. This brand of treats are sold at
PetSmart and are much cheaper than Milk Bones or other brands.


Hi Mark. That's what I buy my dogs. Well for one I can't afford those
other brands. I have 3 dogs 2 shitzus both 12 years old & one
Lab/greatdane/shep mix & she'll be 11 years old July 1st plus 5 cats.
Once in a while I buy Kibble & bits but usually its Purina Pedigree
small bites.