Just want whats best

[chachi]

I would say trry a different food. My dogs eat Royal
Canin min bites. An oatmeal shampoo would be good for the itching.

[Thorsmomma]

I am glad to hear the positive things about Costco's dog food. My lad is on the lamb and rice formula and she loves it and so does my yorkie Thor. Since Thor is six months old now, my vet said I could switch him from puppy food to adult food, and I am still searching for the right food. I want it to be healthy, yummy, and help with his itching. I have had some great suggestions so far about good kinds of food. Their are some reall strong oppions on the Costco's dog food, reanging from really bad, to great, and in my personal experience it is great!

[alaskayorkie]

Here's one of those previous threads someone mentioned. There may be a better one.

Lamb and Rice Food

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by bleaming

I use Biljac. Swear by it for all breeds.

I used to work in sales for Bil Jac. We can get the frozen here in Ohio because
their main plant is in a suburb of Cleveland (Medina) D ogs love it and it puts on
weight if you ever need that. That I don't need in my 11 yr. old Yorkie!

[crystalsmom]

Just switched to Royal Canin and since I know that tends to put on the lbs. I am just
feeding her less and she looks forward to it and seems to satisfy her longer.

[crystalsmom]

P. S. My vet thinks Bil Jac Frozen is like cocaine for dogs (they love it so much) and
mine does and that's why I'm with Royal Canin. Although it does seem to put on
weight it's nothing like Bil Jac. The Univ. of Pa. used to call us all the time to
feed very ill dogs. They needed something to get them to eat that would be
good for them. My previous two posts seem to contradict one a another. Just
wanted to explain.

[Thorsmomma]

Do you know if bil jac if full of preservitives and artifical flavors? I want something that is very natural and not pumped up with a ton of preservitives, etc. I know I'm picky, I just want my little man to be healthy.

[StewiesMom]

Originally Posted by Thorsmomma

Hi! I don't mean to ambush everyone with a thousand questions but I was wondering what brand of food everyone likes to feed their dogs. Right now I am using Purina one small breed. My yorkie has a new founf love for my other dogs food, but the other dog is a lab, and she just gets sams club brand. My other question is that Thor seems to be really itchy (not from flea's becuase I use frontline) and I don't want to pump him full of medicines, but I hate it for him that he is so itchy. Does anyone have any remedies for ichy skin in doggies?
Thanks! Hannah aka Thors Momma

For dry & itchy skin I used Omega Fatty Acid over the food. Worked wonders for Stewie. Also used tea tree oil shampoo for his first few months.

[I_love_lucy]

Lucy has Bakers Complete puppy/junior plus the adult meaty chunks. I have been told that it is not great for her, but it is that or nothing. We have tried all the vet recommended stuff and she refuses to eat anything else.

With the itchyness, we were recommended to bath Lucy in a mild salt solution and it worked wonders, since we started doing it she has hardly scratched at all

[Carters Mom]

I use Innova Puppy for Cooper and Carter.

My daughter lives in North Carolina and they don't even have PetSmart or Petco here. I went with her today to purchase dog food for Sebastian at a small local petshop and they have Chicken Soup! That is another food that is on Whole Dog Journal's top list. The price was good too -- $6.89 for 6#.

Lisa

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by bleaming

I use Biljac. Swear by it for all breeds.

I was wondering if you could check your bag of dry dog food since they
have changed it some. Most of the dry foods have preservatives but
some are better than others. I will not let my dog eat a food with
by products and I won't even go into what that could intail. Since
she is in Nevada I'm pretty sure she can't get the frozen (checked on that for someone else not too long ago )and I
should not have brought it up except on an Ohio site. Oh well you
mentioned Bil Jac and I have felt great about it but since the time
I worked for them, I have found other good foods also. Solid Gold
Is another I don't think we mentioned. www.jbpet.com has a good
variety of top notch foods and most you can buy in the better pet
stores. Could I ask you to quote this since she may want to look
into others. Also I do feel you are what you eat (both human and
animal) and since these dogs eat so little, it's not a hardship to
feed the best. Like bleaming I feel Bil Jac is one of the best.

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by Carters Mom

I use Innova Puppy for Cooper and Carter.

My daughter lives in North Carolina and they don't even have PetSmart or Petco here. I went with her today to purchase dog food for Sebastian at a small local petshop and they have Chicken Soup! That is another food that is on Whole Dog Journal's top list. The price was good too -- $6.89 for 6#.

Lisa

I hear that is very good espically if they have an allergic reaction to corn. I fed Nutro
for a long time after Bil Jac to get her weight down. Now I hope this Royal Canin(lite)
doesn't have her back to being a little "tub" again. She still could lose more weight
but she didn't like the Nutro this past month for some reason.

[Erin]

Thor is a great name!

All you need to do is look at the list of ingredients and you can determine which are the best foods. If it doesn't sound like something you would eat then it's not good! There is a list out there that is created by the Whole Dog Journal every year. They don't take advertising and they list the best foods for the year. You might be able to find this list if you search google, but it's not listed on their website because you have to subscribe - since they take no paid advertisements that is the only way to make money.

The problem is that Petsmart, Petco, and the grocery store don't sell the best foods. My 9 month old Loki had problems with diarrhea on Royal Canin. Now he is on Natural Balance Ultra Premium (only the "Ultra Premium" is on the list). I can get it at PetCo for about $8 for 2 months worth of food. I'm happy with it and it is a good quality food. Canidae and Innova are two of the best out there though. We will likely switch to one of those soon!

Oh, and I have a nosey neighbor who is always trying to sell me BilJac. I just politely tell him that BilJac is NOT on the list :-)

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by Erin

Thor is a great name!

All you need to do is look at the list of ingredients and you can determine which are the best foods. If it doesn't sound like something you would eat then it's not good! There is a list out there that is created by the Whole Dog Journal every year. They don't take advertising and they list the best foods for the year. You might be able to find this list if you search google, but it's not listed on their website because you have to subscribe - since they take no paid advertisements that is the only way to make money.

The problem is that Petsmart, Petco, and the grocery store don't sell the best foods. My 9 month old Loki had problems with diarrhea on Royal Canin. Now he is on Natural Balance Ultra Premium (only the "Ultra Premium" is on the list). I can get it at PetCo for about $8 for 2 months worth of food. I'm happy with it and it is a good quality food. Canidae and Innova are two of the best out there though. We will likely switch to one of those soon!

Oh, and I have a nosey neighbor who is always trying to sell me BilJac. I just politely tell him that BilJac is NOT on the list :-)

None of them are any good if your dog doesn't eat it!! Believe me I wasn't trying
to sell anyone Bil Jac because since I was with them years ago; I know there is better.
but when someone is happy with their food like our one member on the tread is and the dog
is doing well, why discourage her. It's certainly better than buying something at a
grocery store. I haven't worked for them in 20 yrs. so I wouldn't want to go out
on a limb either way until I checked more but the frozen is an excellent food. They used
to ship to breeders but are now keeping it local. I'm glad you were polite to your
nosey neighbor!!

[Thorsmomma]

Thanks Erin! It's a big name for a little guy with a huge attitude!

I'm not trying to be thick here, but is "frozen" a brand of food or is it a sub-brand of Bil Jac?

Thanks to everyone's helpful hints...