http://rawfeeding.net/295/dog-feeding-costs-of-raw-cooked-and-premium-dry/ Dog Rawfeeding Guide Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:39:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://rawfeeding.net/295/dog-feeding-costs-of-raw-cooked-and-premium-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-899 webkat Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:36:24 +0000 http://rawfeeding.net/295/dog-feeding-costs-of-raw-cooked-and-premium-dry/#comment-899 It's really, really hard to tell because home cooked and raw diets are so much more nutritious than dry dog food that dogs sometimes end up eating less than of the dry foods. I compared what it costs me to make an equivalent home cooked food and it's the same as the grocery store brands and cheaper than premium brands canned food when equivalent calories are compared (some commercial dog food makers add a bunch of water so weight isn't a great way to compare).http://www.steelpaw.net/cost_comparison.… It can be done cheaper by feeding raw. If you get meats that cost on average $1.50 a pound and veggies that cost $0.75 per pound and feed a 60% meat, 40% vegetable and egg diet as some recommend it would cost $1.20/lb. To feed the equivalent calories you feed now (estimated at 1,350), it would cost about $80 per month. You may be able to cut a deal with a restaurant supplier, butcher, grocery store, or fish monger, which would could lower the price some more. If you do a search of yahoo groups, you can find dozens that have tips on where to get your meats. Here's one to try: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carni… Kibble is very different because it has a lot more grain (you didn't mention the brand, but even the premium stuff has lots of filler items to help create a dry product. Kibble isn't the ideal to be feeding any dog. Making food for two large dogs requires a whole bunch of freezer space and is a very big time commitment. Rather than jumping straight into home feeding, you may want to ease into it by looking up ways to feed some commercial and some home prepared. Don't just mix the two anyway that you like, look up how to do it properly so that your dog's diet doesn't become unbalanced. Dr. Pitcairn has a some recipes on how to do this in his book. There are other sources out there though. If you decide to make the switch that's great, but please do your homework before switching. It’s really, really hard to tell because home cooked and raw diets are so much more nutritious than dry dog food that dogs sometimes end up eating less than of the dry foods.
I compared what it costs me to make an equivalent home cooked food and it’s the same as the grocery store brands and cheaper than premium brands canned food when equivalent calories are compared (some commercial dog food makers add a bunch of water so weight isn’t a great way to compare).http://www.steelpaw.net/cost_comparison.…
It can be done cheaper by feeding raw. If you get meats that cost on average $1.50 a pound and veggies that cost $0.75 per pound and feed a 60% meat, 40% vegetable and egg diet as some recommend it would cost $1.20/lb. To feed the equivalent calories you feed now (estimated at 1,350), it would cost about $80 per month. You may be able to cut a deal with a restaurant supplier, butcher, grocery store, or fish monger, which would could lower the price some more. If you do a search of yahoo groups, you can find dozens that have tips on where to get your meats. Here’s one to try: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carni…
Kibble is very different because it has a lot more grain (you didn’t mention the brand, but even the premium stuff has lots of filler items to help create a dry product. Kibble isn’t the ideal to be feeding any dog.
Making food for two large dogs requires a whole bunch of freezer space and is a very big time commitment. Rather than jumping straight into home feeding, you may want to ease into it by looking up ways to feed some commercial and some home prepared. Don’t just mix the two anyway that you like, look up how to do it properly so that your dog’s diet doesn’t become unbalanced. Dr. Pitcairn has a some recipes on how to do this in his book. There are other sources out there though. If you decide to make the switch that’s great, but please do your homework before switching.

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