Yeah, there is no way we can afford to feed Orijen (especially the Red), but it works GREAT as treats. Not quite as good as hot dogs, cheese, or freeze dried liver but aside from getting with 30ft of a dog (his threshold) it'll hold his attention. Feeding raw intrigues me but its something we'll have to look into in the future.
I will definitely check out G&E. I love pet stores. I must say though, we were very impressed with the Global Foods by our house. I was expecting Orijen to be expensive, but I also checked the price on Blue (because I know its sold at PetSmart) and the price was about the same at Global. (Plus its a 10 minute walk from our house, which is huge for us even though we have cars).
I'm not familiar with Global, I've heard of them but I've never shopped at one. When I was in need of kibble I would make the trip to G&E, although it is not very far from Sherwood Park. I found the prices were a tad cheaper than the store here (Just Dogs) I would buy from if G&E didn't have in stock what I wanted.
G&E isn't your typical pet store, its a clusterf**ck of a place that carries all sorts of products for all kinds of animals and people as well. Kind of one of your mom and pop supply type stores. But they sell a wide variety of toys, treats and food for dogs at discounted prices. You would have to check out for yourself and see if the savings are actually worth the drive.
Yeah I've been doing %100 raw now for 6 months, previously was a partial raw, partial kibble and I just slowly made the transition to full raw and I have no complaints so far, definitely won't go back to kibble again that's for sure. Raw does take time, its not something you master quickly..and its not for everyone.. its a lot more work and effort but like everything else it becomes apart of the routine and getting past learning curves, etc.
