Food question

[Holly Paterniti]

Good evening my Doodle Family :)

I am sorry, but I did not know if I should put this question here or Nothing to Do with Doodles since it is about dog food :)  I apologize if I have put this in the wrong place.

So most of you know I am fostering a Bischon named Jaycee.......she is such sweetheart and she has become a little more social the longer she stays :)

Anyways......to my question:

 

When she first came home with us, she was eating the Purina canned Chicken formula.....well needless to say I do not like that brand at all.  Not that this was a good thing, but her belly was a nervous wreck so I ended up giving her boiled chicken and white rice.  Well, on the 3rd day she was here, she discovered Bear's food (Origen: Chicken) and devoured the whole 2 cups :)  LOL!!!  We laughed and I worried that night about her tummy, but she ended up fine.  She then started to have more solid bowel movements.  So on Saturday, my husband and son went to the Farmer's Market in Hudson where they met up with the lady who owns the Hudson Hydrant, Melissa (we have been buying Bear's food there).  Dylan started to tell her about Jaycee and her belly issues.  She suggested The Honest Kitchen, which is dehydrated and you add warm water to rehydrate it.  So she started to eat the chicken version with a little bit of Bear's food and LOVES it :)  NO TUMMY ISSUES :)  We were happy :)

 

So today, I spoke to one of the ladies from the rescue group who I am fostering for and was telling her about Jaycee.  We started to talk about food and she was telling me the reason why they use the Purina canned Chicken and Rice, which was this was a food that everyone would be able to afford if they adopt the dogs from their rescue.  I explained to her I am very particular about the brands because of all the recalls on different dog foods.

 

So my question is.........what would be a middle of the road healthy dog food that the average person would be able to afford? 

 

I really can not say because my thought is I have only one dog and I want to make sure he has the best of everything, but I do see her point.  I look forward to hearing what you all think :)

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

She will learn to trust you slowly, I am sure.  Poor girl.  Thanks for giving her a second chance.  And I agree about sticking with good food and giving her new family other recommendations to consider once they adopt her. 

Food for a little girl like her is inexpensive because she doesn't go through much!!  So any family *should* be able to afford a high quality food :)