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Dog Food for a Trip

January 19, 2022 by Steve Snell

I have nine dogs on my current bird dog string. We can be on the road for weeks at a time. I do my best to carry all the dog food that I will need for an entire trip. I feed Purina Pro Plan Performance (that’s a lot of Ps) and it can be purchased in a lot of places (Tractor Supply is usually a good bet), but I don’t like to leave things to chance. So I carry my dog food with me.

Space is always limited so I want to carry very close to the exact amount I’ll need. This requires a little math.

First I need to see how much food I’ll need per day. I use an exact dry measuring “cup” for my dog food. I prefer to be real specific in how much they get every day.

  • Moose 6 cups
  • Pearl 4 cups
  • Jack 6 cups
  • Tilley 4 cups
  • Bull 6 cups
  • Belle 5 cups
  • Cowboy 4 cups
  • Pepper 4 cups
  • Dot 4 cups

That’s 43 cups a day. On a 10 day trip I’ll need a minimum of 430 cups.

A 37.5 pound bag of dog food contains exactly 150 cups. Don’t ask me how I know that….

430 cups divided by 150 cups in a bag makes 2.87 bags. We round up to 3 bags dry dog food.

I also feed a little canned food while I’m on the road. I have a few picky eaters and this gives them a little inspiration. It’s also a little boost for a hard working crew.

Wet dog food – 1/3 can a day X 9 dogs

3 cans a day.

10 days X 3 cans a day is 30 cans

12 cans to a case equals 3 cases of canned food.

One of my favorite new add-ons to my dog truck is the slide out holder for my feed bin. It has freed up some room and makes a pretty slick work space for mixing up my dog food at the end of the day.

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