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johnsae · 07-13-2005, 12:46 PM

Hi everyone. I know there are lots of opinions out there about the dog food available for our little guys - Joey seems to like Mighty Dog, and I haven't heard anything bad. Thoughts??

yorkieagility · 07-13-2005, 01:03 PM

This is my opinion pertaining to most can dog food. Just not Mighty Dogs.

Prefer to give my dog hard dog food. It's better for their teeth. Plus there is a lot of water and by product in can food. It make them poop and pee more. Not to mention it makes the poop smell.

browniesmom622 · 07-13-2005, 01:08 PM

brownie and kayko ate mighty dog as a baby i think its good but everyone has there own opinion on that

Julz · 07-13-2005, 01:09 PM

I don't feed any of mine canned dog food either....for any reason...not even the puppies. I have fed canned Iams Puppy Food to a previous litter and they had the runs as long as I fed it to them. The hard food is better for the teeth. And we all know how quicky a Yorkies teeth start to get nasty.

yorkipower · 07-13-2005, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by johnsae

Hi everyone. I know there are lots of opinions out there about the dog food available for our little guys - Joey seems to like Mighty Dog, and I haven't heard anything bad. Thoughts??

Check the ingrediants. I think mighty dog is one of many canned supermarket foods that start with the main ingrediant being "meat by-products" and includes "meat flavor" or is even marketed with "real meat taste." Any of these words in the begining of the label or in the packaging would indicate an inferior dog food. Food ingrediants fare listed in order of what percentage of the product consists of that ingrediant. I only buy dog foods that start with ingrediants such as "chicken, beef, lamb." etc. Generally speaking most of these foods that come in little dishes and are sold out of the supermarket aisle are the lowest grade dog foods. If you would like, I'll check into the lavel on the mighty dog packaging for you. But if it were me, right of the back, I would not feed my dog this product. I blame the diabetes and ultimate death of a Yorkie I had growing up to feeding him a supermarket food that was eventually taken off the market - Gains Burgers.

johnsae · 07-13-2005, 01:48 PM

Great - thanks for all your opinions. I actually mix the mighty dog with hard food to get him to eat more (he hates the dry food). I will check the ingredients and possibly switch him to a healthier option. Thanks!

lycansmom · 07-13-2005, 05:05 PM

i have heard lots of people say they like royal canin baby puppy dry food mixed with some warm water or homemade chicken/beef broth maybe you could give this a try

leximax · 07-13-2005, 05:10 PM

I fed Lexi & Max Mighty Dog canned food as a treat 1-2 times a day while they were puppies and gradually they just didn't want it as much as the dry which I keep out all day so I stopped. I heard its good to keep something like that on hand if they get sick because its easier for them to smell if congested making them want to eat. I keep a can of cat food on hand for my cats for the same reason.

Bella0722 · 07-13-2005, 05:34 PM

I had a female yorkie who loved Mighty Dog. She lived for over 17.5 years. My yorkie now is on Pedigree canned and dry dog food. He eats both though I give him more dry than canned Pedigree. I will probably switch him to another brand, but the breeder fed him this and I didn't want to change so quickly after he came to live with me. But I will be checking myself for the better food products for him too. Hope it works out for you.

yorkipower · 07-14-2005, 01:50 PM

I thought it was - but didn't want to say anything without checking first. Here's a very good website which explains why:

http://www.newconnexion.net/article/07-01/petfood.html

A Prescription for Disease:
Commercial Pet Foods’ Deadly Ingredients

by Julie Cantonwine & Dr. Gaia Mathers
If you watch much television at all you’re bound to see the ads: sleek and handsome purebred dogs running across the screen in slow motion, so eager to reach the bowl of Gravy Train (or Alpo or Mighty Dog, you name the brand). Recently, most of ads show the dogs with their owners (trainers and veterinarians) telling us how wholesome and nutritious this food is for their beloved pets. Commercial pet food is a great convenience for busy pet owners but do we really know exactly what we are feeding our furry friends and companions? The $11 billion per year U.S. pet food industry would like us to believe that we are feeding our animals a wholesome and nutritious diet as they try so hard to portray in their ads.
What most consumers don’t know is that the pet food industry, an extension of the human food and agriculture industries, is just a way for these large companies to get rid of their waste. What really is in pet food? The answer to this question is shocking and disturbing, but important for the well-informed consumer to know. The majority of commercial pet foods are made by a handful of large multinational companies:
• Alpo, Fancy Feast, Friskies and Mighty Dog are produced by Nestle
• 9-Lives, Amore, Gravy Train, Kibbles & Bits, Recipe, Vets are from Heinz
• Colgate makes Hills Science Diet
• Proctor & Gamble Produces Eukanuba and Iams.
According to Dr. Richard Pitcairn in his book, Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats, there is no mandatory federal inspection of ingredients used in pet food manufacturing. In all but two or three states, the law allows pet food makers to use “4-D sources,” that is tissues from animals that are dead, dying, disabled or diseased when they arrive at the slaughterhouse. Another shocking fact is that before meat even arrives at the rendering plant it has already been saturated with chemicals.
To comply with government regulations all meat rejected by slaughterhouses must be “denatured”-- a procedure designed to make it unpalatable to humans, thus ensuring it cannot be resold as human grade meat. There are a variety of methods used. Dr. Wendell Belfied, DVM (former USDA vet) wrote in “Let’s Live” magazine: “In my time as a veterinary meat inspector, we denatured with carbolic acid (phenol, a potentially corrosive disinfectant) and/or creosote (used to preserve wood, also a disinfectant).” According to federal meat inspection regulations, fuel oil, kerosene, carbolic acid and citronella are the approved denaturing materials used. Other foods rejected by the USDA that end up in pet foods include moldy grains and rancid animal fats.
According to an article in “Environmental News” (March ’99) a large percentage of commercial pet food is made up of meat by-products: a toxic brew containing diseased and contaminated meat from slaughterhouses, animal heads, toenails, chicken feathers, feet and beaks. It also includes dead animals picked up from the nation’s roads, rancid restaurant grease, and thousands of animals euthanized in animal hospitals and shelters (flea collars and all). Along with the meat come any drugs that have been introduced into the animals such as hormones, antibiotics and barbiturates used to put pets to sleep. Unsold supermarket meats arrive in their original trays, and are tossed into the pot along with Styrofoam and plastic packaging.
If you haven’t already made some changes in your pet’s diet, this information will certainly make you want to seek some alternatives. One good resource for dietary information is Dr. Pitcairn’s book, which contains recipes to make your pet’s food as well as natural alternatives to commercial foods. Other recommendations for reading on this subject are the book Foods Pets Die For by Ann Martin, New Sage Press, 1977.
According to the “Whole Dog Journal”, vol.3, no.8, quality foods should contain the following:
• Superior sources of protein (whole meats or single-source meat meal)
• A meat source as one of the first two ingredients (chicken or chicken meal for instance)
• Whole, unprocessed grains, vegetables and other foods (rich in nutrients and Enzymes).
Quality food should NOT contain:
• Meat by-products (which are produced through the rendering process)
• Artificial preservatives (BHA, BHT, or Ethoxyquin)
• Artificial colors
• Sweeteners
• Propylene glycol.
It would be wonderful if we could all feed our animals an all-natural raw food diet, but for some the following alternatives will be very helpful. The following is not a complete list of all the respected brands that are available, but it will give you some names to look for:
CANIDAE FLINT RIVER RANCH
CALIFORNIA NATURAL INNOVA
PETGUARD LIFESPAN WYSONG
SOLID GOLD WELLNESS
PRECISE NATURAL BLEND
STEVES REAL FOOD SOJOURNER FARMS
We share this information to educate consumers on the potentially dangerous ingredients that are in most commercial pet foods. Of course, a natural diet is the best for our companion pets’ good health. A healthy pet is a happy pet.

sunshine22 · 07-14-2005, 02:01 PM

I had no idea.

HeatherHamptons · 07-14-2005, 02:12 PM

I give ALL my babies Royal Canin. It's a dry dog food that is made for toy breeds such as yorkies.

It has all the balanced nutrition their little bodies need.

It can be pricey but its worth it!

yorkipower · 07-14-2005, 05:59 PM

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ood+solid+gold

lily's mom · 07-14-2005, 07:14 PM

What kind of hard food do you feed? There are been several picky eaters on here but I think everyone found a good hard food they would eat.

Laura · 07-14-2005, 08:12 PM

I am using Nutro Natural balance Ultra - puppy. I bought a case of canned for the puppies, but it has big chunks. I have to smash it up for them or they carry it around and make a big mess. I will stop the canned after I use these up. It is a little more expensive, but they don't eat that much. I think it makes their coats shinier and more managable.

07-13-2005, 12:46 PM	#1
johnsae Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 181	Mighty Dog - opinions Hi everyone. I know there are lots of opinions out there about the dog food available for our little guys - Joey seems to like Mighty Dog, and I haven't heard anything bad. Thoughts??

07-13-2005, 01:08 PM	#3
browniesmom622 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ny Posts: 11,253 Blog Entries: 5	brownie and kayko ate mighty dog as a baby i think its good but everyone has there own opinion on that __________________ We Love our Yt Angel! My Website< > FB page

07-13-2005, 05:05 PM	#7
lycansmom Luna_Bug's Chew Toy Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 1,199	i have heard lots of people say they like royal canin baby puppy dry food mixed with some warm water or homemade chicken/beef broth maybe you could give this a try __________________ "some people without brains do an awful lot of talking dont they?"

07-13-2005, 05:34 PM	#9
Bella0722 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 940	I had a female yorkie who loved Mighty Dog. She lived for over 17.5 years. My yorkie now is on Pedigree canned and dry dog food. He eats both though I give him more dry than canned Pedigree. I will probably switch him to another brand, but the breeder fed him this and I didn't want to change so quickly after he came to live with me. But I will be checking myself for the better food products for him too. Hope it works out for you. __________________ ~Bella, General Patton, Lipstik, Darwin, Sizzle and Maria~

07-14-2005, 01:50 PM	#10
yorkipower BANNED! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York Posts: 446	Mighty Dog is on the bad list I thought it was - but didn't want to say anything without checking first. Here's a very good website which explains why: http://www.newconnexion.net/article/07-01/petfood.html A Prescription for Disease: Commercial Pet Foods’ Deadly Ingredients by Julie Cantonwine & Dr. Gaia Mathers If you watch much television at all you’re bound to see the ads: sleek and handsome purebred dogs running across the screen in slow motion, so eager to reach the bowl of Gravy Train (or Alpo or Mighty Dog, you name the brand). Recently, most of ads show the dogs with their owners (trainers and veterinarians) telling us how wholesome and nutritious this food is for their beloved pets. Commercial pet food is a great convenience for busy pet owners but do we really know exactly what we are feeding our furry friends and companions? The $11 billion per year U.S. pet food industry would like us to believe that we are feeding our animals a wholesome and nutritious diet as they try so hard to portray in their ads. What most consumers don’t know is that the pet food industry, an extension of the human food and agriculture industries, is just a way for these large companies to get rid of their waste. What really is in pet food? The answer to this question is shocking and disturbing, but important for the well-informed consumer to know. The majority of commercial pet foods are made by a handful of large multinational companies: • Alpo, Fancy Feast, Friskies and Mighty Dog are produced by Nestle • 9-Lives, Amore, Gravy Train, Kibbles & Bits, Recipe, Vets are from Heinz • Colgate makes Hills Science Diet • Proctor & Gamble Produces Eukanuba and Iams. According to Dr. Richard Pitcairn in his book, Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats, there is no mandatory federal inspection of ingredients used in pet food manufacturing. In all but two or three states, the law allows pet food makers to use “4-D sources,” that is tissues from animals that are dead, dying, disabled or diseased when they arrive at the slaughterhouse. Another shocking fact is that before meat even arrives at the rendering plant it has already been saturated with chemicals. To comply with government regulations all meat rejected by slaughterhouses must be “denatured”-- a procedure designed to make it unpalatable to humans, thus ensuring it cannot be resold as human grade meat. There are a variety of methods used. Dr. Wendell Belfied, DVM (former USDA vet) wrote in “Let’s Live” magazine: “In my time as a veterinary meat inspector, we denatured with carbolic acid (phenol, a potentially corrosive disinfectant) and/or creosote (used to preserve wood, also a disinfectant).” According to federal meat inspection regulations, fuel oil, kerosene, carbolic acid and citronella are the approved denaturing materials used. Other foods rejected by the USDA that end up in pet foods include moldy grains and rancid animal fats. According to an article in “Environmental News” (March ’99) a large percentage of commercial pet food is made up of meat by-products: a toxic brew containing diseased and contaminated meat from slaughterhouses, animal heads, toenails, chicken feathers, feet and beaks. It also includes dead animals picked up from the nation’s roads, rancid restaurant grease, and thousands of animals euthanized in animal hospitals and shelters (flea collars and all). Along with the meat come any drugs that have been introduced into the animals such as hormones, antibiotics and barbiturates used to put pets to sleep. Unsold supermarket meats arrive in their original trays, and are tossed into the pot along with Styrofoam and plastic packaging. If you haven’t already made some changes in your pet’s diet, this information will certainly make you want to seek some alternatives. One good resource for dietary information is Dr. Pitcairn’s book, which contains recipes to make your pet’s food as well as natural alternatives to commercial foods. Other recommendations for reading on this subject are the book Foods Pets Die For by Ann Martin, New Sage Press, 1977. According to the “Whole Dog Journal”, vol.3, no.8, quality foods should contain the following: • Superior sources of protein (whole meats or single-source meat meal) • A meat source as one of the first two ingredients (chicken or chicken meal for instance) • Whole, unprocessed grains, vegetables and other foods (rich in nutrients and Enzymes). Quality food should NOT contain: • Meat by-products (which are produced through the rendering process) • Artificial preservatives (BHA, BHT, or Ethoxyquin) • Artificial colors • Sweeteners • Propylene glycol. It would be wonderful if we could all feed our animals an all-natural raw food diet, but for some the following alternatives will be very helpful. The following is not a complete list of all the respected brands that are available, but it will give you some names to look for: CANIDAE FLINT RIVER RANCH CALIFORNIA NATURAL INNOVA PETGUARD LIFESPAN WYSONG SOLID GOLD WELLNESS PRECISE NATURAL BLEND STEVES REAL FOOD SOJOURNER FARMS We share this information to educate consumers on the potentially dangerous ingredients that are in most commercial pet foods. Of course, a natural diet is the best for our companion pets’ good health. A healthy pet is a happy pet.

07-13-2005, 01:03 PM	#2
yorkieagility YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: House Of York Posts: 1,079	This is my opinion pertaining to most can dog food. Just not Mighty Dogs. Prefer to give my dog hard dog food. It's better for their teeth. Plus there is a lot of water and by product in can food. It make them poop and pee more. Not to mention it makes the poop smell.

07-13-2005, 01:09 PM	#4
Julz Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 4,347	I don't feed any of mine canned dog food either....for any reason...not even the puppies. I have fed canned Iams Puppy Food to a previous litter and they had the runs as long as I fed it to them. The hard food is better for the teeth. And we all know how quicky a Yorkies teeth start to get nasty.

07-13-2005, 01:48 PM	#6
johnsae Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 181	Great - thanks for all your opinions. I actually mix the mighty dog with hard food to get him to eat more (he hates the dry food). I will check the ingredients and possibly switch him to a healthier option. Thanks!

07-13-2005, 05:10 PM	#8
leximax Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hazleton, PA Posts: 186	I fed Lexi & Max Mighty Dog canned food as a treat 1-2 times a day while they were puppies and gradually they just didn't want it as much as the dry which I keep out all day so I stopped. I heard its good to keep something like that on hand if they get sick because its easier for them to smell if congested making them want to eat. I keep a can of cat food on hand for my cats for the same reason.

07-14-2005, 02:01 PM	#11
sunshine22 YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 388	I had no idea. __________________ I my little Sunshine ...!

07-14-2005, 02:12 PM	#12
HeatherHamptons Got Yorkie? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 923	I give ALL my babies Royal Canin. It's a dry dog food that is made for toy breeds such as yorkies. It has all the balanced nutrition their little bodies need. It can be pricey but its worth it! __________________ R.I.P sweet Prince.. You are dearly missed. My heart breaks thinking of you, but i know you're in a peaceful place. We love you sooooo much sweet boy

07-14-2005, 05:59 PM	#13
yorkipower BANNED! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York Posts: 446	Previous posts on food http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ood+solid+gold

07-14-2005, 07:14 PM	#14
lily's mom Lily Loves Maximus Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,633	What kind of hard food do you feed? There are been several picky eaters on here but I think everyone found a good hard food they would eat. __________________ Lily and Dawn

07-14-2005, 08:12 PM	#15
Laura Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wylie TX Posts: 1,577	I am using Nutro Natural balance Ultra - puppy. I bought a case of canned for the puppies, but it has big chunks. I have to smash it up for them or they carry it around and make a big mess. I will stop the canned after I use these up. It is a little more expensive, but they don't eat that much. I think it makes their coats shinier and more managable. __________________ Laura--loving mom of Robyn, Dexter, Sandy, Mattie, Sammy, Jake & Mollie http://www.yorkietalk.com/gallery/sh...00&ppuser=1851