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Good dog food is available widely in France & we have always found something in Spain without too much problem.

In desparation by cheap cuts of meat for your dog but we never have had to.

Quote: Originally posted by Montagnou on 21/2/2011

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We feed our dogs Eukanuba and we have it shipped from the UK as it is half the price to do it this way.

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OMG!  Does it really make that much difference? 

As for buying meat and feediing them.  We'd still need biscuits of some sort. 

I suspect that we'll take some from home I may have to smuggle it in the van....  and maybe have a look at the Frolic mentioned above.

Hi I live in the Netherlands and we always travel with our dogs. To avoid foodproblems, we give them a mixture of different brands and we have always been able to buy the right stuf.

For the Frolic you will have to know that that contains a lot of salt. We use it as a special treat because our dogs love it as well. But you shouldn't feed it as a meal for a long period of time.

Simone

All the supermarkets we have used have sold  Pedigree tinned and dried

food,Biscrox,Dentastix,marrowbones etc.Prices were about the same as UK.

The brand Frolic has been fine with our spaniels and also own brand dog biscuits.

In Italy we have used Aldi/Lidl own brands and that has been ok.

Terry

We take our Arden Grange with us, I'm quite big on giving ethical food so Pedigree would be a big no for me.

 If you decide to give your dog a complete change, it would be wise to 'wean' your dog onto it gradually rather than a drastic swap.

I measure out my dogs portions into sandwich bags and count the meals required and add an extra 3 or 4.

Frolic seems to be a great food. I use it as "bribes & treats" rather than buy stupidly over-priced dog treats.

I go to France for the food:  Should you deny your dog the delights of Aliments pour chiens avec des escargots or even Aliments pour chiens avec des cuisses de grenouilles et de sauce à l'ail 

I think I'd prefer to take their 'normal' food from home.  I'd hate to find something else upset their stomachs (a good possibility with a sudden, complete change) & not be able to buy their normal stuff.

We also measure it out to take away & add a bit 'just in case' so we know we're not carrying more weight than we need to.

You could take your own this time but try the dog on other brands whilst there to see if they agree?  That way you'd have your own as back-up if needed & would know for sure for next time.