Fromm Four-Star 5-lb: $17.99 + Free Curbside Pickup

Fromm Four-Star Whitefish & Potato in the 5-lb bag runs $17.99 at Bogie's Pet Supply in Fremont, with free curbside pickup on every order. That's a premium, family-owned formula from a company with over 100 years in pet nutrition, staged at your driveway without a freight charge. No subscription lock-in. No minimum order. You pull up, grab the bag, drive off.

What's in the Fromm Four-Star Whitefish & Potato 5-lb?

Whitefish is the first listed ingredient, sweet potato is the primary carbohydrate source, and the formula carries no grains, corn, wheat, or soy.

Fromm Family Foods, the maker behind this line, describes its operation as combining "over 100 years of family-owned experience" with a stated priority on quality ingredients, safety, and sustainability. The Four-Star line sits at the top of their product range, and the Whitefish & Potato recipe is a complete, balanced diet formulated for adult dogs of all sizes.

The ingredient profile breaks down like this:

• Whitefish, listed first, as the primary animal protein
• Sweet potato as the starch and fiber base, replacing rice or barley
• Chicken fat for caloric density
• Peas and lentils in supporting roles for amino acid balance
• Flaxseed for omega-3 fatty acids

No artificial colors. No BHA or BHT. The bag weighs 5 pounds, which changes the feeding math for smaller dogs.

Grain-free labeling and the DCM question

The 2018–2019 FDA investigation into dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs put a spotlight on grain-free diets, specifically those where legumes like peas, lentils, and chickpeas dominate the carbohydrate profile. The concern was never "grain-free" as a blanket category. It was the legume-to-grain ratio in specific formulas.

The FDA's preliminary findings flagged taurine deficiency as a likely mechanism, with Boxers, Dobermans, and Great Danes overrepresented in the case reports. The Fromm Four-Star Whitefish & Potato recipe uses sweet potato as its leading carbohydrate, with peas and lentils in secondary supporting roles rather than as the dominant starch. That's a structural difference from the legume-heavy formulas that drew the most scrutiny.

As one food-industry reference notes, grains "remain one of the most cost-effective, versatile, and operationally friendly ingredients" in any formulation, which is part of why the grain-free shift happened in the first place. The question for a buyer isn't "grain-free or not." It's what's doing the carb work in the bag, and in what proportion.

Why the 5-lb bag matters for small-breed feeding

A 5-lb bag keeps kibble fresher for small dogs because they finish it in four to five weeks instead of two to three months.

A 10-pound dog eats roughly 1 to 1.5 cups of kibble per day. Once the inner seal breaks, the fat content in kibble oxidizes with air exposure. A 12-lb bag that lasts a small dog three months means the last two weeks of that bag are working with degraded fats.

Three practical reasons the smaller bag wins for dogs under 25 pounds:

• Shorter time between opening and finishing means less fat oxidation
• Lower upfront cost makes rotating protein sources less risky
• Less stored kibble means fewer pantry pest issues in warm months

The 5-lb format also makes the $17.99 price point work as a trial size. You can introduce a new protein source without committing to a quarter's worth of kibble that might not agree with your dog's gut.

Free curbside pickup at a Fremont neighborhood store

Bogie's Pet Supply is a neighborhood store in Fremont, and the curbside model is simple: you place an order in-store, by phone, or online. The bag gets staged by the curb. You pull up, grab it, drive off. No warehouse in another state. No "estimated delivery: 5–7 business days." No $6.99 shipping fee tacked onto an $18 order.

The practical difference from online ordering shows up in a few specific ways:

• Same-day availability instead of a multi-day shipping window
• No cardboard box to tear through to reach the actual product
• A person at the register who knows your dog's breed, age, and sensitivities, and can swap a bag if the lot or formula changed
• No return shipping if your dog turns up her nose at a new flavor

Pricing without the freight markup

$17.99 for 5 pounds of Fromm Four-Star works out to roughly $3.60 per pound. Online retailers list the same 5-lb bag in the $22 to $26 range before shipping, which pushes the effective per-pound cost above $4.50 once a $5 to $8 delivery fee lands. The curbside model strips that freight layer entirely.

That's the whole argument for a local pet store in the subscription era. The formula is the same product either way. The difference is whether you're paying for a truck to move it or for a neighbor to hand it over the curb.

Bogie's keeps the shelf stocked and the curb clear. The bag is $17.99. The pickup is free. That's the deal.