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01-21-2014, 06:37 PM | #1 |
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| Dog food rating How can dog food advisor give a 5 star rating for Natures Logic then say this "Remember, no dog food can possibly be appropriate for every life stage, lifestyle or health condition. So, choose wisely. And when in doubt, consult a qualified veterinary professional for help". There is no puppy Natures Logic. I am looking for a tiny kibble is there anything tiny that is high quality anybody know of? Orijen and acana and Fromm she does not like. She does like the chicken Natures Logic, still looking. Thanks |
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01-21-2014, 07:06 PM | #2 |
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| I think Fromm is the smallest kibble. If you find a kibble she likes, you can crush it into smaller pieces. I have read here that people with small dogs have done this. Some have done the labor intensive cracking of each one, others have used grinders. Or you can put it in a bag and crush it with a tool.
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01-21-2014, 07:18 PM | #3 |
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| I give my two "blue life protection small breed". Are those kibbles too big? |
01-21-2014, 07:22 PM | #4 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Now small breed has very small pieces they almost look like cat food.
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01-21-2014, 08:34 PM | #5 |
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| The tiniest kibble I have ever come across is a kibble that is holistic....Health Extension Little Bites. It is not much larger than a BB. I add this to my seniors RC diet because of the fabulous joint supplements....I have not seen a lot of dogs that did not love this stuff...it is coated with Dr.Millers Pet Nutra Drops and they love it! Chewy carries it now.... |
01-21-2014, 10:11 PM | #6 |
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01-21-2014, 10:15 PM | #7 | |
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Do they make a puppy formula? I'm Leary now about buying life stages for puppy. She is 8 months old. | |
01-22-2014, 08:55 AM | #8 | |
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This is what I feed my boys, and they've done so great on it. They do make a puppy formula, although it's not small breed I would think the kibbles would be small still. Puppy Dog Food | Petcurean NOW FRESH Grain Free Puppy Dog Food | |
01-22-2014, 09:46 AM | #9 |
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| Fromm has small kibble, so does Amicus (made by Horizon), and also Evangers is very small (I use the grain free sometimes in our rotation).
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01-22-2014, 09:50 AM | #10 |
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| Yes, Blue Buffalo Life Protection Small Breed comes in both adult and puppy formulas. I recently transitioned Bella from the puppy to the adult formula. Bella didn't have any problems with the transition--she seems to like them both equally well. |
01-22-2014, 09:54 AM | #11 |
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| So long as your dog has no problems chewing and swallowing the kibbles, they are not too big. I used to give Bella Royal Canin Yorkshire Terrier Puppy formula because that's what the breeder gave me, and the kibbles are small. Blue Buffalo has larger kibbles, but it had a higher rating on dogfoodadvisor, so I switched, and Bella didn't have any problem adjusting. Bella is a healthy 5.5 pounds now at almost 1 year of age. |
01-23-2014, 11:25 AM | #12 |
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| All good ideas, thanks everyone! |
01-23-2014, 01:59 PM | #13 |
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| I think the dog food advisor looks at foods mostly from an ingredient standpoint. Personally, I am interested in ingredients but I also want to know about the quality of the ingredients. It takes some additional steps and a lot of digging to get that information. The FDA is allowing human food processors to sell old rotting food that cannot be used on humans to be sold to pet food companies. Maybe that has something to do with all the recalls we see these days. At any rate looking into where your pet food company buys ingredients from and how they are processed is very important. If information is not easily forthcoming then perhaps consider another company. I have found that many pet food companies do not want to talk about their suppliers or the process. |
01-23-2014, 03:20 PM | #14 |
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| I emailed Artemis and they were good enough to send about 20 sample bags of their puppy (small breed) and adult (small breed) dog food. It is only sold via Internet so I wanted to make sure my two puppies liked it. They loved it! Before I finished up the samples, I ordered two bags. Tiny kibble for tiny pups |
01-23-2014, 09:26 PM | #15 |
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| Wow I'll look into that one, thanks! |
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