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Originally Posted by TaylorWoods

I feed her Royal Canin Yorkshire Terrier puppy food and it has the following ingreidents in it:

Chicken meal, rice, chicken fat, corn gluten meal, rice flour, dried beet pulp (sugar removed), natural chicken flavor, brown rice, wheat gluten meal, anchovy oil (source of EPA/DHA), sodium silico aluminate, dried brewers yeast, potassium chloride, fructo-oligosaccharides, soya oil, sodium tripolyphosphate, taurine, dried brewers yeast extract (source of mannan-oligosaccharides), salt, dried egg product, Vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), inositol, niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], DL-methionine, choline chloride, Trace Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), rosemary extract, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E) and citric acid.

My vet recommends it though - although I will admit I have heard other people claim it is not the best. Im always skeptical of changing food because of her fussy appetite. These pellets are so nice and small too which she loves. I fed her a Hills intestinal food once when her tummy was upset and she refused to eat it mainly due to the size of the kibble.

I would think most foods have corn etc in them?

Im going to look into the grass allergy idea because she is outside a lot. and also the anxiety issue because latly she has become very clingy and upset when I go out. Even if i walk outside she has to come with. when i shower she sits outside the door and won't move. She loves my boyfriend too but if she has a choice it's me she wants to be with. I'm concerned it might also have something to do with separation anxiety.

could be the food if no digestive issues natural balance duck and potato has small bites and that is an allergy formula for dogs - you could try it for 12 weeks with nothing else no treats etc and see if this cures it - if you have not ever fed duck before then this would be a good one and obviously if no other health issues. This way you could rule out food allergy and know it is not that at least as allergies which i think this could be is a process of elimination and you already ruled out flea allergy so now you need to rule out food and then environmental is the end result

when she comes in from out side wash her paws off either with hypoallergenic baby wipes or just water rinse them - you can get a flat tub and just dip all 4 paws in that and towel dry them when she comes inside

also when she starts licking alot we do this to dd we take and wash all her paws and dry with towel and it helps