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RLC12345678 · 11-01-2006, 12:31 PM

1. Is Pedigree a good brand? I would look into other brands of canned food before I would feed Pedigree. Try Blue Buffalo. It is holistic, all natural, premium ingredients, and the best part is that you can get it at PetSmart! Also, ProPlan has started making a new dog food called ProPlan Select. Try looking at the ingredients on their canned food. You definately need something that is all natural with no byproducts.

2. She doesn't really eat her dry food. Is there anything I can add to make it more appealing, and still leave it out during the day? I would start MIXING her dry food with the wet...don't just put the wet on top. Either do that or mix her dry food with some cottage cheese or plain yogurt. Also, to entice my skinny yorkies to eat, I sprinkle just a little bit of grated parmesean cheese (you know, the kind that comes in the green can that you shake on spagetti) on their food. The bits of cheese are so tiny that they can't just pick the cheese out and it really sticks to their hard food and gets them to eat it better.

and lastly - How do you get a yorkie to "fatten up"? Emma looks a little thin. Again, the parmesean cheese, cottage cheese, or plain yogurt mixed with her hard food are all good ideas to entice her to eat more of her hard food.

What do you guys give your dogs as snacks? I try to stay relatively healthy with treats and snacks. My dogs love carrots, green beans, broccoli, fruit (NO GRAPES!) boiled chicken, white rice. Whatever you give her, try mixing it with her hard food to entice her to eat her hard food. If she is not eating her own hard dog food, I would not give her snacks or treats. She really needs to be eating her own food and not filling up on treats or snacks. You could try changing dog food brands, too. Maybe she is just tired of Royal Canine or she simply doesn't like it. If you are looking for a brand you can get at PetSmart, try Blue Buffalo or the new ProPlan Select, which are both all natural.

AND...those Dentabones...are they able to chew/eat those? Read packages and don't get anything for her to chew on that doesn't say 100% digestible on the package. Good chewing items are Merricks Bully Sticks or Merricks Flossies and Nylabones Healthy Edibles.

11-01-2006, 12:31 PM	#3
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	1. Is Pedigree a good brand? I would look into other brands of canned food before I would feed Pedigree. Try Blue Buffalo. It is holistic, all natural, premium ingredients, and the best part is that you can get it at PetSmart! Also, ProPlan has started making a new dog food called ProPlan Select. Try looking at the ingredients on their canned food. You definately need something that is all natural with no byproducts. 2. She doesn't really eat her dry food. Is there anything I can add to make it more appealing, and still leave it out during the day? I would start MIXING her dry food with the wet...don't just put the wet on top. Either do that or mix her dry food with some cottage cheese or plain yogurt. Also, to entice my skinny yorkies to eat, I sprinkle just a little bit of grated parmesean cheese (you know, the kind that comes in the green can that you shake on spagetti) on their food. The bits of cheese are so tiny that they can't just pick the cheese out and it really sticks to their hard food and gets them to eat it better. and lastly - How do you get a yorkie to "fatten up"? Emma looks a little thin. Again, the parmesean cheese, cottage cheese, or plain yogurt mixed with her hard food are all good ideas to entice her to eat more of her hard food. What do you guys give your dogs as snacks? I try to stay relatively healthy with treats and snacks. My dogs love carrots, green beans, broccoli, fruit (NO GRAPES!) boiled chicken, white rice. Whatever you give her, try mixing it with her hard food to entice her to eat her hard food. If she is not eating her own hard dog food, I would not give her snacks or treats. She really needs to be eating her own food and not filling up on treats or snacks. You could try changing dog food brands, too. Maybe she is just tired of Royal Canine or she simply doesn't like it. If you are looking for a brand you can get at PetSmart, try Blue Buffalo or the new ProPlan Select, which are both all natural. AND...those Dentabones...are they able to chew/eat those? Read packages and don't get anything for her to chew on that doesn't say 100% digestible on the package. Good chewing items are Merricks Bully Sticks or Merricks Flossies and Nylabones Healthy Edibles.