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Hazelzmibaybee · 08-26-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jenaliat

claire loves bb and she isn't stinky anymore if you know what i mean! Haha

good ! ! ! Blue buffalo it is! Thank you guys so much ! ! !

Hazelzmibaybee · 08-26-2010, 01:44 PM

but now i have another question! LOL. what about Eukanuba Puppy Small Breed Formula Food?

Hazelzmibaybee · 08-26-2010, 01:45 PM

nevermind, i posted that before reading the ingredients. it has by product in it! BB it is!

CruiserCody · 08-26-2010, 01:50 PM

I was feeding Cody Wellness Super Max for Puppies, which is a good food. However, he picked at it and it was difficult to get him to eat very much. My daughter came over with her puppy, and puppy food, Blue Buffaloe for Puppies and Cody loved it. So we switched and he eats it really well. Both are great foods but I guess he likes BB better. Go figure....

LuvTaycieGirl · 08-26-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hazelzmibaybee

but now i have another question! LOL. what about Eukanuba Puppy Small Breed Formula Food?

and it just had some lines that recalled... BB is a good choice I am sure you will be happy with it

annabelle's mom · 08-26-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hazelzmibaybee

hi! i have a 10 week old! and i was DEAD SET on sticking to "Iams smart puppy small breed dog food" but i was just browsing the "new" items on petsmart.com and came across "purina pro plan puppy toy breed" i'm not sure which one i should be using now!

HELP PLEASE!

There are tons of websites that rate dog food such as this one: Dog Food Chat.com
Dog Food Reviews, Ratings and Comparisons or just search: dog food reviews
I've tried quite a few foods in the 5 years of having my Yorkie, Annie.
Every dog is a little different..just read up on the foods, their ratings and contents. Right now we are using Wellness Core Reduced Fat dry food, and moistening it with water. adding a little cottage cheese and diceing up Fresh Pet Chicken (its a refrigerated dog food, comes in a roll like a big sausage) and Annie loves it. I make a batch for 3 days and keep it refrigerated. She was having lots of stinky, nasty poo problems, but this combo works well for her and the both foods have a good rating. No more problems. Some dogs don't tolerate foods that have high quantities of grain.....its just a trial and error thing until you find the one that works and is going to keep your dog healthy.

cally930 · 08-26-2010, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Britster

Agree. I would never feed either. Jackson eats Orijen and Acana kibble, and we usually get NV Instinct canned food or Go! Endurance canned food to mix in.

To me, it seems obvious when you really compare the ingredients between Orijen and Iams for example. Look at all the meat and fresh ingredients!

IAMS: Chicken, Corn Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Flavor, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Egg Product, Brewers Dried Yeast, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Caramel, Choline Chloride, Minerals ((Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Calcium Carbonate, Monosodium Phosphate, DL-Methionine, Rosemary Extract.

Orijen Adult: Fresh boneless chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal, russet potato, fresh pacific salmon (a natural source of DHA and EPA), herring meal, sweet potato, peas, fresh lake whitefish, fresh northern walleye, chicken fat (naturally preserved with vitamin E and citric acid), chicken liver, salmon meal, fresh turkey, fresh whole eggs, fresh deboned herring, sun-cured alfalfa, salmon oil, chicory root, dehydrated organic kelp, pumpkin, carrots, spinach, turnip greens, apples, cranberries, saskatoon berries, black currants, choline chloride, psyllium, licorice root, angelica root, fenugreek, marigold flowers, sweet fennel, peppermint leaf, chamomile flowers, dandelion, summer savory, rosemary, sea salt, vitamin supplements (vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E, niacin, vitamin C, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12), mineral supplements (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, selenium)

Here's a great review on Iams (listed as 2 star on here, 1 star on dogfoodanalysis.com): Iams ProActive Health Smart Puppy Review and Rating

How big is the Orijen kibble? Can a small yorkie eat it - no problem? The food I give them now is a very tiny kibble.

Britster · 08-26-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cally930

How big is the Orijen kibble? Can a small yorkie eat it - no problem? The food I give them now is a very tiny kibble.

Orijen/Acana is definitely not "tiny" but it's not humongous. It's thin, but wider, if that makes sense. My friends 4 and 5lb yorkies eat it fine but I know every dog is different... lots of people feed it to their little ones, I know Snickers (Viviansnickers) get his chopped up with a nutcracker! Spoiled rotten

the things we do for our dogs! No, but you can check it out. Most stores sell the .88lb trial bags of Orijen and Acana too so you can test it out.

Here was a thread talking about size w/ pics, etc
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...na+kibble+size

Nature's Variety Instinct (another food I love, and fed for 8 months before finding Acana/Orijen) is pretty small kibbles, as is Fromm.

cally930 · 08-26-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Britster

Orijen/Acana is definitely not "tiny" but it's not humongous. It's thin, but wider, if that makes sense. My friends 4 and 5lb yorkies eat it fine but I know every dog is different... lots of people feed it to their little ones, I know Snickers (Viviansnickers) get his chopped up with a nutcracker! Spoiled rotten

the things we do for our dogs! No, but you can check it out. Most stores sell the .88lb trial bags of Orijen and Acana too so you can test it out.

Here was a thread talking about size w/ pics, etc
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...na+kibble+size

Nature's Variety Instinct (another food I love, and fed for 8 months before finding Acana/Orijen) is pretty small kibbles, as is Fromm.

Thank you for the feedback. I guess I can give it a try and see how they like it. Thanks again.

BonBon · 08-27-2010, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by cally930

Thank you for the feedback. I guess I can give it a try and see how they like it. Thanks again.

I'd really recommend trying it. I'm the one who started the Acana Kibble Size thread because of my concerns, but my babies have had no problems eating it at all.

Several weeks ago I adopted a tiny baby girl who weighed less than a pound at the time. I free feed Acana to my other pups, and once she discovered their Acana she completely refused to eat her old food.

She would sit there with her tiny little mouth crunching away on a piece of kibble until she had it all gone, then she'd go back for another piece. She's 2.12 pounds now and it's the Acana like a big girl.

All of my babies love this food.

I just want to add that normally foods should be switched gradually to prevent upset tummies.

noisinka · 08-27-2010, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Britster

I know Snickers (Viviansnickers) get his chopped up with a nutcracker! Spoiled rotten

the things we do for our dogs!

I did the same for my 3.5lbs Sandy until I noticed he has no problems eating the kibbles without breaking them into smaller pieces.

I only feed him Acana and Orijen. He's favourite is Acana Grasslands.

Samiebaby · 08-27-2010, 07:39 AM

My dogs have never eaten commercial dog food except when they go stay at my dad's for a weekend. I can tell you, when they come home from his house they are sick for 2 days.

For three years I fed them Nutro, but it was recalled WAY too many times for my taste. I switched to Wellness Small Breed (avoid the seafood kind) and have never looked back. My dogs are very healthy and have very healthy "potty" habits. It may be expensive, but it's worth it to not go to the vet often.

Princes mom · 08-27-2010, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BonBon

Petco carries several varieties of Wellness. I think Petsmart just started carrying one type of Wellness. And Petsmart carries Blue Buffalo (I don't know anything about BB, but some YT'rs really seem to like it). Oh, and Petco also carries the Solid Gold line of food.

We eat

...Prince eats Blue Buffalo, Solid Gold Wee Bits and Wellness. He has eaten Blue and Solid Gold for years, and Wellness for about three months. He loves all three, but Wellness seems to be his favorite...maybe because it's rather new to him, and we use it as a treat.
All three produce firm, small and not too "fragrant" poops.

Hazelzmibaybee · 08-28-2010, 04:10 AM

well guys, i went and returned the Iams. i bought a BIGGG bag of BB, and put it down for Hazel. she went RIGHT to it and started eating it up! i was sooo happy! i thought it was going to take a while for her to eat it, but no. she NEVER ate the iams like that. i had to "convince" her by adding water, microwaving and adding honey... i thought i was going to have to do the same with the BB but she gobbled it up! thank you ALL for your opinions!

cally930 · 08-28-2010, 04:44 AM

Just as a reminder you have to slowly change her food. One third new - two thirds old for the first day. Half and half the second day. Two thirds to one the third day and by the fourth day ( I would go more). But that should avoid any upset tummies for the puppy. Or else you will have her getting sick.

08-27-2010, 07:39 AM	#42
Samiebaby Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 453	My dogs have never eaten commercial dog food except when they go stay at my dad's for a weekend. I can tell you, when they come home from his house they are sick for 2 days. For three years I fed them Nutro, but it was recalled WAY too many times for my taste. I switched to Wellness Small Breed (avoid the seafood kind) and have never looked back. My dogs are very healthy and have very healthy "potty" habits. It may be expensive, but it's worth it to not go to the vet often. __________________ Maggie and Max's mama

08-26-2010, 01:44 PM	#32
Hazelzmibaybee YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Jersey Posts: 439 Blog Entries: 1	but now i have another question! LOL. what about Eukanuba Puppy Small Breed Formula Food?

08-26-2010, 01:45 PM	#33
Hazelzmibaybee YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Jersey Posts: 439 Blog Entries: 1	nevermind, i posted that before reading the ingredients. it has by product in it! BB it is!

08-26-2010, 01:50 PM	#34
CruiserCody Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 163	I was feeding Cody Wellness Super Max for Puppies, which is a good food. However, he picked at it and it was difficult to get him to eat very much. My daughter came over with her puppy, and puppy food, Blue Buffaloe for Puppies and Cody loved it. So we switched and he eats it really well. Both are great foods but I guess he likes BB better. Go figure....

08-28-2010, 04:10 AM	#44
Hazelzmibaybee YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Jersey Posts: 439 Blog Entries: 1	well guys, i went and returned the Iams. i bought a BIGGG bag of BB, and put it down for Hazel. she went RIGHT to it and started eating it up! i was sooo happy! i thought it was going to take a while for her to eat it, but no. she NEVER ate the iams like that. i had to "convince" her by adding water, microwaving and adding honey... i thought i was going to have to do the same with the BB but she gobbled it up! thank you ALL for your opinions!

08-28-2010, 04:44 AM	#45
cally930 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Mt. Sinai, New York Posts: 910	Just as a reminder you have to slowly change her food. One third new - two thirds old for the first day. Half and half the second day. Two thirds to one the third day and by the fourth day ( I would go more). But that should avoid any upset tummies for the puppy. Or else you will have her getting sick.