cm64 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 $28 for 22kgs that's $1.27 per kg. Take off the cost of manufacture, packaging, transportation, profit etc and it tells me the ingredients have to be very poor quality cheap stuff that goes into making it. Can it possibly be good for any dog well I suppose some people must think if they're buying it! Rubbish. Not all dog food producers want to make large profits by ripping off the consumer. A lot of people have been brain washed by "big business" that expensive MUST be better. If you don't pay big dollars for a small bag of dogfood you are a bad dog owner & not doing right for your dog. A lot of dogs are doing very well on Uncle Albers & Great Barko. Its not what people think its in the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I used to feed my GSD's Royal Canin, ProPlan etc etc - for the price i have found my boys do as well on Uncle Albers as they did on any of the others - and i feed less of it to keep my boys in condition. They have great coats - and after steering away from it for a while i am using it to get one of my dogs BACK INTO a good condition after he lost a lot of weight. I have access to a lot of other foods on a weekly basis at work....but i still go out of my way, to another store, to buy Uncle Albers and at $29 for 22kgs it's great value, Aussie made and my dogs do wonderfully on it - i just wish they did a cat food to try my kitties on as they love to try and steal the kibble. Hi, I paid $39.99 for a 22Kg bag of Uncle Abners in Qld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisys Mum Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I tried my dog on Uncle Albers .... she did very well on it to the point that she put on too much weight so i took her off it There will always be debates on what food to feed but if your dog does well on it thats a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 (edited) Roughly whereabouts are you Oakway?? I get mine from Rochedale Produce in Springwood near Ikea ETA - Longwhitecloud...why didn't you just feed less? My guys were putting on too much weight on it to start with because i was feeding them what i expected to feed as it was a cheaper product, so i cut them back to what i'd expect to feed them on a premium product then i cut them back a little further and now i know just how much to feed each of them - and no overweight issues anymore Edited September 12, 2009 by KitKat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnsdc Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 our local stockist is happy to split the big bags into smaller bags - don't be afraid to ask if you are concerned this also allows them to produce 2kg 'trial bags' that otherwise wouldn't occur unless a bag ruptured regards phil ps bobbi is definitely better on barko, she is energetic happy and her coat much improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Roughly whereabouts are you Oakway?? I get mine from Rochedale Produce in Springwood near Ikea Hi, I am at Rosewood. Got the first bag from Pets Direct at River Link Shopping Centre Ipswich. The second bag a friend picked up from Minden Produce and that was a dollar cheaper. Looks like I'll be going to Rochedale when I visit Ikea. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 They are only open until 2pm on Saturdays and they aren't open Sundays...just so you can plan your trip easier Oakway Also if you email the company they will send you i think a 500gm sample pack of each from memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaz Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 My Staffy's like Great Barko and I did notice an improvement in their coat when moving from Eagle Pack. I now feed Raw for the main meal and Barko is just a morning thing, but it is the only dry food they will eat consistently and even though it is not their main meal now, it seemed to work well for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) They are only open until 2pm on Saturdays and they aren't open Sundays...just so you can plan your trip easier Oakway Also if you email the company they will send you i think a 500gm sample pack of each from memory Thanks for that. Now I know where it is I will nick down at lunch time I work at Paws and Whiskers in Gilmore Road not far from there. Yes they (Manufactures) are very good I was speaking to the Qld. Rep last week trying to find out where I could purchase it closer to me. Looks like it is closer to work. LOL. Edited September 13, 2009 by oakway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.the.dog Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Thanks for all your e-mails. Just thought I would follow up. Pete wouldn't touch it. He would eat a tiny little bit, I tried for a few days and he wouldn't go near it - so anyone in Adelaide who wants to pick up nearly 22kg of Great Barko PM me, you are welcome to it! I went back to the supplier, and they gave me a trial bag of Coprice, and Pete won't touch it either. At my boyfriends he gobbled up the Pedigree, and in the past he is happy to eat that, home brand and Super coat. I'm really devastated, I was really looking forward to feeding him an SA manufactured food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Thanks for all your e-mails. Just thought I would follow up.Pete wouldn't touch it. I asked at my local produce store and they won't carry it anymore. Between the 2 guys working there they had 6 dogs and not a single one would eat it. When I said I had heard nothing but good about it they said so had they but they didn't know of a single dog that would touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 That's really odd because I've got the opposite here, even my picky ones love it.... Horses for courses I guess. Maybe there was a bad batch? Ah well, at least you tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Was thinking the same Ellz...even my cats try and steal the stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 My dog loves it and she looks great, but I swap bags between that and cobber so one bag GB then one bag Cobber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Maybe the real basics of the problem is, owner puts food down, dog goes and has a sniff and say's that's different and walks away. Then we hear my dog won't eat it. I mixed mine with the last of the Cop Rice to wean them onto it. I didn't have problems but the dogs knew their something new in with it. But then, I'm a tough old bird and just told the dogs to lump it or like it. I also made a point of not putting out meaty bones and chicken frames just to make sure they did eat it. Yeah I'm a meanie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieDog Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've been feeding GB to my two for the past month or so and they seem to enjoy it but does anyone else notice how bad it smells? I'm not sure if it's meant to smell like my bag does - really fishy. Is that the same for others or am i feeding my dogs off food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I've been feeding GB to my two for the past month or so and they seem to enjoy it but does anyone else notice how bad it smells?I'm not sure if it's meant to smell like my bag does - really fishy. Is that the same for others or am i feeding my dogs off food? It does contain fish and fish by-products so it can be a bit fishy. Although I have to say, to me, it smells more like Cod Liver Oil than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I feed Cobber Working Dog, Great Barko and Bonnie Working Dog. I just buy whatever I feel like at the time. My dogs have always done really well on these brands. They have lovely shiney coats and normal poops. They are currently on Cobber and only get one cup each per day! They are 25kg adult dogs - don't think you can get better value than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miniluv Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I have been feeding great Barko & Uncle Albers for a month and have been very happy with it. Dogs love it, no extra poops to clean up, shiney coats. i pay $33 for 22kg. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NalaCleo Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Can someone please tell me where in Sydney I can buy it ? I went to 3 different Pet produce places on the weekend and no one had it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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