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Baileys_Momma · 03-21-2006, 10:15 AM

I just switched Bailey from RC to Merrick Wet/Dry mix. He really enjoys it. I have a hard time finding Merrick's locally so I buy it online and they are having a huge sale. I just bought 15 lbs. of three different flavors of dry food and they each came with 6 cans free of wet so I got 18 cans total. My shipment arrived today.

kitty · 03-21-2006, 10:55 AM

When you buy online do you have to have a cc? I don't have a cc or paypal.

Baileys_Momma · 03-21-2006, 10:57 AM

yes you have to have a debit card or CC. Some companies take electronic check but you have to go to their website to see what their payment options are.

Tiggerwit · 03-21-2006, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by val

When I got Nelly, she was on the Nutro Max. From there I moved her up to the Nutro Ultra, she hated all of it. I had my older dogs on Eagle Pack so I decided to switch Nelly to the puppy Eagle Pack. She absolutely loves it. I have never heard anyone else mention this food on yt before so I do not know if it is the best to have her on so right now until I hear some negative feedback on it that is what I will keep her on. It did give her a bit of loose bowel movements for a day or so but she is fine and it did not slow her down while she was going through it, I guess it just took her a while to switch.

Val,

I had my Golden on Eagle Pak but if you look at the lawn all you see are all these brown spots from where she pees. Do you have any problems like that from it?

snickers mom · 03-21-2006, 11:05 AM

We started with eukanuba puppy and ended up with Nutro Lamb and Rice Small Bites... which snickers likes so much better and is better for her... good luck w/ur search on the right food for you! (well, for ur furbaby anyway lol)

hunniebunnie · 03-21-2006, 11:07 AM

bunjee is currently on a mix of avoderm puppy and innova puppy. he'll be fully switched to avoderm in a couple weeks or so. he also get little sample packs of california natural and innova evo as treats.

Tiger's Mom · 03-21-2006, 01:50 PM

Tiger's base food is Innova dry puppy food . . .but I mix it with Innova health bar, beef liver 100% preservative free and a teaspoon of yogurt or cottage cheese for breakfast . . .early dinner si Innova with Merrick wet dog food. He always looks forward to his meals and cleans his plate like it was never used! He just started the Merrick wet and really loves it.

Nikki+2 · 03-22-2006, 07:56 AM

Spike is on RC puppy. Gracie was on Nutro Natural Little bites and was getting fat. Switched to RC Yorkie- still fat. Nutro Natural Lite (dry)- only lost .5 lbs in a month and the vet wants her to lose 3. Now I'm doing Nutro Lite canned in the am and green beans mixed with a little dry at night. Seems to be working.

prncssleah · 03-22-2006, 08:07 AM

My pus are on puppy purina one. When I brought my boston home he was on Timberwolf an all natural brand that I loved...but I was afraid that I woudln't be able to find it easily if we ever moved so I went with the puppy purina once Tank came home. That's what the breeder had him on and they both seem to like it and are doing well with it.

jpb1971 · 03-22-2006, 08:22 AM

We used to give our guys nutro and mix it with this yorkie food that I got from my vets, can't remember waht its called, but we now feed him "people food."

That started after I read this book called "Smart Than You Think"

Last night for dinner he had rice, mixed with steamed vegetables and pork. For breakfast/lunch today they will get eggs mixed with steamed veggies and rice.

Basically they eat what we eat.

James

val · 03-22-2006, 03:08 PM

Tiggerwit,
I guess I am pretty lucky, we only have rock in our backyard so I do not have to worry about the brown spots. Nelly was about a week switching to it, it made her poop a bit runny but now she is back to normal and loves it.

robandkelly13 · 03-23-2006, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by typerk

We now use Royal Canin yorkie formula and my dog absolutely loves it. I think it's helping her skin and coat and you can just tell, it's as more premium food than what we were giving her before.

I've never heard of Royal Canin Yorkie Formula. Where do you buy it? I looked in Pet's Mart and Pet Co. with no luck.

Lola LaRue · 03-23-2006, 10:26 AM

I feed mine Merrick's wet food and I add boiled chicken breast or steak. We sometimes add cottage cheese to the mixture. She use to eat salmon too, but her stomach has become sensitive to it. She also has royal canine yorkie formula out all day too. We have tried everything imaginable for her and this seems to currently be working. She tries to eat anything human. She eats all kinds of veggies including carrots and asparagus. She loves pasta. People think she eats better than we do.

Zeke'smom · 03-23-2006, 10:59 AM

We've gone through so many foods with Zeke! He eats one variety for awhile and then will suddenly stop eating it. He either really likes variety or really likes the UPS man (who brings the food that we order online)

! What we're doing now is free feeding him Innova Puppy dry and in the morning/evening he gets 1/4 can of Innova Puppy wet. Innova wet/dry makes the perfect combo as it is very healthy AND we have a local supplier! Also, this combo has worked for over a month, far longer than any other combo we've come up with!

bren · 03-23-2006, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by robandkelly13

I've never heard of Royal Canin Yorkie Formula. Where do you buy it? I looked in Pet's Mart and Pet Co. with no luck.

When I used to feed mine Royal Canin Yorkshire Terrier formula, I found it at PetsMart or Petco. PetsMart was cheaper in my area so I usually got it there unless they were sold out. Both stores had an entire aisle that contained all of the Royal Canin types of food so you should definitely be able to find it at both of those stores.

03-21-2006, 10:15 AM	#16
Baileys_Momma And Morgan Too! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,180	I just switched Bailey from RC to Merrick Wet/Dry mix. He really enjoys it. I have a hard time finding Merrick's locally so I buy it online and they are having a huge sale. I just bought 15 lbs. of three different flavors of dry food and they each came with 6 cans free of wet so I got 18 cans total. My shipment arrived today. __________________ Courtney Bailey Morgan KICKING CANCER'S BUTT, ONE CHEMO TREATMENT AT A TIME!!! Member of the SSLS (Secret Sisterhood Ladybug Society)

03-21-2006, 10:57 AM	#18
Baileys_Momma And Morgan Too! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,180	yes you have to have a debit card or CC. Some companies take electronic check but you have to go to their website to see what their payment options are. __________________ Courtney Bailey Morgan KICKING CANCER'S BUTT, ONE CHEMO TREATMENT AT A TIME!!! Member of the SSLS (Secret Sisterhood Ladybug Society)

03-21-2006, 01:50 PM	#22
Tiger's Mom Donating YT 8000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 8,864	Tiger's base food is Innova dry puppy food . . .but I mix it with Innova health bar, beef liver 100% preservative free and a teaspoon of yogurt or cottage cheese for breakfast . . .early dinner si Innova with Merrick wet dog food. He always looks forward to his meals and cleans his plate like it was never used! He just started the Merrick wet and really loves it. __________________ Tiger and Annika - official members of THE CRAZY CLUB & PINK CLUB www.mygofetch.com

03-22-2006, 08:07 AM	#24
prncssleah YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hartsville, SC Posts: 261	My pus are on puppy purina one. When I brought my boston home he was on Timberwolf an all natural brand that I loved...but I was afraid that I woudln't be able to find it easily if we ever moved so I went with the puppy purina once Tank came home. That's what the breeder had him on and they both seem to like it and are doing well with it. __________________ Leah, mom to Tank the Yorkie & Buckeye the Boston www.dlparr.com

03-21-2006, 10:55 AM	#17
kitty My Best Friend Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 2,251	When you buy online do you have to have a cc? I don't have a cc or paypal.

03-21-2006, 11:05 AM	#20
snickers mom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 687	We started with eukanuba puppy and ended up with Nutro Lamb and Rice Small Bites... which snickers likes so much better and is better for her... good luck w/ur search on the right food for you! (well, for ur furbaby anyway lol)

03-21-2006, 11:07 AM	#21
hunniebunnie Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya Posts: 1,325	bunjee is currently on a mix of avoderm puppy and innova puppy. he'll be fully switched to avoderm in a couple weeks or so. he also get little sample packs of california natural and innova evo as treats.

03-22-2006, 07:56 AM	#23
Nikki+2 I heart Sugar Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 6,269	Spike is on RC puppy. Gracie was on Nutro Natural Little bites and was getting fat. Switched to RC Yorkie- still fat. Nutro Natural Lite (dry)- only lost .5 lbs in a month and the vet wants her to lose 3. Now I'm doing Nutro Lite canned in the am and green beans mixed with a little dry at night. Seems to be working.

03-22-2006, 08:22 AM	#25
jpb1971 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 214	We used to give our guys nutro and mix it with this yorkie food that I got from my vets, can't remember waht its called, but we now feed him "people food." That started after I read this book called "Smart Than You Think" Last night for dinner he had rice, mixed with steamed vegetables and pork. For breakfast/lunch today they will get eggs mixed with steamed veggies and rice. Basically they eat what we eat. James

03-22-2006, 03:08 PM	#26
val Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: medicine hat,ab Posts: 155	Tiggerwit, I guess I am pretty lucky, we only have rock in our backyard so I do not have to worry about the brown spots. Nelly was about a week switching to it, it made her poop a bit runny but now she is back to normal and loves it.

03-23-2006, 10:26 AM	#28
Lola LaRue Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Ramon, CA Posts: 706	I feed mine Merrick's wet food and I add boiled chicken breast or steak. We sometimes add cottage cheese to the mixture. She use to eat salmon too, but her stomach has become sensitive to it. She also has royal canine yorkie formula out all day too. We have tried everything imaginable for her and this seems to currently be working. She tries to eat anything human. She eats all kinds of veggies including carrots and asparagus. She loves pasta. People think she eats better than we do.

03-23-2006, 10:59 AM	#29
Zeke'smom Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 10	We've gone through so many foods with Zeke! He eats one variety for awhile and then will suddenly stop eating it. He either really likes variety or really likes the UPS man (who brings the food that we order online) ! What we're doing now is free feeding him Innova Puppy dry and in the morning/evening he gets 1/4 can of Innova Puppy wet. Innova wet/dry makes the perfect combo as it is very healthy AND we have a local supplier! Also, this combo has worked for over a month, far longer than any other combo we've come up with!