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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Do we remember when we were little grls, and we got a new doll? The very first thing I did with my new doll was take her home, strip her clothes off AND BATHE HER!! I have talked with alot of women down thru the years, and they too, could not wait to bathe that doll or wash her hair! I have noticed the very first thing new owners want to do when they get that adorable, bewildered, confused, a little frightened baby home, where it is trying to adjust to new smells, new people, new noises, new sights, new surroundings, new routine, etc is THEY WANT TO IMMEDIATELY CHANGE THE FOOD THE BREEDER HAS THE BABY ON!!!! Why is this such a priority with new owners??? Why do you think, especially if you have a breeder that perhaps KNOWS what she is doing, why do you feel the food that she has weaned the baby on, has to go, and go NOW!!! IF YOUR PUPPY IS NOT HAVING UNTOWARD EFFECTS FROM THE FOOD IT IS ON, COMING TO YOU, FOR GOODNESS SAKE, LET THE BABY GET ADJUSTED TO ALL THE NEW STUFF AROUND HIM BEFORE YOU GO CHANGING THE ONLY THING HE HAS LEFT THAT EVEN HAS THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF FAMILIARITY FOR HIM!!!! I dont mean 10-15 minutes....I am talking maybe 8 months, maybe when you start changing him from a puppy blend to adult life stage kibble/food.....that is plenty of time to do earth shattering, jaw dropping, soul jerking changes in that baby's food! |
Wow - I guess you have some passionate feelings here, Yorkiemom1. I absolutely agree that a new pup going to his forever home is going to be in for a lot of changes. Agreed. BUT. You make some assumptions here that aren't valid, at least for me. I never said (and never meant to imply) that I would change his food on day 1 -- I was just soliciting opinions about that particular food from the group.
Eukanuba isn't one of the highest rated foods - but it also isn't junk. So maybe, just maybe, it's that "in-between" food that the breeder decided was "good enough" for her new litters....the "sweet spot", if you will, for her, as far as quality for the price. I really don't know. But it's very possible.
Oh, and by the way, I was never one of "those girls" who stripped down their baby dolls. I would just love my new baby doll the way she was when she was given to me.