Originally posted by ILoveMyAbbyGirl
Okay, glad you told me! I will definately look for Purina One, but we have a little financial burden on our shoulders now... and sometimes if she runs out, I admit, dad runs to the gas station and gets a bag. She eats it, she's not dead. Don't think I'm a bad person because of this...
No one should think less of you for that--she's getting fed. That's what matters. Even the cheapest food meets the most basic needs of a dog.

I own a dog who's first owner couldn't be bothered to run to the corner store and grab a bag of whatever for her. Couldn't even be bothered to throw her some table scraps. He eventually dumped Kayleigh at the shelter, which likely saved her life. She's a malamute mix. When she was dumped she weighed 75 pounds. Now she weighs 120 and is just about perfect weight-wise.

For three years, we've struggled with Kayleigh and her food issues. She never quite believes that there will be another meal, that she will get fed or have enough to eat. She hordes food, hides whatever she can around her area. God help any other dog who gets to close to something Kayleigh considers food. Kayleigh has to live on her own because she will, quite literally, kill any other animal who gets too close to her food.

I'd much rather have an owner feeding any brand of food than deal with a dog who's food aggressive.