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1) Add 2 bags to cart.
2) Apply new10 coupon code for 10% off
3) Free ground shipping is automatically applied for orders over $50

This works out to about $2.18 per pound which is the cheapest I've paid in a while.

This only works for new customers, easter5 5% off coupon code works for orders of $50-150, and easter10 10% off works on orders over $150.

This same deal works for other dog and cat foods as well.

And yes, I know I can get Dog Chow at Wal-Mart for 66 cents per pound.

Edit: The email I got says this deal expires on Sunday night so that's when I set this deal to expire. The new10 code may work past the expiration, you'll just have to try it. You can also order just one bag and pay about $2 more per bag.


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I don't buy my dogs the cheap crap dog food. Usually one of the main brands of grain free food at petsmarts, natures recipe, blue, etc.

But DANGGUM !!! That's some expensive dog food to be that price ON SALE !!!


I was actually going to say you can probably buy raw chicken at at least 50% discount from that. This would have to be some seriously awesome stuff to feed my pet before I would pass up real meat.

FWIW I actually do feed my dog real meat most of the time and do not believe in Dog Chow.

Green for you if this is what you really want/need however since it is way cheaper than normal.


wolfsmane said:   I don't buy my dogs the cheap crap dog food. Usually one of the main brands of grain free food at petsmarts, natures recipe, blue, etc.

But DANGGUM !!! That's some expensive dog food to be that price ON SALE !!!

It depends on what you're looking for. I had two dogs that each lived to be 17 and they were fed Dog Chow for most of their adult lives. Now I have border collies and one of them does competition frisbee. When I first got him, he was fat as his previous owner fed him cheap dog food. After feeding him Orijen for several months, his weight stayed the same, but he is now much leaner and has much more endurance. That means he shed fat and put on quite a bit of lean muscle mass. He's a completely different dog now both in appearance and performance.

Even some premium dog foods are nowhere near 50% protein. Orijen is 80% protein and is consistently rated the highest among those who rate dog food. One other thing about high protein dog food is that you don't have to feed your dogs as much which effectively makes them cheaper than they might appear. My largest dog is a 60lb female border collie. She is very active, yet I only have to feed her 9 oz of Orijen per day to keep her at a consistent weight. This means that one bag will feed her for 53 days which works out to $1.22 per day at this price.


DontTreadOnMe said:   I was actually going to say you can probably buy raw chicken at at least 50% discount from that. This would have to be some seriously awesome stuff to feed my pet before I would pass up real meat.

FWIW I actually do feed my dog real meat most of the time and do not believe in Dog Chow.

Green for you if this is what you really want/need however since it is way cheaper than normal.

I know a lot of people who feed their competition frisbee dogs raw meat with great success, so that's certainly a good way to go. However, you can't really compare it to dry dog food pound for pound as far as price goes. Raw meat has about 60-70% water content, which translates to about 20% protein content for raw chicken by weight. So 1 lb of raw chicken has about 3.2 oz of protein. Orijen 80/20 has about 12.8 oz of protein per lb. To get the same amount of protein, you'd have to feed your dogs 4 times more by weight.


Thanks to OP!

We feed our BC Regional Red & you saved us $25 a bag compared to buying local.


Orijen is very good. I used to use Innova Evo but switched to Orijen when one of my dogs became sensitive to the total red meat diet.


Scumbag said:   wolfsmane said:   I don't buy my dogs the cheap crap dog food. Usually one of the main brands of grain free food at petsmarts, natures recipe, blue, etc.

But DANGGUM !!! That's some expensive dog food to be that price ON SALE !!!


It depends on what you're looking for. I had two dogs that each lived to be 17 and they were fed Dog Chow for most of their adult lives. Now I have border collies and one of them does competition frisbee. When I first got him, he was fat as his previous owner fed him cheap dog food. After feeding him Orijen for several months, his weight stayed the same, but he is now much leaner and has much more endurance. That means he shed fat and put on quite a bit of lean muscle mass. He's a completely different dog now both in appearance and performance.

Even some premium dog foods are nowhere near 50% protein. Orijen is 80% protein and is consistently rated the highest among those who rate dog food. One other thing about high protein dog food is that you don't have to feed your dogs as much which effectively makes them cheaper than they might appear. My largest dog is a 60lb female border collie. She is very active, yet I only have to feed her 9 oz of Orijen per day to keep her at a consistent weight. This means that one bag will feed her for 53 days which works out to $1.22 per day at this price.

Well, with 4 dogs that have been eating this since they were pups, they are all very fit. No fat to be found anywhere, and all are very active
and healthy.

The last dog I had before these 4, was also fed natures recipe and blue. She was very fit, active and not fat. She made it to almost 20 years old.

If this Orijen works for you, and you don't care about the extra expense, the good for you, this deal is good. But for me, time, and several
dogs eating non grain food from PETsMART who were very healthy and fit, plus a lower cost for the food, I'll stick with the natures recipe, etc.


Scumbag said:   

I know a lot of people who feed their competition frisbee dogs raw meat with great success, so that's certainly a good way to go. However, you can't really compare it to dry dog food pound for pound as far as price goes. Raw meat has about 60-70% water content, which translates to about 20% protein content for raw chicken by weight. So 1 lb of raw chicken has about 3.2 oz of protein. Orijen 80/20 has about 12.8 oz of protein per lb. To get the same amount of protein, you'd have to feed your dogs 4 times more by weight.

I dont think it's lb per lb to compare. I just go by what other RAW feeders suggested me to feed (2-3% body weight, adjusting if they're getting fat/slim). Then i'd compare that with the feeding guide on the bag of dog food (1-2 cups for my pups).

I feed RAW to my 2 beagles

Chicken Thighs here in Hawaii is 0.99-1.19/lb
Chicken Backs are 0.84/lb
Chicken Wings are 2.10/lb

25lb beagle feeding 0.625 - 0.9 lbs (2.5-3% body weight) is under $1/feeding - depending how I want to mix their meats.

I never fed Orijen but i've fed (Blue Wilderness, TOTW in the past- which i'd like to think is up there with it). Those 2 required 1-2cups per feeding. 1lb of dog food is about 2.3-2.7cups. So at $2.18/lb - RAW would still be cheaper. I got a bit tired of all the RAW prep, break down of bulk - and thought about going back to kibble. But RAW Does come out cheaper (not factoring LABOR + freezer space if you dont have - which I have a TON). Of course, health benefit arguments aside, you can't beat pouring food out of a bag.

*edit typo




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