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Carmellosmommy · 09-02-2013, 11:01 PM

I feed my shih/pom nature's variety instinct chicken formula. I also add the dry food with the raw boost (he loves the freeze dried chicken!) and it's grain free

Yorkigal · 09-03-2013, 12:43 AM

Hi everyone! I'm new here

I feed my two boys Royal Cainin

Nancy1999 · 09-03-2013, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mimi 510

Thanks! I also have a 2 year chihuahua who maybe could start on the supplements now. I will have to check it out since they are also prone to knee issues.

Yes, and especially if they tend to jump off of furniture now and then!

Ellie May · 09-03-2013, 07:25 AM

Purina HA for the Yorkie.
Royal Canin SO for the non-Yorkie.

Roccosmommy · 09-03-2013, 07:40 AM

Rocco gets Taste of the Wild (Sierra Mtn/ lamb) and absoluteley thrives on it. He was on Wellness for about a year - he loved it but his eyes were so runny. Not so with TOW - and he's a picky eater and still eats the dry kibble with no problem at all. No wet food.

hollie91999 · 09-03-2013, 10:01 AM

Orijen six fish (kibble), natures variety premade raw and stella & chewy freeze dry... My baby is picky.

karam · 09-04-2013, 12:36 AM

I just focus to give a high quality diet to my yorkie. like Pedigree or super5mix and he love to eat..The kibble smell Attract him and he will construct him want to eat it.

xtine · 09-04-2013, 01:27 PM

Thank you for all the responses everyone!

Currently my dogs (one is a yorkie, the other is a pomeranian/yorkie) are currently on purina beneful (small bites).. which i'm sure is not the best, but it was what I could afford (super long story).. but now i'm able to afford higher quality food for them and they used to be on innova EVO, but because of the recalls i'm a bit hesitant to go back to that.

this is in a span of a couple months btw and of course little amounts with their regular foods (so please don't think i'm just giving my dogs all these foods at once!)

I did receive samples from companies (Artemis senior and got samples of Artemis small breed i believe, I don't have them in front of me at the moment.. - this didn't work out as it gave Ginger bubbleguts and she didn't like it very much - even when i only gave a little mixed in with her normal food)..

I also had a sample of Halo (got from unleashed by petco) and they liked it, but of course always on the hunt for better/more variety

I only got two small samples of Solid Gold and they really liked it, and I like how small it is for them..

I see a lot of you are feeding royal canin, I want to go towards that but my only thing is.. because my other dog is a pomeranian/yorkie - and most of their foods are breed specific, would it be okay to get the yorkie formula?

I am going to be feeding our new dutch shepherd puppy orijen (well transition her to orijen as her previous owners had her on pedigree puppy).. and was wondering should I just do all dogs on the same brand (ie. Orijin.,. of course not the same food since my puppy will need puppy food)..

I hope I make sense.. I'm just trying to give the best food for my doggies

and it's honestly been SO long since i've been on these forums..

Britster · 09-04-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by xtine

Thank you for all the responses everyone!

I see a lot of you are feeding royal canin, I want to go towards that but my only thing is.. because my other dog is a pomeranian/yorkie - and most of their foods are breed specific, would it be okay to get the yorkie formula?

Yes, that would be fine.

They also have 'generic' formulas, not only breed specific.

sandy simpson · 09-04-2013, 03:59 PM

I would not feed beneful. Read the reviews on that food and decide. It is not a high quality food according to the reviews.

Teresiana · 09-04-2013, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Britster

Yes, that would be fine.

They also have 'generic' formulas, not only breed specific.

I feed my Maltese/Yorkie mix the Yorkie formula. I also feed my Yorkie the XSmall "generic" formula. They're both fine.

xtine · 09-04-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sandy simpson

I would not feed beneful. Read the reviews on that food and decide. It is not a high quality food according to the reviews.

Like I mentioned in my post above, it was what I could afford at the time and the reason I'm here now.

xtine · 09-04-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Teresiana

I feed my Maltese/Yorkie mix the Yorkie formula. I also feed my Yorkie the XSmall "generic" formula. They're both fine.

Thank you and Britster for the response! Will go grab some this week and hopefully they like it!

Bobswench · 09-05-2013, 05:51 AM

We finally found one Abbi will eat: Taste of the Wild. She likes the High Prairie flavor best. She also gets boiled chicken breast with green beans.

We tried Nutro, Ultra, Merrick, and Iams. She didn't really like any of them and I noticed she was scratching a lot. We switched to TOTW grain free, and the scratching stopped.

xtine · 09-06-2013, 10:05 AM

Thanks again everyone for the input. Decided to go with Royal Canin the mini "adult"

mixed some with their old food to see if they'd like it and they ate it ALL up lol

which is good, i'm glad they like it! hopefully i'll see a major difference in their coat/skin soon!

I decided to go with Orijen large breed puppy food for my other puppy (She's a Dutch Shepherd/German Shepherd)

09-03-2013, 07:25 AM	#49
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Purina HA for the Yorkie. Royal Canin SO for the non-Yorkie. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

09-03-2013, 07:40 AM	#50
Roccosmommy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,293	Rocco gets Taste of the Wild (Sierra Mtn/ lamb) and absoluteley thrives on it. He was on Wellness for about a year - he loved it but his eyes were so runny. Not so with TOW - and he's a picky eater and still eats the dry kibble with no problem at all. No wet food. __________________ "The little furry buggers are just deep, deep wells you throw all your emotions into." ~ Bruce Schimmel

09-03-2013, 10:01 AM	#51
hollie91999 Dooney♥Madison Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: California, USA Posts: 629	Orijen six fish (kibble), natures variety premade raw and stella & chewy freeze dry... My baby is picky. __________________ HOLLIEDOONEYMADISON

09-04-2013, 03:59 PM	#55
sandy simpson YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: santee, california Posts: 2,123 Blog Entries: 1	dog I would not feed beneful. Read the reviews on that food and decide. It is not a high quality food according to the reviews.

09-02-2013, 11:01 PM	#46
Carmellosmommy Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Santa Barbara, CA, US Posts: 14	I feed my shih/pom nature's variety instinct chicken formula. I also add the dry food with the raw boost (he loves the freeze dried chicken!) and it's grain free

09-03-2013, 12:43 AM	#47
Yorkigal YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: NZ Posts: 9	Hi everyone! I'm new here I feed my two boys Royal Cainin

09-04-2013, 12:36 AM	#52
karam YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Minto NSW Posts: 4	I just focus to give a high quality diet to my yorkie. like Pedigree or super5mix and he love to eat..The kibble smell Attract him and he will construct him want to eat it.

09-04-2013, 01:27 PM	#53
xtine Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,406	Thank you for all the responses everyone! Currently my dogs (one is a yorkie, the other is a pomeranian/yorkie) are currently on purina beneful (small bites).. which i'm sure is not the best, but it was what I could afford (super long story).. but now i'm able to afford higher quality food for them and they used to be on innova EVO, but because of the recalls i'm a bit hesitant to go back to that. this is in a span of a couple months btw and of course little amounts with their regular foods (so please don't think i'm just giving my dogs all these foods at once!) I did receive samples from companies (Artemis senior and got samples of Artemis small breed i believe, I don't have them in front of me at the moment.. - this didn't work out as it gave Ginger bubbleguts and she didn't like it very much - even when i only gave a little mixed in with her normal food).. I also had a sample of Halo (got from unleashed by petco) and they liked it, but of course always on the hunt for better/more variety I only got two small samples of Solid Gold and they really liked it, and I like how small it is for them.. I see a lot of you are feeding royal canin, I want to go towards that but my only thing is.. because my other dog is a pomeranian/yorkie - and most of their foods are breed specific, would it be okay to get the yorkie formula? I am going to be feeding our new dutch shepherd puppy orijen (well transition her to orijen as her previous owners had her on pedigree puppy).. and was wondering should I just do all dogs on the same brand (ie. Orijin.,. of course not the same food since my puppy will need puppy food).. I hope I make sense.. I'm just trying to give the best food for my doggies and it's honestly been SO long since i've been on these forums..

09-05-2013, 05:51 AM	#59
Bobswench Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Merritt Island, FL, USA Posts: 78	We finally found one Abbi will eat: Taste of the Wild. She likes the High Prairie flavor best. She also gets boiled chicken breast with green beans. We tried Nutro, Ultra, Merrick, and Iams. She didn't really like any of them and I noticed she was scratching a lot. We switched to TOTW grain free, and the scratching stopped.

09-06-2013, 10:05 AM	#60
xtine Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,406	Thanks again everyone for the input. Decided to go with Royal Canin the mini "adult" mixed some with their old food to see if they'd like it and they ate it ALL up lol which is good, i'm glad they like it! hopefully i'll see a major difference in their coat/skin soon! I decided to go with Orijen large breed puppy food for my other puppy (She's a Dutch Shepherd/German Shepherd)