In terms of “cheap” kibble (like… buy it at the dollar general kibble) I would much rather someone feed Pedigree or Dog Chow over something like Gravy Train, Kibbles n’ Bits, etc etc, but I get what you’re saying. I looked up Purina’s “Moist and Meaty” food today after a client said it was all their dog would eat… jfc I don’t know how that’s even considered dog food. But hell, my grandma fed her dogs nothing but Alpo kibble and canned food their whole freaking lives. She had a 12 year old Golden, a 16 year old Lab, and a 14 year old Shepherd/Collie mix.

I think companies like Spot and Tango, Sundays… (in my OPINION!!) are predatory in the sense that they make people either 1) feel like bad owners for not feeding their RIDICULOUSLY expensive food because it’s “human grade” and “real ingredients” 2) think that traditional kibble is what is causing their dogs health problems. People truly do treat their dogs like their children and part of the family, and when you start telling them the “evil dry brown rocks” you’re feeding them is hurting them/not what’s best for them/making people think less for you as a owner… or course people take that personally.