Update and Review of Natures Logic
 

I have another thread, asking about Natures Logic kibble and wanting to know if anyone had used it. Because Royal Canin did a change of formula and started using less overall protein and what I believe to be inferior ingredients, I decided to look for a new food. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ry-kibble.html.

This is a review of Nature's Logic after using it for 4 months. I don't want to say it's a miracle food, but I'm extremely happy with it and the boys are doing really well on it. First, let me say, Ralphie, our rescue, had quite a few digestive issues including IBS when we got him, he has special medicine and while he did pretty good for the last year on Royal Canin, I still had to use his medicine, perhaps once a month. On Nature's Logic, he has not needed it for the entire 4 months, not even one time. It was really obvious when Ralphie was sick; he'd pace, and want to sit on my lap, but then he’d want to get down right away and back and forth until his medicine kicked in. So I'm really happy with this and it tells me, it's easy for him to digest. Another issue I had with Ralphie is that he needed to get up twice during the night to eat. Although I feed him at 9 PM, he still needed to get up at 1 and 4, for a few bits of food. Ralphie would pretty much cry until I gave it to him. The vet thought maybe it was due to acid reflux or hypoglycemia, and didn't mind me giving him food at night, but it's been difficult. I haven't been able to sleep thought the night for years. Anyway, this stopped; he no longer needs to eat during the night! I think because this has a higher protein content, it takes longer to digest and keeps him satisfied longer. So you see why I think it's a miracle food, I can finally sleep all night!

Regarding Joey, he's never had any digestive issues, but weight has been a problem since a trick training class at 11 months. The vet said he was more than a full pound over his desired weight and even after dieting and exercising we could never keep it at the weight the vet thought was best, it was always slightly above that. Honestly, his weight dropped down to his desired weight within a few weeks and I've been able to up his food, actually give him more calories, and still keep it at 5.5 pounds, without any struggle at all, he loves having more food and I love knowing he's at a healthy weight, because it’s so much easier on his joints. The food hasn't made a difference in Ralphie's weight, he’s exactly the same, but I think Joey's just one of those dogs that doesn't do that well on a high carb diet and he needs more protein. They no longer think calories are equal when it comes to weight control. So the higher protein diet has worked well for both of them.

Someone suggested that this food would make the dogs ugly, so I'm enclosing some updated shots of their beautiful physiques. Remember, Joey is 8 and Ralphie is 10!

No one suggested that the food would make your dogs ugly but someone commented that another member indicated that THEIR dogs looked "awful" on it. This is why it is so important to remember that dogs are individuals.


I can't believe Joey is 8 already! Time really flies. I hope you have many more years together.

Oh, and I'm glad the food is working out for the two boys.

So glad you found something that worked for the 2 of them!! They are handsome boys!!!!:)

Your boys are both gorgeous! I home cook for Katie, but since Katie doesn't eat before I leave for work, I leave a small amount of kibble for her in case she gets hungry. If she eats it, I adjust the amount that I give her of her home cooked meal.

I read with great interest your struggle to find a food you'd be happy with. I really like the higher protein amount and the lack of synthetic vitamins in Nature's Logic. I started using Nature's Logic almost two months ago. It is only a small portion of Katie's food intake, so it's difficult to really evaluate it, but she likes it and had no negative reactions to it when she picked this out of her other kibble she wasn't eating much of. We had three Yorkies staying with us for a few days in December, and they had some too with no ill effects to their stomachs, despite the fact that they were eating something new.

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. It helped me to try something new, which I'm always afraid to do. I'm really happy your boys are doing so well on it.

Great looking pups! They enjoy the patio!
So, both your dogs improved health wise by finding a better food. I like it!
Makes those food threads well worth the effort. :)

What a wonderful update -- I'm so glad to hear how well it worked out, yay! I'm especially happy that you can now sleep thru the night (!) and that Ralphie's GI issues have abated, what great fringe benefits...who knew?!!

The pics are adorable, love that last one where they're sunning :D!

Joey and Ralphie are a beautiful duo. I'm so glad you found a food that works so well for both of them, and allows you to sleep through the night.

Yes, it's crazy the anxiety that comes when choosing their foods. I don't think most people are as careful with their own diets or their children's, but when it comes to our Yorkies we go nuts. I'm glad you have had a good experience with it too, my two grand dogs have switched and they're doing good on it as well.

I know, it really is a miracle, I've tried so many times to break Ralphie of this habit. Feeding him much more at the 9:00 feeding, or giving him less and less during the night so he would eliminate a feeding and not think it's worth it to get up. Just so many different things, but nothing worked. He still gets up to go to the bathroom, (so do I), but he comes right back to bed with no crying and begging. They love this time of year!

Thank you all for you comments on their beauty, I can't get over the fact that a Yorkie stays looking like a puppy all of his life.

A lot of terrier breeds age really well, arguably the best of any dog breed. It is one of the traits that makes them my favorite. Then Yorkies have that extra special something. :)

The boys look so great! I love Ralphie's 'poodle feet' trim, love it when I can see their paws, it's so cute...maybe I have Yorkie paw fetish.:p

Joey's breeder still grooms them, she's so good at doing the feet, it's amazing. We've been trying different lengths for Ralphie's leg hair, because he's tangles so easily, I love it one length, but I can't stand hurting him and now grooming is a breeze with the shorter legs. I'm hoping I can go a little longer, but I just love the way she does his feet or paws as you say. Lol, maybe I have a paw fetish too, I love kissing their little paws.

Since Ralphie and Marcel are related - I bet their coats are similar. Marcel too tangles like CRAZY - so easily!! It's frustrating. And I've tried every single coat conditioner etc hoping it would help with this, but it really doesn't. The only way for me to keep his coat long is that I absolutely have to brush him every other day. Sometimes, I might extend that by 1 day...but it usually results in more tangles. I don't like having to brush this often, but don't really have a choice. It's kinda a pain in the butt.

Marcel's hair must be better than Ralphie's, no way I could go a day without brushing. I too have tried millions of conditioners, I don't see any difference. I did find that using a human brush with bristles, didn't ever hurt him and took out some of the tangles before I got to pin brush and comb helped somewhat. Also, it's like Ralphie's hair is a magnet, whenever we go for a walk, his legs would be covered with stuff. He's so cute, he's worth the extra time, but I die every time he yelps.

Your dogs looks good. PPL love there dogs with food. But it is actually not good for them. They are easy to give in to. I keep mine well fed but not to heavy

Totally agree...I think it's so sad to see all the overweight pets in this day and age, I always fee SO bad for them bc usually it's just from over feeding and under exercising...and that's not fair to the pet.

Nancy, I am just seeing this and am interested. What version of Natures Logic do you use?

So true. There is no reason for over weight dogs. I know so many people that just fill up the bowl. Most dogs will just keep eating. If they just find out the best weight for their dog and measure the food. And also don't give the dog lots of extras. All those treats and table scraps. . . So bad.

I'm using the chicken because that's what they were using before and I knew they didn't have problems with it, but I've heard great things about the duck and other formulas.

Thank you sooo much for sharing your story. We have had feeding issues also our babies never seem satisfied and we try not to over feed. We measure every meal and limit snacks by schedule. Tosh has stomach issues simular to the types you mentioned. Had a major problem where he ended up in the vet on IVs worried us to death because we were so cautious with them. Tova seems to continually gain weight even with all the careful watching. So we may just give this food a try. We have used Royal Canin as puppies but since we now use Nutro ultra. Has been pretty good but not satisfying. Thank you again😊

I know, it so hard when you feel like they are starving all the time. Some people do better on high protein and I imagine some dogs do too. I think the excessive carbohydrates companies use is more about forming the kibble and keeping the cost low, I don't think it's all for "health."

Thanks, I'm going to try it. My girls have not had problems, except Karlee has put on an extra pound or two eating the same food and amount the other 2 do. I am always hoping to find something new, and they are not picky at all.

Well, I hope they enjoy it as much as mine do!

It is, but sometimes it is not from that at all. I went through hell trying to keep Pippi and Armani at ideal body weight. I don't give a lot of extra food to my pups and they get minimal treats. Armani and Pippi are litter mates and I am convinced it is their metabolism. The vet nutritionist said Pippi especially is an easy keeper. She could not believe how little I was feeding her to keep her from gaining.

I now home cook for them (have for some time) and the amount of food is so much more than what they had (which has made them happier) and they have maintained their weight with no problem.

I would never feed them any commercial food again.

Wait wait wait, what happened here? What has changed your mind, have you written a thread on this?

I have not changed my mind about anything??? Not sure what you mean??

I believe I have mentioned that I home cook for three of my pups and I do believe I have mentioned why. One has PLE and these two for the reason stated above. No, I don't think a thread just about this was something I wanted to do.

I understood that you have home cooked occasionally, but you have been a huge advocate for Science Diet and foods made by the Mars company, and when you said "I would never feed them any commercial food again." I wonder what changed your mind.

I am talking about Armani and Pippi. I still feed Hill's Science Ideal Balance. I highly recommend that food for healthy dogs! I also use RX foods from Hills, Purina and Royal Canin. Nothing has changed.

Was kinda confusing??"I now home cook for them (have for some time) and the amount of food is so much more than what they had (which has made them happier) and they have maintained their weight with no problem.

I would never feed them any commercial food again."

Them being just those two. But the others get kibble. Guess ppl need to know theres others?? Like the rescue...That would be alot of cooking

Well, others may read it that way; but I believe Nancy knows I have more than two pups so I really didn't get her question.

I have seven yorkies of my own and my foster pups, and I feed based on individual needs. I only commented because someone said dogs are usually fat due to being overfed and underexercised. While I agree with that person, I was merely commenting on the fact that I have two that were fat but not due to either of those facts.

I didn't honestly mean to take this thread off on another topic. :) I am not against commercial food, but am for Armani and Pippi. I do think that home cooking is awesome but NO I would not cook for them all unless I simply HAD to. LOL