This morning I fed the last of my puppies $45 Taste of the Wild dog food. I thought to myself "wow I'm complaining about how poor I am and can't afford much to eat besides spaghetti o's (because Ramen noodles were my main diet freshman year).
I'm used to my pets eating better than me though. My horses had a whole recipe concoction of vitamin supplements when I was showing them heavily. I know that with most loving pet owners this is the case.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average household spending on pet food alone was $183 in 2011. This was more
than the amount spent on candy ($87), bread ($107), chicken ($124), cereal
($175), or reading materials ($115).
Pets have become a replacement for children with couples and single people alike. This is most apparent in an active city like Bozeman. If you ever hike the drinking horse trail across from the infamous M trail this will become apparent.
Now the trend of organic/raw ingredients has become a big trend with pet food as well. Most dog foods are trying to push these "better" dog foods on consumers. The Purina Beneful was one of the first that I encountered. I remember watching commercials about this food as a child. After people realized that you need to actually read ingredients put into the dog food, they realized they should of read the list from the bottom up. http://www.dogingtonpost.com/is-purinas-beneful-dog-food-killing-dogs/
Well I better get my furball son some all natural, no filler, nonperservative added dog food and stop by the gas station to grab a pack of donutettes that were probably made a month ago, that are still in great shape........ :/
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