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Greetings from the wild wacky world of sister bassets.
The breeder had Bessi and Smili on watered down puppy chow. I have read the articles about bloat and citric acid and adding water to kibble, so I have avoided doing that since I got my girls over 3 weeks ago. I was not crazy about feeding them puppy chow, so I very slowly introduced them to a "Premium" puppy food. They are now on Natures Recipe Puppy. This stuff is not overly cheap at $23 per 16lb bag. They have been doing well on it since the transition.
I have an older dog who is very spoiled. He is a very picky eater, so one of the employees at Petco suggested Halo brand dog food. I was a bit reluctant b/c of the price tag...$45 for a 16lb bag....But I figured he is worth it and I fear that he is getting near the end and I want to treat him to somthing nice. He does eat this food better than all of the others we have tried.
The interesting thing is that the puppies LOVE to eat the Halo food out of his bowl. They seem to really enjoy the taste as well. I thought of changing their food again and then did the math.....It would be well over $150 per month now and likely to increase to $200 just in food within a few months.
So...what do you feed your Bassets? Do you think that the "Premium" brands are really worth it?
The breeder had Bessi and Smili on watered down puppy chow. I have read the articles about bloat and citric acid and adding water to kibble, so I have avoided doing that since I got my girls over 3 weeks ago. I was not crazy about feeding them puppy chow, so I very slowly introduced them to a "Premium" puppy food. They are now on Natures Recipe Puppy. This stuff is not overly cheap at $23 per 16lb bag. They have been doing well on it since the transition.
I have an older dog who is very spoiled. He is a very picky eater, so one of the employees at Petco suggested Halo brand dog food. I was a bit reluctant b/c of the price tag...$45 for a 16lb bag....But I figured he is worth it and I fear that he is getting near the end and I want to treat him to somthing nice. He does eat this food better than all of the others we have tried.
The interesting thing is that the puppies LOVE to eat the Halo food out of his bowl. They seem to really enjoy the taste as well. I thought of changing their food again and then did the math.....It would be well over $150 per month now and likely to increase to $200 just in food within a few months.
So...what do you feed your Bassets? Do you think that the "Premium" brands are really worth it?