Food/Brand - What kind do you feed your yorkie?

[bamawife]

Originally Posted by Majax

I went out and bought the Royal Canin. I mixed a little in with the wellness, and he ate it up within minutes! He seemed to like it a lot! Now let's hope he does good on it and I can stop stressing out.

Also, can you ladies tell me what do you feed your babies besides dry food? I've been feeding Bentley the Wellness wet puppy food, and now I don't know what to mix in with the Royal Canin dry. Help please?!

From time to time I will add a little chopped boiled or baked chicken, green beans, cooked carrots, rice, cottage cheese, scrambled or boiled egg, sweet potato, etc...Obviously I don't mix all of this at one time. I normally just mix one with their kibble.

[Majax]

Originally Posted by bamawife

From time to time I will add a little chopped boiled or baked chicken, green beans, cooked carrots, rice, cottage cheese, scrambled or boiled egg, sweet potato, etc...Obviously I don't mix all of this at one time. I normally just mix one with their kibble.

Thank you! I will try that, I'm sure he will love that!

[1kumiko]

I don't remember if it was Wellness or Blue Buffalo that used to cause terrible constipation on my pup that's the food I got when I adopted him as a pup).

He's ultra picky about food, so he would eat just not to die but not happy. So eventually bought Royal Canin and problem solved-- he loved it!!

He is 2yrs now and still on RC, but I sense he's bored of the same thing. So considering either mixing it with some home-cooked chicken and/or trying other food

[arnolda30]

We also use Royal Canin - yorkshire terrier puppy formula. This is what what the breeder was feeding them. Then, we did research, as well as consulted the vet. Based on everything we found and the fact that the puppies have been thriving on it, so we've continued on it and I anticipate that when time is right, we will switch to the yorkie adult version.

[ancora_imparo]

Jaeger's on Fromm grain free surf and turf right now. It's too soon to tell if this food is better for him or not...Will evaluate at the end of the bag.

[yanki]

I am giving my 6 months old yorkie Royal Canin X-SMALL Puppy Food and this works great for him!

[BiewerYorkie]

Zachary has a sensitive tummy and the only thing I have found that he can eat is California Naturals Puppy which you can't get from stores like PetCo or PetSmart. I get mine online.

Louise

[MY OSCAR]

i have been feeding oscar acana for a few months now and he is doing great.
first was acana grasslands, acana pacifica, acana duck & pear. He did ok on all of those but occasionally had soft poo.
now he is on acana ranchlands.
wow , he is doing awesome.
small , solid poo and his eyes don't seem to water as much either.
acana ranchlands is by far my favorite variety so we will be sticking with that...

[MikaTallulah]

Mine are all eating FROMM Chicken a la Veg and love it. FROMM has puppy and all stages formulas.

[gumbysuz]

Not a big fan of Wellness, but you might give Taste of the Wild a try. Dori loves the Pacific Salmon formula (she eats 1/4 cup twice a day). Poops twice...once first thing in the AM and then about 3:00. Small, firm, easy-squeezy!

P.S. she weighs 7 lbs.

[bamawife]

It is interesting to me how our little one's react to different foods. What causes GI problems for some works great for other's and vice versa! I swear these furbabies are just like humans!

[MY OSCAR]

Originally Posted by bamawife

it is interesting to me how our little one's react to different foods. What causes gi problems for some works great for other's and vice versa! I swear these furbabies are just like humans!

you got that right..

[Blessedbee]

This is the response I received from Puppy Vantage, the holistic puppy food my picky Kipper finally chose, when I asked them about where they get their ingredients:
Thank you for your interest in Earthborn Holistic® Natural Food for Pets. Earthborn Holistic® dry pet food is manufactured in our company owned manufacturing facility in Monmouth, Illinois, USA. Midwestern Pet Foods was founded in 1926. A family owned business, now in it’s 4th generation, Midwestern Pet Foods owns and operates three state-of-the-art pet food production facilities in the Midwest. We are proud of the fact that we manufacture all of our own dry pet food and do not specialty co-pack for any companies. Our Earthborn Holistic canned cat food and dog foods are produced in a human-grade facility by USPet Nutrition a division of Chicken of the Sea. We source all ingredients from US suppliers if ingredients are available, grown or produced in the US. All ingredients in Earthborn Holistic dry pet food are grown or produced in the US except for lamb meal which comes from Australia or New Zealand and flaxseed which comes from Canada. Our vitamin premixes are formulated, sourced and blended in the United States by a US company in a human grade facility. Certain subparts of the vitamin premixes are only available overseas. Our US supplier assures us that they make every effort to source from reputable non-Chinese vendors. All these ingredients are thoroughly tested and undergo many quality checks to insure safety and that specifications are meet. But even with these checks in place, it is difficult if not impossible to say that some subpart of some vitamin ingredient may originate in China. We feel that it is unethical to claim, like some manufacturers do, that even though our vitamins and minerals are formulated, sourced and blended by a US company in the United States that there could not be a trace or subpart of a vitamin that comes from China. We at Earthborn Pet Foods strive to provide correct, truthful information. You can be sure your pet is safe with Earthborn Holistic. Our ingredients are tested when they are delivered. We test for toxins (vomitoxin, aflatoxin, fumitoxin). We check peroxide value and for free fatty acids in the fat. We also test for salmonella. We check for water activity to prevent mold. Samples are sent to an independent lab if there are any questions on a test result. Our suppliers also run a multitude of tests depending on the ingredient including testing for melatonine. So ingredients are tested by the manufacturer; ingredients are tested by us upon delivery; our pet food is tested before being packaged and shipped. Our facilities are inspected multiple times per year by USDA APHIS. The facility where Earthborn Holistic® is manufactured is approved for sales to the European Union, Russia, Israel, Australia, and many more all of which have strict regulations. We are HAACA approved and FDA inspected.We have never had a recall. Cindy MontgomeryVP, MarketingMidwestern Pet Foods, Inc.9634 Hedden RoadEvansville, IN 47725p 812-867-4504, ext. 107f 812-867-0424cmontgomery@midwesternpetfoods.com

[ironmike86]

Originally Posted by Blessedbee

This is the response I received from Puppy Vantage, the holistic puppy food my picky Kipper finally chose, when I asked them about where they get their ingredients:
Thank you for your interest in Earthborn Holistic® Natural Food for Pets. Earthborn Holistic® dry pet food is manufactured in our company owned manufacturing facility in Monmouth, Illinois, USA. Midwestern Pet Foods was founded in 1926. A family owned business, now in it’s 4th generation, Midwestern Pet Foods owns and operates three state-of-the-art pet food production facilities in the Midwest. We are proud of the fact that we manufacture all of our own dry pet food and do not specialty co-pack for any companies. Our Earthborn Holistic canned cat food and dog foods are produced in a human-grade facility by USPet Nutrition a division of Chicken of the Sea. We source all ingredients from US suppliers if ingredients are available, grown or produced in the US. All ingredients in Earthborn Holistic dry pet food are grown or produced in the US except for lamb meal which comes from Australia or New Zealand and flaxseed which comes from Canada. Our vitamin premixes are formulated, sourced and blended in the United States by a US company in a human grade facility. Certain subparts of the vitamin premixes are only available overseas. Our US supplier assures us that they make every effort to source from reputable non-Chinese vendors. All these ingredients are thoroughly tested and undergo many quality checks to insure safety and that specifications are meet. But even with these checks in place, it is difficult if not impossible to say that some subpart of some vitamin ingredient may originate in China. We feel that it is unethical to claim, like some manufacturers do, that even though our vitamins and minerals are formulated, sourced and blended by a US company in the United States that there could not be a trace or subpart of a vitamin that comes from China. We at Earthborn Pet Foods strive to provide correct, truthful information. You can be sure your pet is safe with Earthborn Holistic. Our ingredients are tested when they are delivered. We test for toxins (vomitoxin, aflatoxin, fumitoxin). We check peroxide value and for free fatty acids in the fat. We also test for salmonella. We check for water activity to prevent mold. Samples are sent to an independent lab if there are any questions on a test result. Our suppliers also run a multitude of tests depending on the ingredient including testing for melatonine. So ingredients are tested by the manufacturer; ingredients are tested by us upon delivery; our pet food is tested before being packaged and shipped. Our facilities are inspected multiple times per year by USDA APHIS. The facility where Earthborn Holistic® is manufactured is approved for sales to the European Union, Russia, Israel, Australia, and many more all of which have strict regulations. We are HAACA approved and FDA inspected.We have never had a recall. Cindy MontgomeryVP, MarketingMidwestern Pet Foods, Inc.9634 Hedden RoadEvansville, IN 47725p 812-867-4504, ext. 107f 812-867-0424cmontgomery@midwesternpetfoods.com

Yup I get this from a few Manufactures. Even human grade foods get vitamins from Asia. The honesty is what a good company is. I can't be to picky if 95% of the ingredients is Usa made and everything checked while I'm eating my fake fast food burger?? JMO

[Majax]

Originally Posted by bamawife

It is interesting to me how our little one's react to different foods. What causes GI problems for some works great for other's and vice versa! I swear these furbabies are just like humans!

I know , crazy!