[Britster]

I like the car analogy, but I guess I am kind of confused. Because I get and understand what you're saying about how it depends on where the leather is coming from, the quality of the fiberglass, etc, and looking deeper into simply just saying 'leather' or just saying 'rubber'.

But, to me, using brewer's rice, would be equivalent to using... old tires on a new car. I am bad at analogies, but that's my basic thought process, if you catch my drift. And using by-products as the ONLY source of meat protein could be compared to using cheaper and thinner leather vs. the newer, better quality leather that may be in an expensive sports car. It'll still work, and get the job done, but is it the best you get for your money?

Yes, I am positive the food is scientifically sound, and well structured overall, and dogs aren't going to keel over dying (in fact, a lot may very well thrive) but to me, it's exactly like you said... "it will get you from point A to point B", but that's not ALL I want in a food. I want more than that.

And I am not someone (not anymore, anyway, in the past I was moreso) who simply looks at an ingredient list and compares foods. I DO realize it's SO much more than that. I've seen a lot of foods spouted as being 'the best' which contain high ash, ingredient splitting, and lots of marketing tricks to make it seem like a good diet for canines when in actuality, it was likely an ingredient list purchased somewhere, and thrown together.

I am just saying, in my non professional opinion, I think the old YT formula was fine. I never thought it was GREAT but I thought it was fine. The new formula, to me, is just a cheaper way to produce a "close enough" product that most Yorkies will likely still do "fine" on, but it's not worth the $$$ it's being sold for when there are other comparable products out there for way less money, with very similar research and nutrient analysis' available.

I won't say I dislike or distrust RC, I think RC is a reputable company overall, I just personally wouldn't choose to feed most of the formulas. I do however like their RX foods the best out of any other options so if I was feeding RX, I'd likely choose RC.

But I don't think I have any more questions at this point, so just weighing in my .02 cents one more time. I appreciate Ashley being here to answer any other questions others may have.