A lot of pet dog owners would like to feed their dogs raw pet dog food but can’t afford it.
I also had to decide whether or not I want to spend $150+ on raw food for my pet dog each month.
To help myself and others decide if we can afford to feed raw pet dog food, I compared some prices for commercial raw food, homemade raw pet dog food, natural dry pet dog food and conventional dry pet dog food.
These are just some general examples intended to give you an idea of what the pet dog food costs without spending time searching for sales or vouchers or anything like that.
There are all kinds of ways to save money on raw pet dog food such as shopping at Costco, getting in larger quantities, only getting food that is on sale or working out a deal with a pal who hunts or farms or whatever. That’s not what this post is about.
When I first published this article, I had a 5-year-old, 67-pound black lab/hound mix with a naturally lean build. I keep him active, but he was not a high-energy dog.
The following examples are based on the amount of food he would eat per day (generally 1.5 pounds raw or 3 cups dry) and the cost per day and per month to feed him.
Since Ace mostly ate chicken as his main protein source, that’s what I used for the following examples.
Commercial raw pet dog food – about $210 per month
The prices of commercial raw pet dog food brands vary quite a bit from store to store, state to state, etc. I did my best to take the average prices, so don’t freak out if you find a certain brand for a lot a lot more or a lot less. I also did not include any shipping costs if you plan to buy online.
Stella & Chewy’s – Chewy’s chicken frozen dinner$26.99 per 6-pound bag$6.75 per day or $202 per month
Primal – canine chicken formula$34.99 per 8-pound bag$6.60 per day or $198 per month
Nature’s variety Instinct – organic chicken formula$29.99 per 6-pound bag$7.50 per day or $225 per month
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Homemade raw pet dog food – about $120 per month
There is a lot of flexibility here depending on what you want to feed your dog. If you want to spend substantially less on homemade raw pet dog food, you really need to get directly from a butcher or get in bulk.
You can easily cut your costs for meat in half by shopping this way. For those of you who feed homemade raw pet dog food, I would love to hear your money-saving tips!
Raw pet dog food ebook
You’ll also want to consider my ebook 10 easy Raw pet dog Food Recipes. It is available here for $9 and includes a guide to raw feeding to get you started.
Raw pet dog food prices from grocery store meat
The following prices are from my conventional grocery store, nothing special. I wasn’t anxious about organic meat or what was on sale. I just took 15 minutes to walk through the store and jot down some prices of some foods I would use if I were to make homemade food for Ace.
Chicken thighs: $1.72 per pound, $2.58 per day or $78 per month
Ace would eat about 1.5 pounds of meat per day. undoubtedly you want to mix up the kind of meat you feed your dog. This is just an example.
Chicken liver: $1.99 per pound, about 1 pound per week so $8 per month
Again, just an example. You want to feed your pet dog a variety of organ meat.
Vegetables: $0.50 per day or $15 per month
For fruits and vegetables, I would just feed Ace whatever I happened to be eating that week (lettuce, spinach, bananas, apples, carrots, zucchini, asparagus or whatever). He would get 1/4 C. or so of veggies per meal. On the high end, that might equal out to $0.50 per day.
Yogurt: $1.25 per cup, $0.63 per day or $19 per month
Ace would get 1/4 C. of yogurt or so per meal.
Other:
Other expenses not included could be calcium tabs, glucosamine tabs, fish oil, organ meat, raw bones, raw eggs, etc. These are all things that could be included in my dog’s meals from time to time regardless of whether I’m making his food or not.
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Natural dry pet dog food – $50 to $75 per month
Ace would normally eat about 3 cups of premium dry food per day.
Taste of the Wild – wetlands canine formula (wild fowl)$47.49 per 30-pound bag$2.37 per day or $71 per month
Standard dry pet dog food – $50 to $65 per month
Ace would normally eat about 4 cups of standard-quality dry pet dog food per day.
Iams – large breed chunks (chicken)$31.95 per 40-pound bag$1.60 per day or $48 per month
Hills science diet – large breed adult formula$35.99 per 35-pound bag$2.05 per day or $62 per month
Just want to point out that corn is the #1 ingredient in this food highly recommended by a lot of vets!
Purina One – Smartblend chicken and rice forumula$35.99 per 34-pound bag$2.12 per day or $64 per month
I didn’t realize how expensive conventional dry pet dog food has gotten. It’s neaRly niin kallis kuin korkealaatuisemmat tuotemerkit. Kaiken kaikkiaan enemmän syytä siirtyä luonnon lemmikkieläinten koiran ruokaan!
Paljonko maksat koiran ruoasta?
En aio saada ketään henkilöä tuntemaan olonsa pahaksi, koska en ole varaa raa’an lemmikkikoiran ruoan tai premium -kuivien lemmikkieläinten ruoan kustannuksiin. Huoli itsestäsi ja perheestäsi ennen kuin olet huolissasi siitä, mitä lemmikkikoira syö.
Joskus katson koirani ruokaa ja kissani ruokaa ja näen, että kaikki ainesosat ovat luonnollisia tai luonnonmukaisia ja katson sitten syömääni ruokaa – yleensä ei luonnonmukaista! Emme ehdottomasti saa laittaa perheemme lemmikkieläimiä itsemme eteen.
Koirat voivat päästä halvempaan ruokaan aivan kuten ihmiset voivat päästä heikompiin ruokavalioon. En usko, että jollain ei pitäisi olla lemmikkikoiraa vain siksi, että hänellä ei ole varaa parasta ruokaa. Se olisi naurettavaa.
Lemmikkikoirani ja kissat söivät Purinan yhden hyvän kahden vuoden ajan. Lopulta aloin saada korkealaatuisempaa ruokaa joka toinen kuukausi tai sekoittaa nämä kaksi yhdessä säästääksesi 10 dollaria täällä ja siellä.
Lemmikkikoirani syö raakaa lemmikkikoiran ruokaa
Ace teki loistavan 100 -prosenttisesti raa’at ruuat. Olen todellinen uskova koirien ja kissojen ruokkimiseen raaka! Ace söi enimmäkseen raakaa kanaa, mutta hän söi myös raakaa naudanlihaa.
Tässä on joitain muutoksia, joita havaitsin vaihtaessani ässä raaka -ruokaan:
Vähemmän korvainfektioita
Vähemmän kutiava iho/hilse
Vähemmän kakkua!
Ace ei ehdottomasti ollut niin janoinen!
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Kerro minulle, mitä lemmikkikoirasi syö ja kuinka säästät rahaa lemmikkikoiran ruokaan!
Lindsay Stordahl on sen muttin perustaja. Hän kirjoittaa lemmikkikoiran koulutuksesta, lemmikkikoiran liikunnasta ja terveellisen raa’an ruokavalion ruokinnasta.