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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Hmmmm....well, comparing 1,2, & 3 above is really difficult because it's all apples and oranges. Honestly, there is really nothing wrong with doing ALL 3 either - variety is VERY good for dogs, just like for people. It can help prevent acquired allergies and keep them interested in their food.
Both canned you mention are very good. Anytime you add canned - you're adding more moisture AND a more premium source of meat/protein as compared to kibble - so it's a good thing.
Homecooking: can be a lot of work (what I found, anyway) - but very good for them as well. If you feed more than about 15-20% homecooked food, you'll need to start balancing the cal/phos ratio. But tossing in some homecooked meat a couple/few times a week would be great and probably pretty easy.
Raw: I love raw. Yes you can still do kibble, yes w/ a tiny dog (Marcel is 3.4), yes w/ a puppy. And yes, raw is good even if you feed it a few times a week - it's just a darn good, natural source of protein and enzymes etcetera.
So, anything you add here - on top of the kibble - would be a nice boost to her nutrition; so no matter which way you go here, you'll be doing something good.  |
Oh my goshh Ann.. THANKS SO MUCH for all your info!!
i really appreciate it!!
im going to try it out.. ill keep her on kibble and introduce some of the things i mentioned and see how she does
i like the variety she will be getting.. the added moisture & premium meat!
i have heard really good things about RAW, so i will have to look more into that as well-and try it out!
Home Cooking full time isn't something i really want to commit to, like you said-it seems like lots of work(esp. when you get into the calorie counting factors, etc) So i think i will just add a little bit here and there for her!
And of course.. cute lil Marcel
glad to hear he does so well with the RAW!
THANKS AGAIN CHICK..
