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11-09-2011, 08:24 PM | #16 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan USA & Sheffield UK
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It's rated about the same equivalent as Royal Canin that I feed my yorkie. When I was first on YT I read many posts about how "poor quality" RC was, yet thousands of yorkies are on it and thriving and mine is one of them.
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11-10-2011, 08:04 AM | #17 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Home
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| We have a blue heeler that will only eat diamond dog food, we can buy it at our local Co-Op or Tractor Supply. I agree its not the best food but he is a heeler and very very active around our farm. It works for him but I would go very far in debt to buy good dog food for my yorkie. In fact its a fight with hubby when we buy dog food. He is always telling me I am NUTS for buying such "expensive" dog food for a 3 pound dog. I just tell him to shut up and write the check. He loves her and he knows it. Long story short.....I would NEVER feed my yorkie diamond dog food. Mine gets soft food in the mornings and hard food at free range all day. She LOVES her soft food but we only do it once a day (vet says). Hope you can figure out the problem. |
11-10-2011, 02:26 PM | #18 | |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Idaho
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Curious why its okay to feed to your heeler but you would never feed to your yorkie! All my dogs get equal quality food. I couldnt never feed one the best, and another a very low quality food? Just curious???? | |
11-25-2011, 09:35 AM | #19 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| My last dog lived to be 15 years old. He ate what I now consider to be "junk" for dogs. Oh, I bought him Science diet for mature dogs and it cost a bit more. The problem is that in his later years he did not enjoy good health. He was born with hip dysplasia. It did not bother him much until he got older. He developed arthritis and diabetes and also lost much of his vision. He finally started having strokes. He had the best medical care possible but the fact is his later years were not healthy years. I never thought to read the ingredient list of his dog food I just trusted the company blindly. I regret that greatly. I don't think Diamond Naturals is the worst food. It's actually a pretty good food compared to many. They do make cheaper foods that are not as good as their Natural brand. I know there are some on this forum who have researched raw foods and know why it is better to feed raw. Kibble is cooked at least 3 times to get it to the kibble consistency. All that heat from cooking causes the meat to lose the nutrients and enzymes that a dogs body needs. I won't beat this subject to death. Everyone has to decide for themselves what to feed their animals. I know everyone here wants what is best for their dogs. Some dogs can exist pretty well on regular dog food for the first part of it's life. The fact is that the dog food industry is using ingredients that make it able to sell food that will last on a shelf for months at a time. Meat will not last for a year on a shelf. That is the rational for dog food, not what is actually the best diet for a dog or cat. We have had to take options that are not always the best in order to mass produce food and make it long lasting. Vitamins are often added to make up for what is taken out in processing. Various forms of glucose are added in order to get the dog to eat the food. I don't know how long Gracie will live but I don't want to see her health fail like my last dog's did. I'm trying to do the best I can for Gracie and I'm sure everyone else is doing the same for their dogs. My dog would not eat dog food the first year of her life so I did a lot of research in order to find a food she would eat. I made her food for her until I found a dog food she would eat. Strangely enough she loves raw but refused kibble of any kind unless she was so hungry she had no choice but to eat it. Sometimes I think these animals still have inborn instinct as to what is good for them. |
11-25-2011, 04:36 PM | #20 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| Was your pup eating the original food that came with him? Can you order it online? It could take a few days for him to settle in. 1/2 cup in a week though, if that continues something will have to be done. The problem with putting stuff on top of the food is he will learn to expect it and may start refusing food without it. That's really up to you as the owner. I'd be careful about doing it. IMO, there are much better things to give than yogurt if you are going to do it (although plain and low fat shouldn't hurt a healthy dog). __________________________________________________ _________ As for feeding a smaller dog different than a bigger dog, to each their own. I would be doing the same. No way would I be paying $2.50+++ a pound for a large dog unless it was medically necessary. Then again, I don't think some of the cheap brands are bad. I'd be feeding a Purina OTC food (ProPlan or One) unless I could get SD at a reduced price.
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11-25-2011, 07:43 PM | #21 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Albany, Indiana
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| I had a large terrier mix, 55 lbs, who would go a whole day without eating at all occasionally. I free fed her and as soon as she emptied her bowl, I filled it. She was healthy and active and I enjoyed 17 years with her. I think some dogs just aren't big eaters, just like some people. My Willow, in my avatar, is a chow hound and will eat until she pops if I let her. She is lazy and not active and would prefer to spend her days sleeping in my lap. On balance, I would rather have her like Abigail was. Also, if your dog is healthy, I don't see him starving himself when food is available. jmo.
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