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Originally Posted by Bambismama  Wow! My jaw dropped when I saw this little fella! What and how do you cook for him? How do you maintane his coat? How often do you brush him and with what kind of brush? I have "yorkie envy" now... haha |
I brush Kenzo and Hanzo (my maltese - see the pics below) everyday. It takes me more or less 1 to 2 hours. I have to do this to avoid the coat matted.
Kenzo, btw, came from Champion line. One of his parents was a European champion. He has the beauty of his parents.
As you see from the first pic, you'll see the brush I use.
For his homemade cooking food, I only use human grade food such as chickens, turkeys, zucchinis, parsley, brown rice, carrots, flaxseeds, sunflower seeds, white cheese, eggs. I also pour a teaspoon of mixed canola, flaxseed, olive and wheat germ oil into his food because they are good sources of Omega 3 and 6. From my experiences, I see Hanzo and Kenzo (my yorkshire) coat becomes more shiny and glossy. I give him sometimes chicken's kidney, heart and gizzard. Eggs are very nutrious.
So, in my opinion it is the best to prepare your dog with homemade cooking food. If you should give them dog food, choose the human grade dog food. Based on my experiences, I notice that Hanzo's tear stain is gone.
The recipe is very simple. 500 grams chicken (boil it), the broth of the chicken can be used to cook brown rice (125 - 250 grams), 250 grams cubed carrot, 250 grams cubed zucchini. Take out all the chicken bones, boil the rice and then add the chicken meat (small pieces), add the carrot and zucchini as well in the rice (do not need to cook the carrot and zucchini). I also add parsley (it's good to cast tick or fleas away - I don't use garlic coz it's not good for them - I have a yorkie and a maltese for your information). I serve them 3 spoon per dog twice a day. I put in several boxes (or plastic bags - what I don't need I put them in the freezer). One box can provide them 2 days food per two dogs. The recipe will be enough for 5 days or maximun 1 week.
When I serve the food, I warm it and then I add a tea spoon of flaxseed and sunflower seed (powder) coz they are good for their coat due to their Omega 3 and 6 (do not microwave them coz they should be served cold). If you can find flaxseed, olive, sunflower and germ oil, you can also add 1 teaspoon of the mixed oil.
From time to time I give them also chicken gizzards and hearts and sometimes livers. I give them one egg per week and white chees or cheese as treats.
Hope this can help you.
