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Barbara92021 · 08-21-2006, 10:06 PM

I've been on this website almost the entire day reading about different foods, different brands of dog food, and many other threads about Yorkies and their diets!!!

Iams??? No, don't give it! Yes, Iams is loved by my dogs! ??????

Eukanuba??? No, don't give it! Yes, I give Eukanuba to my dogs! ?????

My little Gingie has just turned 10 mos. old on the 20th and she is the pickiest little eater. I have yet to find another that can even begin to compare!! She has been on the Medi-Cal dry puppy food from our vet since she was first brought home to us. Yes, it was slowly added to the breeder's food of choice and she was fine for awhile. Then she just quit eating around 4mos so we added the Medi-Cal wet puppy food, also from our vet. Vet said she was gaining fine and looking very healthy so not to worry. Well, worry I did!!!

To make a long story short, she has been on both dry and wet mixed together with people food added ever since. I read in here about cottage cheese and yogurt. She loved both - for one feeding!!! I've tried all the food ideas given in YT for adding or giving to our little Yorkies, like veggies, fruit and such. She has loved them all - only for awhile.

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I am just afraid that she is eating too much of the people food and not enough of her own. She will lick the cottage cheese, cheese touched macaroni, yogurt etc. right off the kibbles!!!

We bought the Go Natural food for her this week. We got both the salmon based and chicken based trial pkgs. She ate about 6 of the little kibbles of the salmon based and then left it alone. Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!

I am going crazy trying to figure out what is and what is not the truth about these store bought foods!!!!

I was diagnosed with MS in March of this year and I can't get around very much so I am really happy that my little xmas present is only weighing 4lbs and she is 4lbs of fun, craziness, and my life-line so many times! I just love her to pieces and so does my hubby!!! It would be so much easier for me if I only had to do one thing with her food. I may be in a wheelchair soon.

Hopefully, one of you has some advice to help me out here!!! I am in Canada and I can't always get the products so many of you speak about. Help me get un-confused, please!!!!

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Breeze · 08-21-2006, 10:15 PM

I am in Canada too

I found the best thing to do was to go the manufacturers websites, most have a option to find a supplier near you. Believe it or not its not that hard to find a place to buy quality dog food here in Canada. Its not sold in the big chain stores but some of the smaller pet stores do carry good food. Where are you located? Is there a Pet Planet near you? They sell a quite a few high quality brands.

Here is a list of links to human grade dog food makers.

A great resource for finding a supplier location near you.

http://www.canidae.com
http://www.chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com/
http://www.premiumedgepetfood.com/
http://www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk/
http://www.eaglepack.com/
http://www.flintriver.com/ProductInf...ngredients.htm
http://www.godaddy.com/sites.html
http://www.petrx.com/index.asp?PageA...ROD&ProdID=846
http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/pro...egetarian.html
http://www.omhpet.com/dogs/wellness_...Sup5MixChicken
http://www.breeders-choice.com/
http://www.happydogfood.com/products.htm
http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/
http://www.propacpetfood.com/dogs/in...20030327154406
http://www.naturediet.net/index.html
http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/
http://www.merrickpetcare.com/

Bombers Mom · 08-22-2006, 05:38 AM

Barbara - what I did was I went to a local pet supply store and asked them if they had any samples of high quality dry pet food - and they gave me a ton of small samples to try. My dogs all loved the California Natural Lamb and Rice - and they haven't lost interest in it since I started feeding it a few weeks ago. I also now give them Merrick canned food about once or twice a week mixed into the dry food - which they also love. The flavor I tried was Merrick Granny's Pot pie.

Good luck!

Leslie

Barbara92021 · 08-22-2006, 04:48 PM

Thankyou very much Breeze and Leslie!!!

I did just that after I posted yesterday. I went to Google and searched for top brandname dog foods in Canada. I found one called Petcurean and I remembered that I had seen that one in one of the many posts I read yesterday. I clicked on their locations of retailers and was surprised to find Go Natural was sold at our Top Crop store right here in Cranbrook. LOL The darn thing was nearly the last of soooooo many dealers.

I phoned them and sure enough they carry the Go Natural and Summitt products from Percurean. Hubby went and got the sample pkgs. for chicken based and salmon based dry dog foods, Go Natural.

Ginger wasn't fussy about the salmon one but she sure likes the chicken based!!! I am so dang relieved! Crazy how I was so excited that she was eating the dry kibbles like she was starving to death!! LOL She has been going back to her dish all day, having a only a few at a time but that is just fine by me!!!!!!!!!

Something else I learned from the lady at Top Crop was that they carry the slings for our little guys and also backpacks and, best for me, the front snuggly type packs!!! I am going in on the w/end w/ hubby to buy one. I will post pics when I get one home and her in it! LOL

Live and learn! I was so frustrated yesterday and now look what has come of it. I copied your list, Breeze, just in case!!! Thanks so very much! That is a very long list of websites! You are so sweet for doing that for me!!

And, Leslie, I am going to see about the Merrick's line of dog food too as I've heard so many people saying good things about their stuff! Thankyou!!

I am one very happy Yorkie mom, today!!!

Breeze · 08-22-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Barbara92021

Thankyou very much Breeze and Leslie!!!

I did just that after I posted yesterday. I went to Google and searched for top brandname dog foods in Canada. I found one called Petcurean and I remembered that I had seen that one in one of the many posts I read yesterday. I clicked on their locations of retailers and was surprised to find Go Natural was sold at our Top Crop store right here in Cranbrook. LOL The darn thing was nearly the last of soooooo many dealers.

I phoned them and sure enough they carry the Go Natural and Summitt products from Percurean. Hubby went and got the sample pkgs. for chicken based and salmon based dry dog foods, Go Natural.

Ginger wasn't fussy about the salmon one but she sure likes the chicken based!!! I am so dang relieved! Crazy how I was so excited that she was eating the dry kibbles like she was starving to death!! LOL She has been going back to her dish all day, having a only a few at a time but that is just fine by me!!!!!!!!!

Something else I learned from the lady at Top Crop was that they carry the slings for our little guys and also backpacks and, best for me, the front snuggly type packs!!! I am going in on the w/end w/ hubby to buy one. I will post pics when I get one home and her in it! LOL

Live and learn! I was so frustrated yesterday and now look what has come of it. I copied your list, Breeze, just in case!!! Thanks so very much! That is a very long list of websites! You are so sweet for doing that for me!!

And, Leslie, I am going to see about the Merrick's line of dog food too as I've heard so many people saying good things about their stuff! Thankyou!!

I am one very happy Yorkie mom, today!!!

You are welcome, so glad to hear that you found a great food for your baby and a carrier too.

Pipersmommy · 08-23-2006, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Bombers Mom

Barbara - what I did was I went to a local pet supply store and asked them if they had any samples of high quality dry pet food - and they gave me a ton of small samples to try. My dogs all loved the California Natural Lamb and Rice - and they haven't lost interest in it since I started feeding it a few weeks ago. I also now give them Merrick canned food about once or twice a week mixed into the dry food - which they also love. The flavor I tried was Merrick Granny's Pot pie.

Good luck!

Leslie

What I did was contact the companies on line & got free samples shipped right to my door.

Bombers Mom · 08-23-2006, 05:28 AM

Barbara - happy to have helped. I'm glad it has worked out and I second the recommendation to contact companies online and ask for samples - if you find that you need to change foods in the future (I have read that it is recommended that you change their brand of food occasionally). If you find something you like, you can always order it by mail direct from many of the suppliers or pet supply websites.

While you are researching dog foods - check out the various info on this message board on Missing Link Supplement. I read raves about it and I just picked some up last week and am trying it out. It sounds expensive at first but you keep it in the freezer - with a small amount in the fridge that you use every day, and only need to add a small amount sprinkled over their food. It's supposed to be very good for their general health and great for their skin and coat. I found it at a local pet food store as well.

JeanieK · 08-23-2006, 05:39 AM

I believe I would quit messing with her food. Don't mix the wet with the dry.

At 10 months she should be dione growing, so not eating as much. I'd give her the dry food to free feed and maybe some wet in the morning or evening, but only a tablespoon, so she doesn't fill up on it. And NO people food at all.

You have made her a picky eater by catering to her. If you know she ate the food before she should eat it again.

You could set out two or three kinds of dry food so she has some choices. Mine like to change off between Royal Canine and Science diet.

But if she knows she is going to get people food, she will hold out for it.
They aren't stupid.

Getting some samples is a good idea.

Piccolo's mom · 08-23-2006, 06:10 AM

I found this link for Chicken Soup in BC :
http://www.chickensoupforthepetlover...s.php?state=BC

Barbara92021 · 08-31-2006, 08:56 AM

Thankyou everyone for all the super advice!! I wrote down all the links and name brands of different ideas you gave me.

So far, she is still loving the Go Natural chicken based and I even snuck some of the salmon based ones in her daily amount yesterday. She ate them, too, but not until after sniffing and licking and trying to make sure that she MIGHT like it!! LOL Funny little characters.

And, made her a picky eater???? Of course!!!! She is my baby and I was worried sick about her when she wouldn't eat anything at all!! I gave her 2 days to eat the dry we had from the vet for her and then I went into panic mode. I had read all about the hypoglocemia and was scared. Oh well, she and I have both survived and she is totally aok!! I didn't believe one "spoiled" their children with parenting issues and I don't believe we "spoil" our Yorkies!! "Spoiled" to me, means rotten like bad meat gets!!!

I am so glad that you were all here for me and gave me such great stuff to find out about! Again, thankyou bunches.

08-21-2006, 10:06 PM	#1
Barbara92021 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 74	Totally confused I've been on this website almost the entire day reading about different foods, different brands of dog food, and many other threads about Yorkies and their diets!!! Iams??? No, don't give it! Yes, Iams is loved by my dogs! ?????? Eukanuba??? No, don't give it! Yes, I give Eukanuba to my dogs! ????? My little Gingie has just turned 10 mos. old on the 20th and she is the pickiest little eater. I have yet to find another that can even begin to compare!! She has been on the Medi-Cal dry puppy food from our vet since she was first brought home to us. Yes, it was slowly added to the breeder's food of choice and she was fine for awhile. Then she just quit eating around 4mos so we added the Medi-Cal wet puppy food, also from our vet. Vet said she was gaining fine and looking very healthy so not to worry. Well, worry I did!!! To make a long story short, she has been on both dry and wet mixed together with people food added ever since. I read in here about cottage cheese and yogurt. She loved both - for one feeding!!! I've tried all the food ideas given in YT for adding or giving to our little Yorkies, like veggies, fruit and such. She has loved them all - only for awhile. : I am just afraid that she is eating too much of the people food and not enough of her own. She will lick the cottage cheese, cheese touched macaroni, yogurt etc. right off the kibbles!!! We bought the Go Natural food for her this week. We got both the salmon based and chicken based trial pkgs. She ate about 6 of the little kibbles of the salmon based and then left it alone. Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!! I am going crazy trying to figure out what is and what is not the truth about these store bought foods!!!! I was diagnosed with MS in March of this year and I can't get around very much so I am really happy that my little xmas present is only weighing 4lbs and she is 4lbs of fun, craziness, and my life-line so many times! I just love her to pieces and so does my hubby!!! It would be so much easier for me if I only had to do one thing with her food. I may be in a wheelchair soon. Hopefully, one of you has some advice to help me out here!!! I am in Canada and I can't always get the products so many of you speak about. Help me get un-confused, please!!!! e: __________________ Great surprises come in small packages!

08-22-2006, 05:38 AM	#3
Bombers Mom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ashland MA Posts: 47	see if you can get samples Barbara - what I did was I went to a local pet supply store and asked them if they had any samples of high quality dry pet food - and they gave me a ton of small samples to try. My dogs all loved the California Natural Lamb and Rice - and they haven't lost interest in it since I started feeding it a few weeks ago. I also now give them Merrick canned food about once or twice a week mixed into the dry food - which they also love. The flavor I tried was Merrick Granny's Pot pie. Good luck! Leslie

08-22-2006, 04:48 PM	#4
Barbara92021 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 74	Thankyou very much Breeze and Leslie!!! I did just that after I posted yesterday. I went to Google and searched for top brandname dog foods in Canada. I found one called Petcurean and I remembered that I had seen that one in one of the many posts I read yesterday. I clicked on their locations of retailers and was surprised to find Go Natural was sold at our Top Crop store right here in Cranbrook. LOL The darn thing was nearly the last of soooooo many dealers. I phoned them and sure enough they carry the Go Natural and Summitt products from Percurean. Hubby went and got the sample pkgs. for chicken based and salmon based dry dog foods, Go Natural. Ginger wasn't fussy about the salmon one but she sure likes the chicken based!!! I am so dang relieved! Crazy how I was so excited that she was eating the dry kibbles like she was starving to death!! LOL She has been going back to her dish all day, having a only a few at a time but that is just fine by me!!!!!!!!! Something else I learned from the lady at Top Crop was that they carry the slings for our little guys and also backpacks and, best for me, the front snuggly type packs!!! I am going in on the w/end w/ hubby to buy one. I will post pics when I get one home and her in it! LOL Live and learn! I was so frustrated yesterday and now look what has come of it. I copied your list, Breeze, just in case!!! Thanks so very much! That is a very long list of websites! You are so sweet for doing that for me!! And, Leslie, I am going to see about the Merrick's line of dog food too as I've heard so many people saying good things about their stuff! Thankyou!! I am one very happy Yorkie mom, today!!! __________________ Great surprises come in small packages!

08-23-2006, 06:10 AM	#9
Piccolo's mom Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 778	I found this link for Chicken Soup in BC : http://www.chickensoupforthepetlover...s.php?state=BC __________________ Barb & Piccolo If your dog barks and doesn't fit in a bread roll, don't eat it.

08-31-2006, 08:56 AM	#10
Barbara92021 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 74	Thankyou everyone for all the super advice!! I wrote down all the links and name brands of different ideas you gave me. So far, she is still loving the Go Natural chicken based and I even snuck some of the salmon based ones in her daily amount yesterday. She ate them, too, but not until after sniffing and licking and trying to make sure that she MIGHT like it!! LOL Funny little characters. And, made her a picky eater???? Of course!!!! She is my baby and I was worried sick about her when she wouldn't eat anything at all!! I gave her 2 days to eat the dry we had from the vet for her and then I went into panic mode. I had read all about the hypoglocemia and was scared. Oh well, she and I have both survived and she is totally aok!! I didn't believe one "spoiled" their children with parenting issues and I don't believe we "spoil" our Yorkies!! "Spoiled" to me, means rotten like bad meat gets!!! I am so glad that you were all here for me and gave me such great stuff to find out about! Again, thankyou bunches. __________________ Great surprises come in small packages!

08-21-2006, 10:15 PM	#2
Breeze Puppy Luv Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,678	I am in Canada too I found the best thing to do was to go the manufacturers websites, most have a option to find a supplier near you. Believe it or not its not that hard to find a place to buy quality dog food here in Canada. Its not sold in the big chain stores but some of the smaller pet stores do carry good food. Where are you located? Is there a Pet Planet near you? They sell a quite a few high quality brands. Here is a list of links to human grade dog food makers. A great resource for finding a supplier location near you. http://www.canidae.com http://www.chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com/ http://www.premiumedgepetfood.com/ http://www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk/ http://www.eaglepack.com/ http://www.flintriver.com/ProductInf...ngredients.htm http://www.godaddy.com/sites.html http://www.petrx.com/index.asp?PageA...ROD&ProdID=846 http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/pro...egetarian.html http://www.omhpet.com/dogs/wellness_...Sup5MixChicken http://www.breeders-choice.com/ http://www.happydogfood.com/products.htm http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/ http://www.propacpetfood.com/dogs/in...20030327154406 http://www.naturediet.net/index.html http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/ http://www.merrickpetcare.com/

08-23-2006, 05:28 AM	#7
Bombers Mom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ashland MA Posts: 47	Barbara - happy to have helped. I'm glad it has worked out and I second the recommendation to contact companies online and ask for samples - if you find that you need to change foods in the future (I have read that it is recommended that you change their brand of food occasionally). If you find something you like, you can always order it by mail direct from many of the suppliers or pet supply websites. While you are researching dog foods - check out the various info on this message board on Missing Link Supplement. I read raves about it and I just picked some up last week and am trying it out. It sounds expensive at first but you keep it in the freezer - with a small amount in the fridge that you use every day, and only need to add a small amount sprinkled over their food. It's supposed to be very good for their general health and great for their skin and coat. I found it at a local pet food store as well.

08-23-2006, 05:39 AM	#8
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	I believe I would quit messing with her food. Don't mix the wet with the dry. At 10 months she should be dione growing, so not eating as much. I'd give her the dry food to free feed and maybe some wet in the morning or evening, but only a tablespoon, so she doesn't fill up on it. And NO people food at all. You have made her a picky eater by catering to her. If you know she ate the food before she should eat it again. You could set out two or three kinds of dry food so she has some choices. Mine like to change off between Royal Canine and Science diet. But if she knows she is going to get people food, she will hold out for it. They aren't stupid. Getting some samples is a good idea.