Bakers Dog Food

waterlocke22 | 20:23 Tue 05th Jun 2012 | Animals & Nature

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I have recently got a puppy and am feeding him on Bakers puppy food however have been told by many that its one of the worst dog foods.. Is it as bad as people make out and if so which dog food brands would be better for my dog but still not extortionately priced ?

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FredPuli43

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You lost me there for a moment, waterlocke. I'm such a KC fogey that I had to wiki Plummer terrier, though I had guessed it was a working type like, say, a Patterdale is. Well, it will be no great size crossed with a staffy, so the best won't cost you much. Breeders prefer dry food because there's less mess, literally, and a little of it feeds a lot very well, compared...

22:06 Tue 05th Jun 2012

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welshlibranr

I was told by my vet that Bakers is the McDonalds of dog food, tastes good, but has very little nutrition!..........lots of good ones out there, call at your pet store, they can advise you, My puppy has Pro plan puppy, it's not cheap, but it's worth the cost!.........

pastafreak

I have just run out of my usual dry food that I get-so had to buy Bakers as the pet shop was not open.....
Sally wouldn't eat it...says a lot!
You'll find that what you put in,affects what comes out...there will be more,and it may also be messy.:-0

welshlibranr

pasta is quite right here!............it's ok to feed Bakers in an emergency, but not good all the time, and as she said it can be messy too!......I'd avoid it if you can, lots of decent food out there!............

FredPuli43

What breed is the pup?

Pro-plan was fed by the breeder of my last wolfhound pup; since, at the time, she had twenty-nine pups to feed,of the world's tallest breed, she must have thought the cost worthwhile! She uses it for all her wolfhounds.

I'm guessing that you haven't a pup of anything like that size. A small breed pup requires very little, an average one not much. in which case the best puppy food is not noticeably much dearer than the worst. But only buy small bags. Bigger bags are cheaper per unit weight but a false economy because it is difficult to keep it fresh. Sounds odd, but it loses its attraction and the dog may refuse to eat it .

If you can't get Pro-plan, then Eukanuba or Iams will do.

yelenots

James Welbeloved is the best :-)

waterlocke22

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He is a staffy cross plummer terrier and thanks for all the answers :)

welshlibranr

true, Fred, I buy the 3 kilo size of Pro plan for my cocker spaniel puppy, it costs nearly £16 a bag, but lasts for at least 3 weeks!.......and she's the correct weight for her age, and really healthy!...........

Nosha123

I really believe the best quality you can afford will give you happy healthy and long life for your pet! I know it's easy to get distracted by the cheap stuff... But imagine what you would look like if you lived in KFC!!! Cat food is the same apparently! Whiskas is terrible!
Question to ask yourself... Why does the chicken flavoured dog food never resemble chicken! It's not even white in colour!!!! I can recommend zooplus

Nosha123

Sorry! Hit wrong button!
Zooplus.co.uk
I get all our cat food from there.
Our old cat had to have a tooth extracted and had terrible gingivitis. Due to eating broccoli quality food! I felt so awful that I had fed him food that did that to him!!!! Never again!!!

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FredPuli43

pastafreak

My local pet shop sells 1 kilo bags of many of the better dry foods. I can't afford to buy the full size all the time-nor do I have storage for a huge bag-so this is ideal. I find Arden Grange Lamb and Rice suits Sally quite well. Also Chappie-it's one of the cheapest,but many vets recommend it because it's gentle on the tum.

islasmum

Isla, my Belgian Shepherd was broght up on Royal Canin which is quite expensive, but a little of it went a long way with her and she's grown into a lovely dog with strong teeth and a lovely coat (and bottomless energy!) - we changed after about 15 months to a brand called CSJ which do very good, reasonable priced dry food. http://www.csjk9.com/

hammerman

My 9 year old Springer has been fed on Bakers all his life and is still as energetic as he was when 9 months old !!!! Never been to the vets either (touches wood)

jules77

Another vote for CSJ from me. I fed Hills for as long as I can remember, changed to CSJ around 6 months ago because of the excellent feedback they have been getting, and its very reasonably priced too.