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crzy4dogsxx21 02-13-2014 07:18 PM
Has anyone ever fed Orijen dry dog food to their yorkies?
 
Hi I am considering switching to the Orijen brand dog food . I am currently feeding my yorkies the Wellness core small breed and for my smaller girls I give them the wellness toy small. I don't really have an issue with wellness but I have heard someone say that it is made in the same company as diamond and I know they have a few recalls in the past years. I was considering either the adult formula or the regional red? I would appreciate some feedback about which brand they used and how their yorkie tolerated the food? I am also going to check with my vet to be sure it will be a good food for them before I decide to switch. Thanks for any advice.

mimimomo 02-13-2014 07:24 PM
Wellness stopped their business w/Diamond after the last recall fiasco...
I would personally feed Acana over Orijen.

crzy4dogsxx21 02-13-2014 07:38 PM
What is the major difference between Acana and Orijen? I just saw that Orijen has more protein I think?

mimimomo 02-13-2014 07:45 PM
Yes, Orijen is higher in protein thus making it higher in phosphorus. For a kibble, I think it's too high in protein...their kidneys don't need to work so hard to digest it. I'd rather be feeding a high quality premade raw dog food (which I do:D).

ferretgrl05 02-13-2014 07:48 PM
I love orijen:) my girls did well on it. I just recently changed them to arcana pacifica to see if my girls do better with fish instead of chicken

crzy4dogsxx21 02-13-2014 08:30 PM
Does anyone have a preference over Orijen or Acana? I know somebody that put her yorkies on the Orijen puppy but I am looking for an adult food? How do your yorkies like the Acana pacifica? My yorkies have always been on either chicken or turkey? Is fish better at all to feed daily I know it wuld be good for dogs with food sensitivities but none of mine have that.

Britster 02-13-2014 09:27 PM
I prefer Acana. Less ingredients (a bit less complicated of formulas), less protein (I honestly feel like that anything over 35% in kibble is useless), I've heard of less problems on Acana (I've read about loose stool, etc, on Orijen more often). I just think it's a better choice for 95% of pet dogs out there. We have fed Acana with great results over the years I must say.

Wylie's Mom 02-14-2014 06:32 AM
When I used to feed kibble (I now feed raw) I fed Orijen and really loved it. I don't think you can go wrong with either Orijen or Acana. Neither are too high in protein for a normal, healthy dog.

Deb1 02-14-2014 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4391383)
When I used to feed kibble (I now feed raw) I fed Orijen and really loved it. I don't think you can go wrong with either Orijen or Acana. Neither are too high in protein for a normal, healthy dog.
What do you call too high of protein? Nutrisca Lamb formula has a 30% protein.....is that too high for yorkies? Just curious!

DvlshAngel985 02-14-2014 08:28 AM
I fed Origen for a while and it made Kaji fluffier. As in chunky. It's too high in fat for couch potato type yorkies. I now switched back to Lotus, which he loves.

crzy4dogsxx21 02-14-2014 09:04 AM
Do you think that Acana would be a better choice? I have 3 of my yorkies that are a little overweight so I would like a food that will keep them at an ideal weight? Would the fish formula be good at all. They have always eaten the chicken formula. I have also talked to my vet and they have never heard of the food? I don't think it is that new because I saw that my local pet store had it for a couple months. I would appreciate any feedback.

Wylie's Mom 02-14-2014 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Deb1 (Post 4391415)
What do you call too high of protein? Nutrisca Lamb formula has a 30% protein.....is that too high for yorkies? Just curious!
Personally, I don't view any kibble out there as too high of protein for a healthy, normal canine. For example, look at Orijen's Regional Red analysis...it has 38% protein, 18% fat, 5% fiber, 25% carbs and the rest is misc ingredients. This type of diet is just fine with me as it tries to mimic (within reason) a natural diet for a canine...which would be more protein than anything else.

Just like for us, a high-carb diet can often more easily translate to overweight kiddos bc carbs are so easily converted to fat (and much more quickly too!). Whereas proteins are long-chained chemicals and not as easily or quickly converted to fat. So, for me, given all the overweight animals we're seeing now - I prefer a higher protein diet overall. I don't even view it as "higher" protein, actually, I view it as "normal" and appropriate protein for this species.

Have you ever read Orijen's White Paper, btw? Excellent! It's probably one of the best papers I've read on canine nutrition, to this day (and it's an easy read too): http://files.championpetfoods.com/OR...hite_Paper.pdf

Wylie's Mom 02-14-2014 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985 (Post 4391427)
I fed Origen for a while and it made Kaji fluffier. As in chunky. It's too high in fat for couch potato type yorkies. I now switched back to Lotus, which he loves.
LOL...LOVE that you said, um, "fluffier" - too cute. Another one I like to use is "it's just the winter skin, that's all". :D

DvlshAngel985 02-14-2014 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4391473)
LOL...LOVE that you said, um, "fluffier" - too cute. Another one I like to use is "it's just the winter skin, that's all". :D
I can't say winter skin. We don't have winters! :( Fluffier it is for us!

Deb1 02-14-2014 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4391471)
Personally, I don't view any kibble out there as too high of protein for a healthy, normal canine. For example, look at Orijen's Regional Red analysis...it has 38% protein, 18% fat, 5% fiber, 25% carbs and the rest is misc ingredients. This type of diet is just fine with me as it tries to mimic (within reason) a natural diet for a canine...which would be more protein than anything else.

Just like for us, a high-carb diet can often more easily translate to overweight kiddos bc carbs are so easily converted to fat (and much more quickly too!). Whereas proteins are long-chained chemicals and not as easily or quickly converted to fat. So, for me, given all the overweight animals we're seeing now - I prefer a higher protein diet overall. I don't even view it as "higher" protein, actually, I view it as "normal" and appropriate protein for this species.

Have you ever read Orijen's White Paper, btw? Excellent! It's probably one of the best papers I've read on canine nutrition, to this day (and it's an easy read too): http://files.championpetfoods.com/OR...hite_Paper.pdf
Wow, very interesting article! It makes me feel better Nutrisca's protein and fat being with in the guidelines of proper nutrition. My three are doing awesome on this food! It also has no grains or potato. Mine get the Lamb formula because of skin and tummy issues. The lamb agrees with them better than the chicken! At least that is what I am assuming. No more itching, flaking or soft poops!

chestermama 02-14-2014 08:50 PM
chester eats the acana and does well on it, and before that the sundancer grain free from solid gold is a great food, and diamond does that have anything to do with solid gold any more. The acana makes him drink alot of water and he has been checked just something in the food.

ferretgrl05 02-15-2014 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by crzy4dogsxx21 (Post 4391296)
Does anyone have a preference over Orijen or Acana? I know somebody that put her yorkies on the Orijen puppy but I am looking for an adult food? How do your yorkies like the Acana pacifica? My yorkies have always been on either chicken or turkey? Is fish better at all to feed daily I know it wuld be good for dogs with food sensitivities but none of mine have that.
i like both. My yorkies like either:) I switched to acana because it had a few less ingredients and protein. I wanted to see if it helped my girls with their itchiness, and my Stella has had itchy, watery eyes. I think it would be good for any yorkie, not just the ones with food sensitivities. Also great for their skin and coat:) Just makes their breath a little fishy. lol. My girls also really liked the lamb and okanagan apple too.:aimeeyork

alaskayorkie 02-15-2014 07:38 PM
4 year old Jillie has eaten Orijen all her adult life. She loves it and she's been healthy. Eddie's been on it about 5 years. Loves it.

Teegy 02-18-2014 07:22 PM
Teegy used to be on regional red before raw, I switched him from RC

MarkFromSea 02-18-2014 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie (Post 4392282)
4 year old Jillie has eaten Orijen all her adult life. She loves it and she's been healthy. Eddie's been on it about 5 years. Loves it.
Orijen is what we're looking to buy next.... our question is: does the senior orijen come in small enough kibble... bad teeth... pretty sure he swallows it whole.. no problem, he eats a lot of it. His current Natural Choice is about the size of a .22 caliber pellet. We've got about a week left to locate it. :eek:

BayleighL 07-08-2017 04:27 PM
Origen
 
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4391471)
Personally, I don't view any kibble out there as too high of protein for a healthy, normal canine. For example, look at Orijen's Regional Red analysis...it has 38% protein, 18% fat, 5% fiber, 25% carbs and the rest is misc ingredients. This type of diet is just fine with me as it tries to mimic (within reason) a natural diet for a canine...which would be more protein than anything else.

Just like for us, a high-carb diet can often more easily translate to overweight kiddos bc carbs are so easily converted to fat (and much more quickly too!). Whereas proteins are long-chained chemicals and not as easily or quickly converted to fat. So, for me, given all the overweight animals we're seeing now - I prefer a higher protein diet overall. I don't even view it as "higher" protein, actually, I view it as "normal" and appropriate protein for this species.

Have you ever read Orijen's White Paper, btw? Excellent! It's probably one of the best papers I've read on canine nutrition, to this day (and it's an easy read too): http://files.championpetfoods.com/OR...hite_Paper.pdf

Found this post - was glad to read it even 3 years later!

aweitzm1 07-08-2017 05:39 PM
I am about to switch mine from AvoDerm to Wellness LID Salmon and Potato. I am switching due to the fact that Avoderm stopped selling their Small Breed Kibble in a bigger package. I go through a 4 pound bad in about 1.5 weeks.

Wellness comes in a bigger bag and should last me at least a month to 6 weeks. I am hoping they like it.

BayleighL 07-08-2017 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by aweitzm1 (Post 4733127)
I am about to switch mine from AvoDerm to Wellness LID Salmon and Potato. I am switching due to the fact that Avoderm stopped selling their Small Breed Kibble in a bigger package. I go through a 4 pound bad in about 1.5 weeks.

Wellness comes in a bigger bag and should last me at least a month to 6 weeks. I am hoping they like it.

We are switching to improve skin and coat. I'm hoping it works. The kibble is bigger so I may actually break it up a bit each time. Origen makes a puppy formula, but our girl is 2.5yrs now so I prefer to put her on an adult food.

Wylie's Mom 07-11-2017 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by BayleighL (Post 4733129)
We are switching to improve skin and coat. I'm hoping it works. The kibble is bigger so I may actually break it up a bit each time. Origen makes a puppy formula, but our girl is 2.5yrs now so I prefer to put her on an adult food.
It's a wonderful food - but I still wonder if you shouldn't just feed more fresh and abandon kibble for a while. Check out SoJos - you can do cooked or raw meat. It's SUPER easy and fast to make a batch, freeze it into tupperware, and defrost the tupperware as needed.

BayleighL 07-11-2017 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom (Post 4733236)
It's a wonderful food - but I still wonder if you shouldn't just feed more fresh and abandon kibble for a while. Check out SoJos - you can do cooked or raw meat. It's SUPER easy and fast to make a batch, freeze it into tupperware, and defrost the tupperware as needed.


It's seeming she likes to eat "more" than the recommended serving of Origen so we will be also feeding her a fresh "salad" everyday. She loves her fruit and veggies. I'll also check out the SoJos. We travel a lot it seems so I worry a bit about not having the kibble. We are using coconut oil on her hair and it has made a tremendous difference! And then she loves licking the spoon!

Lovetodream88 07-11-2017 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by BayleighL (Post 4733246)
It's seeming she likes to eat "more" than the recommended serving of Origen so we will be also feeding her a fresh "salad" everyday. She loves her fruit and veggies. I'll also check out the SoJos. We travel a lot it seems so I worry a bit about not having the kibble. We are using coconut oil on her hair and it has made a tremendous difference! And then she loves licking the spoon!
Just becareful that the extras you are feeding her don't make up more then 10% of her diet or you are going to have balancing issues which has its own problems.

Wylie's Mom 07-13-2017 02:41 AM
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Originally Posted by BayleighL (Post 4733246)
It's seeming she likes to eat "more" than the recommended serving of Origen so we will be also feeding her a fresh "salad" everyday. She loves her fruit and veggies. I'll also check out the SoJos. We travel a lot it seems so I worry a bit about not having the kibble. We are using coconut oil on her hair and it has made a tremendous difference! And then she loves licking the spoon!
Fruits and veg are very good for kiddos, so that's great she loves them :)!

What I do for travel is use kibble during - works great!


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