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cinnamonmon · 04-23-2008, 06:54 PM

I am currently feeding Canidae wet food. In the past (before Yorkie talk made me a smarter dog owner), I used to feed Little Cesar and dry Kibbles and Bits. They didnt always eat their food then but more often than now. When I got my Yorkie (I have Maltese and a Yorke mix also), she seemed to have allergies problems so I started researching food and made some switches. I tried Merricks...dry and wet (they wouldnt touch it), Innova, again both dry and wet....only ate it about 1/4 of the time, then I switched to Canidae. Along they way I also experimented with a couple other high end foods with the same result. Usually they have a few bites of the Canidae and I throw the rest away the next morning. I usually leave dry kibble out all day butthey dont touch that either. The only thing they ever ate well was when I home cooked for about 3 months. However, that is not the best plan for my family...dh will not cook for them when Im gone, nor do I expect him to do so.
I love my babies but I work full time and still have a child at home...I do not have time to cook for 3 dogs,nor do I want to, so please dont judge me for this.
Anyways I am tired of wasting my money. I am wondering if I am feeding them too many snacks. I also forgot to add I usually put a few pieces of boiled chicken or some other plain meat mixed in with their wet food. I did that because when I switched from home feeding at first they wouldnt eat at all, so I have just stuck with that. Its only a few pieces, but they pick it out of the wet food and dont touch the rest of it. I recently have stopped giving the kibble also because they werent eating it anyways. Each morning I do give them several small snacks...I usually give a piece of low fat cheese stick,(about a third of the stick) and a piece of deli meat (usually some organic chicken or turkey) to each of them. Am I over feeding them with the snacks? The Yorkie is over weight by about 2 lbs...but the other two are fine and thin.

What in the world can I feed them that they will eat? I am so frustrated. They range in weight from 7lbs to 9lbs...how much food should they have a day? How many snacks can be added to that? It seems so simple...I never worried so much about what i was feeding a dog before but I never had dogs that were so picky either.

04-23-2008, 06:54 PM	#1
cinnamonmon Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: cincinnati Posts: 194	I am tired of wasting so much food on my 3...need suggestions I am currently feeding Canidae wet food. In the past (before Yorkie talk made me a smarter dog owner), I used to feed Little Cesar and dry Kibbles and Bits. They didnt always eat their food then but more often than now. When I got my Yorkie (I have Maltese and a Yorke mix also), she seemed to have allergies problems so I started researching food and made some switches. I tried Merricks...dry and wet (they wouldnt touch it), Innova, again both dry and wet....only ate it about 1/4 of the time, then I switched to Canidae. Along they way I also experimented with a couple other high end foods with the same result. Usually they have a few bites of the Canidae and I throw the rest away the next morning. I usually leave dry kibble out all day butthey dont touch that either. The only thing they ever ate well was when I home cooked for about 3 months. However, that is not the best plan for my family...dh will not cook for them when Im gone, nor do I expect him to do so. I love my babies but I work full time and still have a child at home...I do not have time to cook for 3 dogs,nor do I want to, so please dont judge me for this. Anyways I am tired of wasting my money. I am wondering if I am feeding them too many snacks. I also forgot to add I usually put a few pieces of boiled chicken or some other plain meat mixed in with their wet food. I did that because when I switched from home feeding at first they wouldnt eat at all, so I have just stuck with that. Its only a few pieces, but they pick it out of the wet food and dont touch the rest of it. I recently have stopped giving the kibble also because they werent eating it anyways. Each morning I do give them several small snacks...I usually give a piece of low fat cheese stick,(about a third of the stick) and a piece of deli meat (usually some organic chicken or turkey) to each of them. Am I over feeding them with the snacks? The Yorkie is over weight by about 2 lbs...but the other two are fine and thin. What in the world can I feed them that they will eat? I am so frustrated. They range in weight from 7lbs to 9lbs...how much food should they have a day? How many snacks can be added to that? It seems so simple...I never worried so much about what i was feeding a dog before but I never had dogs that were so picky either.