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Old 08-17-2005, 03:36 PM   #1
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Hi! I don't mean to ambush everyone with a thousand questions but I was wondering what brand of food everyone likes to feed their dogs. Right now I am using Purina one small breed. My yorkie has a new founf love for my other dogs food, but the other dog is a lab, and she just gets sams club brand. My other question is that Thor seems to be really itchy (not from flea's becuase I use frontline) and I don't want to pump him full of medicines, but I hate it for him that he is so itchy. Does anyone have any remedies for ichy skin in doggies?
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switch foods! Purina has a lot of corn, this makes dogs itch a lot! Check the ingredients of the food before you purchase it to make sure there is not corn in it...I feed Innova, no corn and no itchies!
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I use Biljac. Swear by it for all breeds.
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Hi! Welcome to Yorkie Talk. I use Natural Balance Ultra Puppy Food. Chloe loves it and her coat is beautiful. This food has fish oil in it thats really good for the skin. You could give it a try. Also, what shampoo do you use? A oatmeal shampoo will really help her skin!! Make sure you rinse her well.
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We usually feed Teddy Royal Canin 33
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Hi! I don't mean to ambush everyone with a thousand questions but I was wondering what brand of food everyone likes to feed their dogs. Right now I am using Purina one small breed. My yorkie has a new founf love for my other dogs food, but the other dog is a lab, and she just gets sams club brand. My other question is that Thor seems to be really itchy (not from flea's becuase I use frontline) and I don't want to pump him full of medicines, but I hate it for him that he is so itchy. Does anyone have any remedies for ichy skin in doggies?
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Hi and welcome Thorsmom!!! There is a thread that has quite a few responses. You might want to browse those. This thread hasa list of the 50 top foods. I just switched my two after doing research. I went from Royal Canin mixed with pro plan. I have had so many problems with diarrhea with my yorkie Jack who is 15 weeks old. Now I have Jack and Mandy on California Natural. The nice thing about it doesnt have fillers such as corn and no artifical colors. Oh by the way I went to the natural food store. They also have brands such as innova and Chicken soup for the pet lovers soul which I switched my two cats too. I cant believe that this food is so much better for them and the food is cheaper then the Iams I have been feeding my cats!!!l Again welcome to YT.
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Gracie started on Science Diet which she would NOT hardly eat, then I tried Bil-Jac and she loved it for about a week then I had trouble with that...then she started eating my moms dogs food Science Diet large breed...which she loved and the vet said was okay but then she became bored with that so then I tried Pro Plan and she loves it!!! She eats so well now I don't have to worry about her eating...and she has had this for a little over a month and she normally gets bored after about a week!!
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Wow! Thanks to everyone with awesome comments and great ideas. It means a lot to me that people here at YT are so caring and willing to offer their opinions! Thanks again!
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Hi! Welcome to Yorkie Talk. I use Natural Balance Ultra Puppy Food. Chloe loves it and her coat is beautiful. This food has fish oil in it thats really good for the skin. You could give it a try. Also, what shampoo do you use? A oatmeal shampoo will really help her skin!! Make sure you rinse her well.
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I used to use an oatmeal shampoo that was also tearless, but when I talked to my vet about Thor's ichiness she told to that the ph balance was off in the tearless shampoo's and I should only use that on his head. So now I use my regular paul mitchell, or dove (i switch around) shampoo and conditioner with a tea tree oil leave in conditioner spray. Thanks again for the great advise!
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Reguardless of breed, the dogs should be on good food. Sams club food isn't good. Especially for a large breed dog. It will have a long term affect on the dog. I have Recon who is a lab/springer mix and he is on large breed food because it has the vitamina and stuff that he will need throughout his lifespan. Feeding good food to large dogs helps to prevent them from having hip problems and joint problems when they get older. The cheaper brands of foods also have ALOT of corn in them.
As for the tearless shampoo. Your vet needs to take a course in grooming. Not trying to sound rude. I am a lisenced groomer. Tearless is fine to use all over the body. BUT, I usually use it just on thier heads. However, using human shampoo all the time isn't good for them and can cause skin issues. With human shampoo the Ph is different than dog shampoo. Human shampoo is OK to use occasionally but not as a regular shampoo.


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Welcome to YT and all of your questions are welcome! Stay away from foods with corn or any kind of "by-product" in them and you should be fine. I feed Natural Balance, but I know some here choose Innova or Canidae. I have also been hearing about Chicken for the dog lovers soul a lot but am not familiar with their ingredient list.

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Hi Thorsmomma!! I also have a lab and yorkie...i feed them canidae since it is balanced for all breeds, size and life stages, it is just easier than having to separate the food. Another thing is the quality of the food, like was mentioned before purina one is not the best food out there...and your lab also deserves better food. You will see notice that the best foods are more expensive than the ones sold in grocery stores but the feeding servings are smaller so it will probably not make too much difference at the end.

As per your "itchy" dog, hehehe, it can be many things, some dogs have this reaction to grains, normally corn, but some dogs also have to the meat source, the best one to use in this cases is lamb with is very unlikely to get an allergic reaction.

Just another thing, i have been reading good things from lab owners about costco's own brand of dog food (i cannot remember right now) for the price range, the lamb and rice is suposed to be the best choice out there.
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I had two Golden Retrievers and the breeders swear by Costcos lamb and rice!
My yorkie breeders says that she has often crushed it and given it to picky eating yorkies!
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I had two Golden Retrievers and the breeders swear by Costcos lamb and rice!
My yorkie breeders says that she has often crushed it and given it to picky eating yorkies!
I have just found out about this food thru a lab forum...supossebly it is manufactured by diamond, which is a very liked brand by lab owners. I have not used/tried it either...but by the ingredient list it does look like one of the best choices at that price range.
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