What do you feed your monster :D ?

[lovestiny]

I do think like people, some dogs will just have a certain build. My girl is definitely slender but eats all of her food daily. My vet said it is not a concern. My boy is a completely different build, but still a puppy. He eats the right amount of food daily but is from a different breeder and just very different body type. When you say your dog is thin, is your vet concerned?

[LadyGemma]

Originally Posted by MybunDleOfJoy

My previous post they had told me about stella and chewy freeze dried and frozen raw. I went bought duck duck and chicken, max loves the freeze dried.
But I might try Primal instead because he's to lick his paws non-stop which could only mean he's allergic to some ingredient.
He doesnt like the frozen patties at all lol. Weird dog, he walks away from it.

Having a freeze-dried diet is way too expensive, i can do freeze dried mixed with kibble.

I think stella and chewy's and several other brands that offer raw food have meal mixers that you can mix with kibble. I have never met a yorkie that didn't like that brand! Wet is more economical I believe.

[Ashla]

Originally Posted by MybunDleOfJoy

I looked on the web site for the Natures:menu but they dont have it available anywhere in NY

I was looking at the Acana foods, i cant seem to find a small breed anywhere but the acana site. To purchase it be pretty hard for

This is the one I use
ACANA – ADULT SMALL BREED 5LBS (2.27KG) | Petitudo Pet Store

It's a little pricey, but I've found it last for months because you need so little. Lu has never had any issues with this brand We also swapped my sister's Shiba Inu only Acana a couple of months ago and the only issue we had was he gained a little weight because we got the measurements wrong

(Edit: Just a heads up, I go to a pet store here in Ireland for the food. I've never used the website I linked so no idea if they're good or not. I just wanted to share the food )

[fauna]

I already heard about that kind foods you mention and i'm not try it before, because before i've already use all kinds of dog foods product but can't find what's the best for my baby and i find out that they had allergic reaction and skin infection and that's the reason why I change my brand, now i find out eukanuba and that's great so far I have no any issue with it, for me this is the best dog food for all my pup.

[MybunDleOfJoy]

Originally Posted by Lilah Charm

My girl didn't do the wellness, she liked zignature for a second, raw either freeze dried or wetted or fresh or frozen was a huge no go for her, weruva did not settle well in her tummy, we had this bright and shining moment of maybe nine months where she was on Royal canin Yorkshire terrier blend and that was so amazing and wonderful and I celebrated every day and then they switched the formula and she didn't like it anymore. I know yorkie mom does RC mini so I will probably try that next if I get the gall to switch, my girl seems pretty happy with what she is on (for her) but she is still to skinny. We use natural balance duck and potatoe both wet and dry every day. I am not thrilled it is white potatoe but the other flavors don't seem to suit her. Good luck on your food search

And this is why I'm not sure if Royal canin would stick, I tried it with Mia when she was a puppy and it did not stick , the one time she had. Her stool smelled horrible. I dont know if Max is going to eat that. Mia is doing great on the Turkey formula from Merrick. She sometimes gets wet mixed in as a treat, but she deff eat her food.

[MybunDleOfJoy]

Originally Posted by LadyGemma

I think stella and chewy's and several other brands that offer raw food have meal mixers that you can mix with kibble. I have never met a yorkie that didn't like that brand! Wet is more economical I believe.

I agree wet is more economical. I really dont mind buying the mixers from stella since my max loves it, however, i still need a kibble he will be interested in.

Originally Posted by Ashla

This is the one I use
ACANA – ADULT SMALL BREED 5LBS (2.27KG) | Petitudo Pet Store

It's a little pricey, but I've found it last for months because you need so little. Lu has never had any issues with this brand We also swapped my sister's Shiba Inu only Acana a couple of months ago and the only issue we had was he gained a little weight because we got the measurements wrong

(Edit: Just a heads up, I go to a pet store here in Ireland for the food. I've never used the website I linked so no idea if they're good or not. I just wanted to share the food )

That is deff pricey, usually an Acana bag of 5lbs in NYC is about $18-22, a $40 bag is like the price of 12lb. Thank you so much for looking, I'm going to send them an email to verify if they deliver to any local pet store that specific formula.

Originally Posted by fauna

I already heard about that kind foods you mention and i'm not try it before, because before i've already use all kinds of dog foods product but can't find what's the best for my baby and i find out that they had allergic reaction and skin infection and that's the reason why I change my brand, now i find out eukanuba and that's great so far I have no any issue with it, for me this is the best dog food for all my pup.

You know, when max was given to me the breeders had him of Eukanuba mixed with something called mighty. This was horrible. I had heard Eukanuba was a bad food so I switched him right away. I had him on Canidae and he did wonderful with the puppy formula. He would eat what he was suppose to and more. Unfortunately, he developed some kind of allergic reaction to the food (i was new then so i didnt call canidae to find out if they changed the formula), he would scratch so much he would start bleeding. I had to put a E-collar on him for some time. I never gave Eukanuba time since I had heard so much.

Funny is my brother's girlfriend's dog is on Eukanuba and she is 10 years old and has never had a problem with that food.

I'm just iffy about trying it.

[Clariza2004]

HI!

I have a 5-month old yorkie baby named Raven, she's been with us for 2 months now and we love her to bits. I just want to spoil her lol!

She was fed beef pro puppy by her breeder, and we shifted her gradually to Holistic dry food. She used to gobble up the stuff, but lately she became a picky eater. There were times she had much appetite but was still active, frisky and energetic. We tried incorporating a little wet food into her meals and she loved it. However we noticed that she tires of the same type of wet food if given repeatedly.

She loves Natural Balance, but wouldn't eat the Trufood brand. She also loved Cesar but I removed that from her diet when I read her that the brand is not the ideal one.

Any suggestions on other brands of wet food that I can alternate with Natural Balance to mix with her dry food? Thanks!

[LadyGemma]

Originally Posted by Clariza2004

HI!

I have a 5-month old yorkie baby named Raven, she's been with us for 2 months now and we love her to bits. I just want to spoil her lol!

She was fed beef pro puppy by her breeder, and we shifted her gradually to Holistic dry food. She used to gobble up the stuff, but lately she became a picky eater. There were times she had much appetite but was still active, frisky and energetic. We tried incorporating a little wet food into her meals and she loved it. However we noticed that she tires of the same type of wet food if given repeatedly.

She loves Natural Balance, but wouldn't eat the Trufood brand. She also loved Cesar but I removed that from her diet when I read her that the brand is not the ideal one.

Any suggestions on other brands of wet food that I can alternate with Natural Balance to mix with her dry food? Thanks!

As I've said, I think the best wet foods are Party Animal, Weruva, Zignature, I And Love And You, and Nulo.
My favorite of everything is Stella & chewy's freeze dried raw or their or Primal raw.

[MybunDleOfJoy]

Originally Posted by LadyGemma

As I've said, I think the best wet foods are Party Animal, Weruva, Zignature, I And Love And You, and Nulo.
My favorite of everything is Stella & chewy's freeze dried raw or their or Primal raw.

yesterday i went out of my to a store to get primal, i wanted to give a try with max. Unfortunately they only had the big bag of freeze dried, the good thing is they had single samples soo i took handfulls lol im giving it a try once i get back to the city.


I've only tried the cesar is wet, petite wellness, sometimes i use to just a little babies food to mia meal to keep interested. (make sure the baby food had no bad ingredient like garlic), also natures recipe wet. My dog never liked the canned of wet food .

[Lilah Charm]

Originally Posted by lovestiny

I do think like people, some dogs will just have a certain build. My girl is definitely slender but eats all of her food daily. My vet said it is not a concern. My boy is a completely different build, but still a puppy. He eats the right amount of food daily but is from a different breeder and just very different body type. When you say your dog is thin, is your vet concerned?

Sorry, I didn't see this until now I try to make sure I am not a hypochondriac about my dog or anything, I have read a lot and sometimes we webMd ourselves to ulcers!

Although I mentioned at every health check up Lilahs entire life I felt she was too thin my vet always said, Alyssa- dogs are not goats they have different markers for their quality score on weight and Lilah is tiny but she is fine. Until our last visit where the vet did say, well yes, she is a bit too thin. I know all of our bodies are different and she runs on the petite side of things but especially cause she is such a picky princess and runs a bit thin I want to keep my eye out and be proactive to ensure we don't develop a problem. I am actually chatting about supplements In another thread too, just want to make sure I am covering my little ladies bases

[lovestiny]

I get it...my girl is thin but not too thin...I wet her acana free range poultry and she just loves, but if she wasn't eating it, what a worry!

[Lilah Charm]

Originally Posted by lovestiny

I get it...my girl is thin but not too thin...I wet her acana free range poultry and she just loves, but if she wasn't eating it, what a worry!

She has her moments, she does seem pretty happy with her NB lately but I need to keep it fresh by rotating things- she hasn't been into her probiotic chew lately, her favorite 'treat' right now is her dental chews and some days she loves her fish oil joint supplement other days she will walk away (and we are talking wet food!) cooked veggies in it seems to inspire her though thanks

[lovestiny]

I know- so hard not to worry about these little darlings ! I get it...

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by LadyGemma

As I've said, I think the best wet foods are Party Animal, Weruva, Zignature, I And Love And You, and Nulo.
My favorite of everything is Stella & chewy's freeze dried raw or their or Primal raw.

We feed Stella and Chewy's freeze dried chicken. He loves it! I don't have to beg him to get him to eat like I had to do with kibble. Now he's eager to eat his chicken patties every single day!

[Wylie's Mom]

I feed raw by either Primal or Natures Variety.