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Lee B · 12-26-2007, 10:11 AM

I feed my new little guy Nature's Variety as found here: http://www.naturesvariety.com/conten...C46EVMX3EF263E

The medallions are broken down into (approximately) 1 oz. patties, which defrost quickly and are then fed. He wolfs it down...he gets 2 or maybe 3 patties a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Everyone has me so afraid of the hypoglycemia thing, I make sure he has something in his bowl at all times, in this case Merrick dry puppy food. It has minimal cereal and gives him a bit of crunch.

The whole mystique surrounding raw foods makes so much sense. Understanding what the ingredients may REALLY be in dog food is rather sickening. Then the recent scare regarding tainted prepared foods just about capped it off for me. Remember that the FDA/USDA only requires that manufacturers state what THEY put in the food: anything they purchase elsewhere doesn't have to be listed. It can be anything. Of any quality.

I decided I want to do as "right" by this little guy as I can. I've never had a dog this small before; his size alone is enough to elicit strong parental responses and anxieties

. Such a cutie

.

I will profess, however, to still having some misgivings about feeding him raw chicken bones - it goes against everything I've ever done for a dog in all the years I've had dogs.

12-26-2007, 10:11 AM	#7
Lee B YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Land O' Lakes, FL Posts: 735	I feed my new little guy Nature's Variety as found here: http://www.naturesvariety.com/conten...C46EVMX3EF263E The medallions are broken down into (approximately) 1 oz. patties, which defrost quickly and are then fed. He wolfs it down...he gets 2 or maybe 3 patties a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner). Everyone has me so afraid of the hypoglycemia thing, I make sure he has something in his bowl at all times, in this case Merrick dry puppy food. It has minimal cereal and gives him a bit of crunch. The whole mystique surrounding raw foods makes so much sense. Understanding what the ingredients may REALLY be in dog food is rather sickening. Then the recent scare regarding tainted prepared foods just about capped it off for me. Remember that the FDA/USDA only requires that manufacturers state what THEY put in the food: anything they purchase elsewhere doesn't have to be listed. It can be anything. Of any quality. I decided I want to do as "right" by this little guy as I can. I've never had a dog this small before; his size alone is enough to elicit strong parental responses and anxieties . Such a cutie . I will profess, however, to still having some misgivings about feeding him raw chicken bones - it goes against everything I've ever done for a dog in all the years I've had dogs.