How long would a 12 lb bag of Wellness last?

[sasha2334829]

I am trying to figure out how long a 12 lb bag of Wellness small breed puppy food will last for my yorkie. I am wanting it to auto deliver so I get a discount off of it. I will be using 1/2 cup per day. If anyone can help me out, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

[richards6402]

Hi,

I don't use Wellness but I bought a 12 lb. bag of Cannine Caviar and both of mine get 1/2 cup a day. I felt the bag got stale before they finished it. I am going to start getting 2 of the smaller bags instead of one big bag. It may be more expensive but I feel it won't get stale before it's gone.

[Nancy1999]

It's approximately 2.5 cups per pound, but it varies because some kibble is bigger than others and less can fit in a cup then with small kibble. So a 12 pound bag has approximately 30 cups (12x2.5=30) and if you use a 1/2 cup a day, that should last you two months.

If you are having problems with staleness, put in another bag that can be closed tightly and remove all excess air first. Wellness has better bags than they use to.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by richards6402

Hi,

I don't use Wellness but I bought a 12 lb. bag of Cannine Caviar and both of mine get 1/2 cup a day. I felt the bag got stale before they finished it. I am going to start getting 2 of the smaller bags instead of one big bag. It may be more expensive but I feel it won't get stale before it's gone.

We have to buy the 5 pounds bags for this reason (we use Fromm). Even with 2 big boys eating, the food gets a little stale toward the end, from opening and closing the bag.

[richards6402]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

If you are having problems with staleness, put in another bag that can be closed tightly and remove all excess air first. Wellness has better bags than they use to.

I even bought a big airtight container that I put the bag of dog food in (after I squeeze all the air out) and I feel it still gets stale. The 12 pound bag I have now I bought the end of November and I am getting ready to throw out what is left because I don't feel it is fresh anymore. I just feel getting two smaller bags is the way to go for me.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by richards6402

I even bought a big airtight container that I put the bag of dog food in (after I squeeze all the air out) and I feel it still gets stale. The 12 pound bag I have now I bought the end of November and I am getting ready to throw out what is left because I don't feel it is fresh anymore. I just feel getting two smaller bags is the way to go for me.

Well, maybe it has something to do with the humidity in the air as well because it sounds like you are doing everything you can. The only other suggestion I have would be to take out a weeks worth at a time and store the main bag in the coolest driest part of the house. Sometimes there's such an extreme price savings that you still save even if you have to through some away. Of course if you have any extra freezer space, it will keep a long time fresh in that because freezers also remove the water in the air.

[sandy simpson]

Just make sure you have enough on hand. I buy two bags and it lasts my two Yorkies about two weeks. I close it and tape the lip down and put it in an air tight container. Mine eat the Super 5mix complete health chicken base food. I put the canned chicken stew in it. Just a little. Very tasty. Spud is lookin like a blimp I need to cut his back!

[R-Teddy]

Stupid question probably, but I honestly dont know. So ill risk looking stupid.......

How do you know dry dog food is stale?

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by R-Teddy

Stupid question probably, but I honestly dont know. So ill risk looking stupid.......

How do you know dry dog food is stale?

I taste it! lol

I can smell the difference, and the kibble looks drier. Fresh kibble has a slightly oily film. Maybe it is more noticeable with Fromm. The dogs start eating slower. Teddy will ultimately turn up his nose.

[R-Teddy]

Originally Posted by Maximo

I taste it! lol

I can smell the difference, and the kibble looks drier. Fresh kibble has a slightly oily film. Maybe it is more noticeable with Fromm. The dogs start eating slower. Teddy will ultimately turn up his nose.

rofl.....ok. ill start paying closer attention. may explain a few things with my 14 month old.

[Lovely Izzy]

One of the ways you can cut out the staleness of your dog food is to put in Ziplock bags and stick it in the freezer and take a bag out when u need it.

[SWHouston]

12 lbs is way too big for a single Yorkie to consume it, before it goes bad. I know it's nice to save money, but, that's not the area. I wouldn't buy several 4 lb bags and freeze them either. Gotta be some other way to cut your costs. Get a single 4 pounder, AND keep it tightly sealed until it's gone.

[sasha2334829]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate it. I will be feeding my yorkie and chihuahua the small breed puppy food, but only for 1 month until my yorkie is going to be a year old. Then I will switch him to the adult formula. But I might have to switch to the smaller bags since they will be eating different formulas.

[LoriML]

Thanks for asking that R-Teddy! I was wondering the same thing myself! Lol

[McheleM]

Lasts us about a month with 3 adult dogs.

I have an ant proof container with a screw on lid we keep ours in.