Royal Canin Yorkie for Puppies My Ahi was not eating any kind of kibble at all. I tried a few different brands and even tried softening them before hand. I also tried to mix it with her soft food. She would eat all the soft food and spit out the kibble. LOL I was getting tired of spending so much money on food that she wasn't even interested in. So finally I decided to try the Royal Canin Yorkie for Puppies that everyone was talking about on here. I opened the bag and I smelled the kibble. I thought that it had a really good smell compare to the other kibble brands I bought. I gave her a piece and she loved it. I poured a little in to her bowl and she ate most of it up. She now plays and goes back to her bowl to get a few bites. I'm so happy because she never did this with kibble before. So I give a thumbs up :thumbup: to the Royal Canin for Yorkies. :D |
That's great. I have been feeding some of the adult Yorkie Royal Canin to Teddy and he loves it! |
Teddy did really well on Royal Canin yorkie puppies. I'm glad you found what works for your pup :) |
cute...the both of you got Teddy's :D |
We switched Basil and Caper to it......they seem to like it a lot better than their Merrick Puppy plate. Naturally, they both prefer the Iams Low Residue that Maxine eats, and the Nutro SR Large Breed that Carlo eats. Seems every fog her loves what the others eat. |
My Lexi who is also a very picky eater loves Royal Canin. I went through the same experience as you with trying different foods and so far the Royal Canin is the only food that she will eat. I have read numerous bad reviews on the Royal Canin brand, but overall I think it is a great brand and I like the fact that they have a wide variety of choices to fit different needs. |
Every dog is different... I would feed whatever you feel works best for your dog. :aimeeyork In the end it does not matter what others feel or feed. Those are a good starting place if you need advice but in the end it is what works best for YOUR dog. :thumbup::thumbup: |
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I couldn't have said it better myself! |
My dogs ate that too, now that they're older, they eat royal canin med-ical dental. My dogs both love it and they are larger chunks so are good to be used for treats and training. Amazing for their teeth |
Gizmo is really picky, and we tried RC and he liked it, gave him good bowl movements too. However, after about a week he was itching and lost interest. So, hopefully it'll work for your baby. Goodness knows a picky Yorkie eater is never fun. |
I use Royal Canin too (#33 - not the one especially for Yorkies). He does not like any canned foods and he doesn't like treats. He will only eat it if it is fresh and crispy. If it has been sitting out for a few hours, he sniffs at it and walks away...lol. |
Uni's used to eat RC also. But since then it has gone up in price, and contains corn. I think it's just ok, but better than a lot of foods out there. On occasion I give Uni kibble, Solid Gold, but for the most part I give her Honest Kitchen. It's almost like raw or canned bc you rehydrated the food with warm water. |
This is the food Joey chose and he gives it 2 paws up! Lol, it was funny when you said it smelled better, most dog foods make me gag, but I love the way this smells! I don't agree with many of the dog food sites that grade food, most of the people doing the grading have had no training in nutrition, and learning about the way vitamins, minerals and amino acids work together, is such an important part. I do like this site, and I think it gives you information on how you can make a good food choice. Here what it says about corn: Quote:
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I now eat it in place of Cereal! A little bit of milk, blueberries.....keeps me going all morning! |
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I actually have tasted it, accidently. Joey always gets 5 pieces before bedtime, and I get a few almonds before bedtime. One night, while carrying the small bowls, I accidently took one of his, it wasn't as quite good as he makes it out to be! |
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I used to use RC for Uni's trick training too. :) |
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First of all, who's saying that they are higher grade foods, vets? Or forum posters who've had no training in nutrition? It's really hard for new companies to compete with old companies. They have to supply the market with something new and better. What if they can't think of anything better? They help create a "buzz" about something being better. True, some dogs are allergic to grains and do better on alternative foods; however the mass majority of dogs are eating corn and lots of it. People read something on a forum and 10 more people repeat what they've read. Soon, nearly everyone thinks it’s true. I'm only had one class in nutrition and it's not as cut and dry as so many websites make it out to be. When studying diets for various organisms, scientists really don’t find that there is that much difference between an A Diet and a C diet. There is a lot of difference between the F diet and the C diet though, but the number one contributor to health defined as free from disease and longevity is if the organism is not overweight. So keeping our pets at a healthy weight and not feeding them junk human foods, is probably way more important than what brand we buy. This statement come from RC, but that doesn't mean it isn't true, I pretty much learned the same thing in my nutrition class, and no it was taught by Royal Canine. Quote:
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I guess my thought process is what may work for my dog, may not work for your dog. So I'm not going to judge you if you have a can of SD or Acana in your hand. Each dog, like humans, have their own specific needs out of a food. When I explain it to people I use the theory that every health nut loves nuts (almonds, walnuts, etc.) and stress how people should eat them. Well, they're great for nutrition in their eyes, however if I ate them, I'd have a severe allergic reaction, therefore the nutrition would hold no ground for me. Weird comparison I know. IMO:rolleyes: |
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:D My grandpa used to tell us that dog food was really good and made my cousin and I try it once.(of course we were little) I was grossed out...my cousin (of course a boy) had a handful. :p LOL |
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I don't want to tell you what to think, lol, not that I could if I wanted! :D I'm just saying that nutrition is not as clear as some would have you believe. I don't like foods with artificial colors; I believe that they are totally unnecessary. Are they really harmful? I don't know, but they can stain your carpet. :p I think corn is a good food, so that ingredient wouldn't sway me. I still don't think it should be considered the primary source of protein, a meat should be the first ingredient, but I've got to say, I'm not thoroughly convinced as to the "whys" yet, just slightly more convinced. Are you talking about a corn by product or a meat by product? Quote:
Here's what the Dog Food Project says about By products. •Byproducts of any type are less desirable and only acceptable if they do not make up the main source of animal protein and if the name of the species used is also defined in some manner (e.g. "chicken byproducts" or "beef byproducts" but not "meat byproducts" or "poultry byproducts"). Byproducts consist of anything but the quality cuts of meat and highest quality edible offal used for human consumption. What this means (on a market with high demand for human snacks like "buffalo wings" and cheaper pet foods requiring flavoring agents like beef or chicken liver digest to make otherwise uninteresting food more attractive), I leave to your imagination. The Dog Food Project - Identifying better products When you call something a bad food, I think that means it's really unhealthy, will eating Beneful make a dog unhealthy, I'm quite sure it won't. People seem to like to compare dog foods with McDonnell’s, and call certain foods "junk' food. Maybe because they've read it so much they believe it to be true, but it's not true. It's very difficult to get a balanced meal at McDonnell’s. Humans need complex carbohydrates, as in whole grains and green vegetables, and protein, in the right proportion with the right amount of calories for our daily needs. All dog foods even the ones at the grocery store have this. I really believe that Beneful is much more healthy for the dog, that what the average American eats. After reading Yorkietalk for about 5 years, I don’t' think I can find any correlations between what people call bad food and health problems, in fact, sometimes it seems like just the opposite. |
Beneful meets a need for those who can't afford other foods. Is it killing dogs? I doubt it. Would I feed it to mine? Heck no. There is some truth to more expensive foods in a particular brand containing better meats. I would not go buy the cheapest thing available. By products may sound disgusting and that is why I try to avoid them. They vary greatly in quality. Some is just tissue that humans don't like the taste of while being full of vitamins. Others is not much good and should be avoided. Generally, dog foods should be about 20-30% protein, 5-15% fat, 5-10% vitamins/minerals, and then where is the rest supposed to come from? Some would say protein. That much protein in a diet is not usually considered safe. So then we go for the carbs. I guess if one doesn't like certain grains, it's fine to avoid them. But I wouldn't be avoiding carbs altogether. So if they do show up first on a list of ingredients, I see no problem with it. They are there in a higher % than the protein and that is not considered a problem. If it's not a high protein food and meat is listed first, then there is probably a significant amount of water still in that meat to make it weigh more than the grain or there are going to be 3-5 grains listed afterwards that when combined would be in the first position. |
I don't think there's anything terribly wrong with RC but I do think it's horribly over-priced. I mean, it was $18.99 for a 2.5lb bag of the "Pug" breed RC in my local Pet Valu. I also noticed all the 2-3lb bags were ALL over $15.99 in my Petco. I'm sorry, but that's insane. I certainly don't think it's worth that price tag. I used to get a 5lb bag of TOTW for $11 and a 5.5lb bag of Acana for $15. |
I would agree. $15.99 for 2.5lb of food is much more than I am willing to spend unless it's an rx diet. Looks like this is the price at Petsmart. But if you buy the bigger (10lb) bag, it's just over 3$ a pound which isn't so bad. Looks like they just charge a lot for buying in small amounts. I'd just buy the bigger bag if I wanted the food. |
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I buy the larger bag as well. The bag is so well made that it does keep food fresh to the very last drop. I think I'm paying more for certain things that are important to me, such as testing and quality control, as well as quality ingrediants. |
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I wouldn't mind paying the price if I had to though, of course. |
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