What to feed him?

[BamaFan121s]

You will have to find what is best for your dog kind of on a trial and error basis. When you decide to make a switch, I would recommend doing it gradually rather than all at once. How your dog (and his tummy and therefor poop) will just depend on your dog--vairious foods does not have the same effect on every dog accross the board. Some do better on the top brand organic foods, some dog's (like mine ) can't handle it. Just do your research and make sure that you supplement his diet as needed to provide for what the food you choose doesn't supply.

[Suzy]

You can research dog foods at www.dogfoodanalysis.com

This gives a lot of information, but it's not THE only resource out there. I encourage you to do your own research before choosing a dog food, and then you may need to try a couple of brands before you find one that works best for you and for your dog.

When you do get onto that site, look for 4 and 5 star foods-the 6 star foods are too rich for yorkies, and are better suited for large working breed dogs.

I home prepare meals for my dogs-I feed raw meat, plus a grain and a vegetable, with supplements mixed in. I also give treats of yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese, and fruit. If you're looking for a place to start homecooking, check out "Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats". I use this, and so do many other YT members. As always, please feel free to PM the homecookers-we're all happy to help! I started about 6 months ago, and I relyed heavily on my fellow homecooking YT members Everyone was really helpful!

[fufufashions]

You are smart to research all the different options. I have the LIfe's Abundance and offer free samples to anyone that want to try it out. It is all natural kibble with no corn, no wheat & no by-products . If you would like to try your baby on it, just PM me your address and i'll send you a sample. It is an all life food formulated for puppies, adults and seniors. My girls LOVE this food and we tried all of them but this one was the best we found and they love it. We also love the fact that it is delivered straight from the manufactuing plant so it isn't sitting in a warehouse or storeshelf. It comes straight to our house which is really convenient.
If you want more information on it, just click through my siggy below.
Their treats are wonderful too!
HUGS! XOXO
Linda & PAK

[GizmosMommy]

Originally Posted by MIZBROWN

There's lots of information on here about food... Im sure someone will post a link for you soon (I dont know how)... none the less, the most important thing to do when looking for a food is NO FILLERS... no foods with corn... i started with Eukanueba, then Iams and now after finding this great site, i've switched my baby to Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lovers Soul and she loves it.... Others seem to like Innova, Timerwolf and Canidea - hope this helps

I guess this is the trial and error part because he really doesn't eat the new food. He will but it's a nibble here, nibble there. I get worried because his eating habits are not consistent.

[BamaFan121s]

Originally Posted by GizmosMommy

I guess this is the trial and error part because he really doesn't eat the new food. He will but it's a nibble here, nibble there. I get worried because his eating habits are not consistent.

Yep. I went through many different brands (and alot of $$$ ) before I found what we feel is the best balance for mine. A while back I bought into the myth that the high end, all organic foods are always best and started getting paranoid and thinking that anything less was poisoning my dogs. Well, a few costly vet bills and a malnourished dog later and I finally wised up and realized that those foods are NOT what is always best and started listening to my gut rather than regurgitated marketing ploys.

And then any time there is a new addition, I have to make adjustments all over again!

[tumismom]

i would say you should try the NV medillions! both of my girls are on it! they are thriving! it is not costly at all, like wylie's mom said i spend about 30 a month on their raw..i just recently giving them young turkey necks every couple of days..they love it! oh, you will love cleaning up the poo since they poop alot less on raw and they are sooo tiny. i do give them kibbles couple of times a week though, i use Orijen six fish, which they love! but i hate cleaning up when they have kibbles since their poos are bigger than usual and smells more. also, my girls don't have bad doggy smell or breath since they started raw!

[GizmosMommy]

*tearing up* Gosh I'm glad I found this site. Thanks for all the feedback!

[Yorkiekids]

I like Natural Balance, and Chicken Soup for the Dog Lovers Soul.