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milomlo · 11-03-2009, 04:29 PM

Does anyone out there order their dog food online and have it direct shipped automatically each month? If so who do you use and what dog food do you guys suggest?

I have been using Canidae, but lately my dogs are not acting right. Vomiting and itching and I think it is the food. I have been using Petdirect.com but they made me mad so I want to switch companies.

What 6star food do you recommend that you yorkies eat (small kibble)? I would like 6 star as it is grain free and I think that will help my dogs itchy skin. Just trying things out. Open to any suggestions as well.

Breny · 11-03-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by milomlo

Does anyone out there order their dog food online and have it direct shipped automatically each month? If so who do you use and what dog food do you guys suggest?

I have been using Canidae, but lately my dogs are not acting right. Vomiting and itching and I think it is the food. I have been using Petdirect.com but they made me mad so I want to switch companies.

What 6star food do you recommend that you yorkies eat (small kibble)? I would like 6 star as it is grain free and I think that will help my dogs itchy skin. Just trying things out. Open to any suggestions as well.

Life's Abundance premium health Food!

I have it shipped every 3 weeks and shipping is about $7 and they make the food fresh and ship it right to your door. You can change it any time and have it shipped whenever you want. They are the best! I have a link in my siggy for it. All my pups love it and its an awesoem food for allergy sufferers!

milomlo · 11-03-2009, 04:56 PM

Thanks for the suggestion. I am looking for a grain free and filler free dog food. I am glad your babies enjoy their food. Mine enjoy Canidae but I think it is not very good anymore. They changed the recipe and I think that is the problem. Here is the review from Dog Analysis in case you are interested.
Dog Food Reviews - Lifes Abundance Premium Health Food for Puppies & Adult Dogs - Powered by ReviewPost

Belindtch · 11-03-2009, 06:22 PM

I used to use Canidae with my 3 yorkies but they changed the recipe and my girls will not eat the new version. I order Life's Abundance on line. My 3 yorkies consume l small bag per month. They ship a 3 month supply (3 bags) for one shipping charge of $7 something. If I had l bag shipped it would be $7 something for the l bag. So basically I am getting 2 shipped free. They always notify us when it is about time for shipping. They are a toll free number away anytime you need to order something else or delay shipment. My girls are doing beautifully on Life's Abundance and I totally endorse it for anyone wanting a small kibble.

Breny · 11-03-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by milomlo

Thanks for the suggestion. I am looking for a grain free and filler free dog food. I am glad your babies enjoy their food. Mine enjoy Canidae but I think it is not very good anymore. They changed the recipe and I think that is the problem. Here is the review from Dog Analysis in case you are interested.
Dog Food Reviews - Lifes Abundance Premium Health Food for Puppies & Adult Dogs - Powered by ReviewPost

Oh yes, there may be different food that do better for different babies for sure. I've seen that review but we must remember that is just ONE websites review

LA doesn't have bad fillers. its a wonderful food

(copied from their website) :Why is Life’s Abundance Better?
Life’s Abundance foods are veterinarian-formulated with select ingredients help your dog achieve optimum health. We use a “fast-cook” process at low temperatures to help preserve the nutritional value of each and every wholesome ingredient. And we maintain strict inventory controls to ensure the quality and safety of our foods.

Life’s Abundance foods are made with the finest ingredients, including …

* A proprietary blend of vitamins and minerals
* High-quality protein from chicken meal for strong muscles
* An antioxidant system including vitamins A, C and E.
* A selection of nutritious vegetables and fruits.
* Omega-3 fatty acids for healthy skin and a shiny coat.
* Calcium and phosphorus for healthy teeth and strong bones
* Dietary fiber to help maintain a healthy digestive tract.

Since we use only wholesome ingredient, this formula contains …
* No artificial flavors
* No artificial colors
* No corn or corn gluten
* No wheat or wheat gluten

Life’s Abundance delivers concentrated nutrition in every bowl.
* A balanced blend of calcium and phosphorous to support growing and aging bones.
* Our kibble has tested extremely positively with both puppies and adult dogs, regardless of breed or size.
* Optimal protein levels for growing puppies and adults.
* Unique blend of antioxidants that support dogs throughout their life cycle.

Choose Life’s Abundance for your dog because a recipe for a better life is more than meeting minimum requirements.

Breny · 11-03-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Belindtch

I used to use Canidae with my 3 yorkies but they changed the recipe and my girls will not eat the new version. I order Life's Abundance on line. My 3 yorkies consume l small bag per month. They ship a 3 month supply (3 bags) for one shipping charge of $7 something. If I had l bag shipped it would be $7 something for the l bag. So basically I am getting 2 shipped free. They always notify us when it is about time for shipping. They are a toll free number away anytime you need to order something else or delay shipment. My girls are doing beautifully on Life's Abundance and I totally endorse it for anyone wanting a small kibble.

Oh yes I love the small kibble too. My puppies are even weaned on it.

_Chrissy_ · 11-04-2009, 06:09 AM

(1) Orijen (grain free) would be a good one to be shipped or Acana. They sell small .88 lb bags so you could try samples before getting the bigger bags. Both are grain free.

(2) Right now Max is eating Natures Variety Prairie Line. I have heard that the Instinct Grain Free line is very good.

(3) I am getting ready to try Life's Abundance because I got a puppy from Breny and (after he is settled in out home) I need to slowly transition him to foods I currently feed. May end up loving LA and stick with it. Who knows.

I am with others in that the dog food review sites are just one person's opinion.It is easy to find out on here what is "good" in your dogs food but even then others still love foods like Royal Canin for their dogs.
In the end it is all about what works best for your dog.
My number one priority is nice firm poops. I know that sounds silly but I got tired of cleaning my pups but from runny soft stools that he gets on some foods.

_Chrissy_ · 11-04-2009, 06:15 AM

FYI...PS-

I do not sell nor have I fed Life's Abundance yet but...
The Dog Food Analysis site has not updated it's review of LA since 2007.
The ingredients listed on the DFA site and those on the LA site are now different.

INGREDIENTS:
Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Oat Groats, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Dried Beet Pulp, Brewers Dried Yeast, Flaxseed Meal, Natural Flavors, Dried Egg Product, Catfish Meal, Potassium Chloride, Salt, L-Lysine, Canola Oil, DL-Methionine, Calcium Carbonate, Monosodium Phosphate, Dried Carrots, Dried Celery, Dried Beets, Dried Parsley, Dried Lettuce, Dried Watercress, Dried Blueberries, Dried Broccoli, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium thermophilum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Pomegranate Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Supplement, Inositol, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Citric Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Proteinate, Selenium Yeast, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide.

Contains a source of live (viable), naturally-occurring microorganisms.

hugz4all4 · 11-04-2009, 06:16 AM

Merrick offers a grain free food. My dogs love thier turducken food (5 star food) and most of their canned foods. I cant use a grain free food because my dogs dont tolerate them well. I ususally order right off thier site and you can set up shipping on there. They also offer 1.99 sample bags so you can try it out before you buy a big bag. Good luck with your search!!

Britster · 11-04-2009, 06:25 AM

Jackson is picky and he absolutely loves Nature's Variety Instinct. Turkey & Duck flavor is his favorite. K9Quisine.com often offers specials on it to have it shipped. I got a free 4.4lb once and only had to pay $5 for shipping (a 4.4lb is normally over $17 around here!) It's a GREAT food, great meat content and grain-free which is what I like!

jeanm1963 · 11-04-2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Britster

Jackson is picky and he absolutely loves Nature's Variety Instinct. Turkey & Duck flavor is his favorite. K9Quisine.com often offers specials on it to have it shipped. I got a free 4.4lb once and only had to pay $5 for shipping (a 4.4lb is normally over $17 around here!) It's a GREAT food, great meat content and grain-free which is what I like!

We use this too and Laci loves it!

bonbon · 11-04-2009, 07:21 AM

We love NV Instinct, too! Our favorite is the rabbit. I usually order from k9cuisine.com - they have free shipping on orders over $50.

AMD · 11-04-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by milomlo

Does anyone out there order their dog food online and have it direct shipped automatically each month? If so who do you use and what dog food do you guys suggest?

I have been using Canidae, but lately my dogs are not acting right. Vomiting and itching and I think it is the food. I have been using Petdirect.com but they made me mad so I want to switch companies.

What 6star food do you recommend that you yorkies eat (small kibble)? I would like 6 star as it is grain free and I think that will help my dogs itchy skin. Just trying things out. Open to any suggestions as well.

As for ingredients, I would have to say Orijen is the best. After Orijen I'd recommend EVO small bites, NV Instinct.
I feed a rotation diet, consisting of the premium grain-free formulas. (6 star and select 5 star).
Finding the 'best' food is a trial and error process, so you have to find which one is the best for your baby. Good luck!

milomlo · 11-09-2009, 06:05 PM

Thanks for all the input. I do think I want to try grain free for a while and see how it works. I actually LOVE Merricks food, but my dogs pick out the veggies and leave a big mess on the floor for me to clean up

So I am now searching for small kibble like Merrick, with NO veggie pieces in the food, and grain free to start off with. I am feeding some samples of Artemis Maximal mixed with my Canidae. They are getting a little bit of runny poops now, but I am thinking it is just because of the change.

Another reason I am looking to change is because their poops are large. I read that if they were actually digesting most of the food then poops wouldn't be so large or so many. Is that true?

MyTrixie143 · 11-09-2009, 07:29 PM

I use to feed mine Canidae as well. But then they switched their formula and now it's crap. Canidae does contain ethoxyquin.

I noticed a big difference once I took them off of this food.

I switched mine to Life's Abundance and they do great on it and they love it!! Plus the kibble is small and the price isn't bad.
I also tried them on Blue Buffalo and they loved it but they started getting overweight on it so I switched.

I do want to mention you might want to be careful with the grain free foods. They usually have a much higher protein which isn't very good for this breed due to their small livers and liver shunt being so prominent in the breed.

11-03-2009, 04:29 PM	#1
milomlo YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 392	Automatic dog food shipping and what do you get? Does anyone out there order their dog food online and have it direct shipped automatically each month? If so who do you use and what dog food do you guys suggest? I have been using Canidae, but lately my dogs are not acting right. Vomiting and itching and I think it is the food. I have been using Petdirect.com but they made me mad so I want to switch companies. What 6star food do you recommend that you yorkies eat (small kibble)? I would like 6 star as it is grain free and I think that will help my dogs itchy skin. Just trying things out. Open to any suggestions as well. __________________ Cody Izzy Tracy

11-03-2009, 04:56 PM	#3
milomlo YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 392	Thanks for the suggestion. I am looking for a grain free and filler free dog food. I am glad your babies enjoy their food. Mine enjoy Canidae but I think it is not very good anymore. They changed the recipe and I think that is the problem. Here is the review from Dog Analysis in case you are interested. Dog Food Reviews - Lifes Abundance Premium Health Food for Puppies & Adult Dogs - Powered by ReviewPost __________________ Cody Izzy Tracy

11-03-2009, 06:22 PM	#4
Belindtch Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rossville, Georgia Posts: 959	I used to use Canidae with my 3 yorkies but they changed the recipe and my girls will not eat the new version. I order Life's Abundance on line. My 3 yorkies consume l small bag per month. They ship a 3 month supply (3 bags) for one shipping charge of $7 something. If I had l bag shipped it would be $7 something for the l bag. So basically I am getting 2 shipped free. They always notify us when it is about time for shipping. They are a toll free number away anytime you need to order something else or delay shipment. My girls are doing beautifully on Life's Abundance and I totally endorse it for anyone wanting a small kibble. __________________ Belinda and my furbabies, Alyssa , Emily Kate , and Lucy Lucy Dexter

11-04-2009, 06:09 AM	#7
_Chrissy_ Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 544	(1) Orijen (grain free) would be a good one to be shipped or Acana. They sell small .88 lb bags so you could try samples before getting the bigger bags. Both are grain free. (2) Right now Max is eating Natures Variety Prairie Line. I have heard that the Instinct Grain Free line is very good. (3) I am getting ready to try Life's Abundance because I got a puppy from Breny and (after he is settled in out home) I need to slowly transition him to foods I currently feed. May end up loving LA and stick with it. Who knows. I am with others in that the dog food review sites are just one person's opinion.It is easy to find out on here what is "good" in your dogs food but even then others still love foods like Royal Canin for their dogs. In the end it is all about what works best for your dog. My number one priority is nice firm poops. I know that sounds silly but I got tired of cleaning my pups but from runny soft stools that he gets on some foods. __________________ Chrissy & Max & Mickey

11-04-2009, 06:15 AM	#8
_Chrissy_ Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 544	FYI...PS- I do not sell nor have I fed Life's Abundance yet but... The Dog Food Analysis site has not updated it's review of LA since 2007. The ingredients listed on the DFA site and those on the LA site are now different. INGREDIENTS: Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Oat Groats, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Dried Beet Pulp, Brewers Dried Yeast, Flaxseed Meal, Natural Flavors, Dried Egg Product, Catfish Meal, Potassium Chloride, Salt, L-Lysine, Canola Oil, DL-Methionine, Calcium Carbonate, Monosodium Phosphate, Dried Carrots, Dried Celery, Dried Beets, Dried Parsley, Dried Lettuce, Dried Watercress, Dried Blueberries, Dried Broccoli, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium thermophilum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Pomegranate Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Supplement, Inositol, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Citric Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Proteinate, Selenium Yeast, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide. Contains a source of live (viable), naturally-occurring microorganisms. __________________ Chrissy & Max & Mickey

11-04-2009, 06:16 AM	#9
hugz4all4 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: upstate NY Posts: 1,181	Merrick offers a grain free food. My dogs love thier turducken food (5 star food) and most of their canned foods. I cant use a grain free food because my dogs dont tolerate them well. I ususally order right off thier site and you can set up shipping on there. They also offer 1.99 sample bags so you can try it out before you buy a big bag. Good luck with your search!! __________________ Proud mom to 4 skin kids and 8 furbabies

11-04-2009, 06:25 AM	#10
Britster Owned by Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Annapolis, Maryland Posts: 4,048 Blog Entries: 1	Jackson is picky and he absolutely loves Nature's Variety Instinct. Turkey & Duck flavor is his favorite. K9Quisine.com often offers specials on it to have it shipped. I got a free 4.4lb once and only had to pay $5 for shipping (a 4.4lb is normally over $17 around here!) It's a GREAT food, great meat content and grain-free which is what I like! __________________ Brit & JACKSON Jackson's YouTube Channel

11-04-2009, 07:21 AM	#12
bonbon Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,571	We love NV Instinct, too! Our favorite is the rabbit. I usually order from k9cuisine.com - they have free shipping on orders over $50. __________________ Bonny - mom to Alexander, Jordy, Murphy, Chelsea, Tate & Maddox www.yorkiehavenrescue.com

11-09-2009, 06:05 PM	#14
milomlo YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 392	Thanks for all the input. I do think I want to try grain free for a while and see how it works. I actually LOVE Merricks food, but my dogs pick out the veggies and leave a big mess on the floor for me to clean up So I am now searching for small kibble like Merrick, with NO veggie pieces in the food, and grain free to start off with. I am feeding some samples of Artemis Maximal mixed with my Canidae. They are getting a little bit of runny poops now, but I am thinking it is just because of the change. Another reason I am looking to change is because their poops are large. I read that if they were actually digesting most of the food then poops wouldn't be so large or so many. Is that true? __________________ Cody Izzy Tracy

11-09-2009, 07:29 PM	#15
MyTrixie143 Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,486	I use to feed mine Canidae as well. But then they switched their formula and now it's crap. Canidae does contain ethoxyquin. I noticed a big difference once I took them off of this food. I switched mine to Life's Abundance and they do great on it and they love it!! Plus the kibble is small and the price isn't bad. I also tried them on Blue Buffalo and they loved it but they started getting overweight on it so I switched. I do want to mention you might want to be careful with the grain free foods. They usually have a much higher protein which isn't very good for this breed due to their small livers and liver shunt being so prominent in the breed. __________________ A dog is a furry person! http://www.dogster.com/?300866 Tracey & the gang Destiny Scampers Harmony Brownie Buster Trixie~Sugar~Peppi~Daisy Last edited by MyTrixie143; 11-09-2009 at 07:31 PM.