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  • @AndrewnShango:

    Also, Solid Gold's Barking At the Moon is a great food to look into that not many people know about. The price is fairly reasonable whereas Evo gets a bit expensive.

    Andrew, that is interesting…here in Maine, I've found Barking at the Moon to be equal or MORE expensive than Evo. All the other Solid Gold foods are cheaper, but not Barking. :rolleyes:

  • Thank you Andrew,

    Appreciate the 'inside' feedback.

    Alan

  • Andrew,
    What an awesome job. I love baking, dogs and healthy living..I envy you.

  • I've got mine on Challenge, which is salmon & potato based. They've been on it since Christmas and I've been very pleased with the results, super coats and excellent body condition, and universally 'firm and small'! The old lady is keeping her condition very well and they all gobble it down like it's going out of fashion. It's not that expensive either, about thirty pounds for a 15 kilo bag. I have also had excellent results with imported grain free foods like Orijen and Solid Gold but the availability was erratic and the cost of shipping makes them very expensive here.

  • @renaultf1:

    Andrew, that is interesting…here in Maine, I've found Barking at the Moon to be equal or MORE expensive than Evo. All the other Solid Gold foods are cheaper, but not Barking. :rolleyes:

    That is QUITE interesting! Here in Indianapolis, all I've found is that EVO is much more expensive by about 5-9 dollars!

  • @Basenjimamma:

    Andrew,
    What an awesome job. I love baking, dogs and healthy living..I envy you.

    Yes, it's a great job. I (and Shango ;-P) love it. He comes to work with me each day!

    BUT….you have a brindle, so there is mutual envy :-)

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