Strongheart Dog Food Vs Ol' Roy Dog Food

Sav a Lot is Cheaper Then Wal-Mart's Brand

With food and energy cost escalating ever higher, many families have to find ways to save where they can. Fido may have to do his part to help keep the family financial budget in the black. For years our little 7 lb mixed breed pooch has had his never empty bowl sitting in the corner of the kitchen. Always ready and available for him to nibble at his convenience. Never a fancy brand, just what ever we could pick up that was economical.

As time went on, and the old dog actually got quite old, he started having problems with his teeth. The never empty bowl of crunchy nuggets went by the way side, he could no longer manage the chewing required to manage these crispy bites. We switched the poor dog to softer, dry food that we referred to as noodles. His health picked up and all was good.

Add a couple more years, now my old dog is approaching 126 yrs of age, measured in human years. Alas, his teeth are long gone, and he spends more time sleeping then anything else. Now soft canned food is all he can manage. Fortunately he's a small little guy, and the quantity of dog food he goes through is small. Imagine if he was a large breed, the cost could be substantial.

Budget concerns have led us to shop for the lowest priced dog food, as long as he likes it and the ingredients appear to be up to par. For a long time we fed him Wal-Marts Ol' Roy canned dog food. His health did fine, he maintained his weight, and seemed to be satisfied with it. Recently these small cans, called Hearty Cuts, have gone up in price to about .55 cents each. Not so much you say, but as they were priced in the low .40 cent region not much more then six months ago, percentage wise, this is a pretty hefty increase.

Much of our grocery shopping has switched over to Sav a Lot in the past year. The same high percentage of price increase has also carried through to all of Wal-Mart's human food as well. If Sav a Lot's food is good enough for us, our dog will have to make do as well. Their Strongheart brand, in similar sized cans is priced at .43 cents each.