What is Best food for a yorkie?

[ironmike86]

Originally Posted by Britster

Their grain-frees are very "meh". Not meat heavy, more based on peas, legumes, pea protein, etc. Great company, just don't like a lot of their supposedly 'better' formulas. I'd feed the grain inclusive lines from them now instead of the GF. But like I said personally my dog just doesn't do that well on their foods.

It fine your dog doesn't like the food. You need to feed that works for him. But it depends on the foods in Fromms you are comparing. Some of the foods with grain have pea ,pea protein higher up then the grain free. You can't tell which is better with kibble. It simple all goes in a mixer. Fresh "cooked" chicken is way better then any kibble protein. Pretty much kibble for me is what you dog likes. Get something decent. But its all crappy food no matter how you look at it. JMO

[cristinaberger]

I am on day 5 of feeding my 12 week old yorkie the 90% raw meat/10% whole foods from ANSWERS which is mainly organic dog food. I will do the chicken formula for about 3 months and then introduce beef or something else as well. I also have puppy food from Orejin but he is not so happy about it as he is about the raw food which he gulps down instantly every time.
He is supposed to eat 4% of his body weight which would come out to 2 patties of 1 oz. each daily. I think that is not enough for him because he always ends up eating extra Orejin, which is always available to him, but I've noticed that he only touches it late in the evening. I give him a raw food pattie at 8 AM, the second one at 5 PM. So he eats a few orejins (like 5-6) in between and about 10 of them around 9 PM.

[yorkiefan_]

If you asked mine she'd probably say bacon. But I know better, and she gets Royal Canin.

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by pstinard

This almost sounds like satire from the "kibble quibble" thread. Home made is not necessarily the best--it really depends on whether it is balanced and nutritious. And kibble that has met AAFCO guidelines is NOT the "lowest form" of food. The lowest form of food is any food that doesn't supply the proper balance of protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals, etc., etc., and kibble is fully capable of being well balanced. The "processing" makes the nutrients more biologically available, especially the carbohydrates.

I do agree that Fromms is capable of making food that is not sub-par.

I really thought we were over presenting statements of opinion as though they are facts.

Guess not.............
Just when you think it is safe to go back in the water.............

[TomA]

Originally Posted by ironmike86

Purina is toxic to me. Look up all the lawsuits and allegations of miss leading labels. As a whole the company imo isn't good. The reading is all out there. Dunno if its true or not but many ppl do.

I have two Yorkies that get VERY sick from eating food with corn, so I do not keep any of that junk in my home. That includes Purina. Check out DogFoodAdvisor.com. It's very enlightening. You can call up a list of only their top rated foods and not have to waste time with the rest. I've seen Orijen and Wellness mentioned here, they're good. Royal Canin is average but it has corn in it so I don't trust it. But the Purina has to go.

[Yorkiemom1]

Certainly, when a pup does not tolerate an ingredient in a formula, regardless of the brand, it must be avoided. My cousin homecooked for her little dog....boiled chicken and I dont know what else she added. Unfortunately, her little dog had an allergy to chicken, so "home cooking" presented very real and disturbing issues for her little dog....cant condem all home cooking and all chicken based meals as being unhealthy or toxic for all dogs...just her little dog! Same thing with corn...my dogs have been on RC for 35+ years with absolutely NO adverse reactions.....best of results, excellent vim and vigor and vitality, health wise and appearance, coats, GI tolerance, formed stools, etc.....

I do know that I consult a dentist when I need dental work done in my mouth, and not a vet nutritionist.....likewise, I consult vet nutritionists for advice on the virtues and values and recommendations for dog food, rather than a dentist.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by TomA

I have two Yorkies that get VERY sick from eating food with corn, so I do not keep any of that junk in my home. That includes Purina. Check out DogFoodAdvisor.com. It's very enlightening. You can call up a list of only their top rated foods and not have to waste time with the rest. I've seen Orijen and Wellness mentioned here, they're good. Royal Canin is average but it has corn in it so I don't trust it. But the Purina has to go.

The problem is those are just rated by ingredients and so much more goes into dog food then just ingredients. Like quality control and where the ingrediants come from.

[Jakester]

Originally Posted by Britster

Unless your dog does way better on Beyond than Fromm.

I LOVE Fromm as a company but their formulas in their "four star grain free" line are actually subpar IMO. I do like a few of their formulas. But Jackson has never done all that well on most of the formulas we've tried from them which is a shame, I always wanted him to. But I can't deny what works. Champion isn't really my 'favorite' company, they do shady things too, but again can't deny Jax does the best on their foods.

Maybe you can try Farmina, i switched from Fromm to Farmina and have no regrets. If i didn't hear about Farmina I would still be feeding Fromm.

[Bobbiearb]

i am the proud owner of a special little girl Anna. She is actually the daughter of my brother & sister in laws yorkie. Anna was just short of 4 puts to her championship when the handler dropped her getting her out of a crate. Poor girl broke all the bones in her foot. It has been close to a yr & she cannot be shown cause she has a slight limp. Anyway I take her in my pool with her little vest & she does a swim workout to help make her foot stronger. She seems to really like it. She is only 5 lbs & such a sweet girl.

[ironmike86]

Originally Posted by Bobbiearb

i am the proud owner of a special little girl Anna. She is actually the daughter of my brother & sister in laws yorkie. Anna was just short of 4 puts to her championship when the handler dropped her getting her out of a crate. Poor girl broke all the bones in her foot. It has been close to a yr & she cannot be shown cause she has a slight limp. Anyway I take her in my pool with her little vest & she does a swim workout to help make her foot stronger. She seems to really like it. She is only 5 lbs & such a sweet girl.

Sure this is the place you meant to post? This is the kibble war thread 2.. post pics of your pup when your post count lets u