I am new to this site and I must admit that I too am afraid to say what I was feeding my dog because of many posts telling people what they thought was better. We have had labs mostly but recently my daughter wanted to cute little dog. We did give into her and she received Roxy for her birthday. We did do research on this breed and this website did help alot on determining the decision. One of our labs was overweight and at 4 years of age we discovered that she was dietbetic. She lived to be 12 years old. So for 8.5 years we gave her a insulin twice a day and changed her diet. That was a wake up call for us. We were young and really did not understand the equality of the pet foods. We were told by the vet to feed her purina pro plan. So we did get her the food and she stayed on it for the duration of her life. In the beginning before we started with the pro plan we switched alot of food trying to regulate her sugar. Once we started Pro plan it really did regulate her sugar and she only had one reaction since pro plan. Which was awesome considering it sometimes twice a week. Her sugar was checked regularly by our vet and so were her organs and like I said she lived a long fulfilled healthy life with what she was dealing with.
I am not saying that its the best food out there, But everyone has the right to find a good quality food for their pet that works for them without made to feel they aren't doing the best for their pet.
When we brought Roxy home in Nov 08 she was 10 weeks old and the breeder had her on royal canine and so that's what I went and kept her on it. I know I will get alot of ridicule for this but that is what I thought was good for her. I don't give our dogs any dog treats. We do reward with fruit or veggies and they love them.
Dawn
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