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sadiesamie · 01-09-2008, 07:49 PM

absolutely no table food. pancreatisis is very common in yorkies and people food can cause problems. For the weight loss find a food that is low in fat. we are currently feeding Wellness weight management (dry kibble that i soak overnight in water) dogs need moisture and they love there food wet. it is your preference though. you don't have to wet the food. My dog also needs to lose weight bc she battles ct and her weight impacts her immensely. in one month she has lost close to a pound. For treats she gets canned wellness venison and sweet potato. (you dog will do cartwheels for this canned food) and in between they get wellness wellbites/treats they are made with blueberries, apples, oatmeal. they love these too.
go to wellnessdogfood.com and check out the website. your dog would lose weight on this food. It is working for us. My yorkie is 7 lbs and needs to get back to closer to 5. she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism so that is what caused her to gain weight. the only people food she will get which is once in a blue moon... apple pieces, a sliver of potato. but thats the extent of it. good luck. the wellness weight mgt will work for you... :-) check out the site. veryyyy good dog food! highly recommend it. feed the canned wellness as treats. a healthy one too.... i hear if you feed all canned diet it is very fattening or higher in calories. not sure how true that is though. :-)

01-09-2008, 07:49 PM	#7
sadiesamie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 604	absolutely no table food. pancreatisis is very common in yorkies and people food can cause problems. For the weight loss find a food that is low in fat. we are currently feeding Wellness weight management (dry kibble that i soak overnight in water) dogs need moisture and they love there food wet. it is your preference though. you don't have to wet the food. My dog also needs to lose weight bc she battles ct and her weight impacts her immensely. in one month she has lost close to a pound. For treats she gets canned wellness venison and sweet potato. (you dog will do cartwheels for this canned food) and in between they get wellness wellbites/treats they are made with blueberries, apples, oatmeal. they love these too. go to wellnessdogfood.com and check out the website. your dog would lose weight on this food. It is working for us. My yorkie is 7 lbs and needs to get back to closer to 5. she was diagnosed with hypothyroidism so that is what caused her to gain weight. the only people food she will get which is once in a blue moon... apple pieces, a sliver of potato. but thats the extent of it. good luck. the wellness weight mgt will work for you... :-) check out the site. veryyyy good dog food! highly recommend it. feed the canned wellness as treats. a healthy one too.... i hear if you feed all canned diet it is very fattening or higher in calories. not sure how true that is though. :-) Last edited by sadiesamie; 01-09-2008 at 07:52 PM.