"casa chevrolet" wrote in message news
On 11/20/2017 10:18 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "casa chevrolet" wrote in message news >
> On 11/19/2017 1:57 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>> wrote in message ...
>>
>> On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:42:55 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ...but here, the dog/cat food has to
>>>> be fit for human consumption. Not that I would try it but I found it
>>>> interesting
>>>
>>> What I find interesting is that you hear about people that will
>>> eat dog/cat food sometimes in order to save money because they
>>> are so poor. IMO, they might be poor but they are also stupid!
>>>
>>> No matter my budget, I can always find "people food" on sale
>>> cheaper than buying dog or cat food. I didn't mention ferret food
>>> because THAT is much more expensive.
>>>
>>> Seriously though...I even question the statement that poor people
>>> buy canned dog or cat meat. If they do, they are not shopping
>>> wisely.
>>
>> Pet food ain't cheap.
>> A single 3 oz can of fancy feast typically costs 55¢... almost
>> $3/lb... grilled chicken bits in gravy is not too bad, even looks and
>> smells okay, probably good over rice with a little Dwarf brand hot
>> sauce. However one can do better with people food for $3/lb. Today
>> skinless boneless chicken breasts are going for $1.89/lb Nice looking
>> center cut pork chops are $2.89/lb. Some of the so-called gourmet cat
>> foods run around $5/lb. Thing is most people probably don't calculate
>> the price per pound of those itty bitty cans, and some are like 2.67
>> ozs per.... buy a half dozen and you're paying as much if not more for
>> aluminum cans.
>>
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>> I would rather give my dog the chicken breasts <g>
>>
> I believe your dog would rather you do that too!
>
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>
> lol you would never believe she was a rescue dog nearly starved to death.
> Since she has been with us she has become quite picky <g>
>
>
>
She's leading the life of Reilly for sure!

Lucky dog, as the old saying goes...

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I hope so



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