Savannah eats cut up chicken breast mixed with rice and mixed veggies with the occasional fingertip-ful of nutrical just to make sure she gets all her vitamins. She also gets organic puppy treats.

We refuse to feed her dog food after finding out what's in it.

Not all dog foods are bad. Lots of them are...especially the ones at the grocery store...but there are lots of organic, holistic dog foods out there with super premium quality ingredients. Any food off THIS LIST is an EXCELLENT food that you simply cannot go wrong with.

Kirkland Super Premium
 

I posted a question earlier asking if anyone used the premium from Costco. I also googled it and found the diamond product website. I sent them an email asking for an ingredient list.

The response if from the same customer service representative as the email I sent off yesterday about Chickensoup for the pupply lover's soul. And the ingredient list looks good to me. . .And about 1/2 to 1/3 the price.

Ingredients
Chicken, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, cracked pearled barley, egg product, beet pulp, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and Vitamin E), potatoes, fishmeal, flaxseed, natural flavor, brewers dried yeast, millet, potassium chloride, salt, choline chloride, carrots, peas, kelp, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, salmon oil (a source of DHA), rosemary extract, parsley flake, dried chicory root, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese roteinate,
manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium antothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

The only thing I remember about the Diamond food sold at Costco was that there was a recall on the food in December 2005. However, I see so many people buying the food for their dogs when I'm in the store so I'm sure it's fine.

I just received Wysong food today and I'm going to give it a try. I'm sure my dog will run from it as he's so used to the Life's Abundance right now. And he's loving the Merrick wet food, the Smothered Comfort. First time I ever saw him lap up wet food so quickly, other than Cesar which I won't use anymore. I usually free food him with wet food in the evening. I guess things may change after his surgery.

And Wysong did not go well today either. He got sick but I think he may have been overfed. One more time and then I'm done with that food too.

There isn't anything in Life's Abundance to cause such an illness in your dogs. I have been feeding it for over a year to both my dogs and I know personally over 100 other pet owners who are feeding Life's Abundance with absolutely no problems. I would be concerned about your dog.

Diamond had a recall because approximately 100 dogs died from eating their food. They use a lot of corn which, in this case, had a fungus which is deadly to dogs because it causes severe liver damage.

I know the cause of Diamond's recall. And I am sticking to Life's Abundance unless the doctor feels my dog will need a special diet for his bladder problems. I never thought it was Life's Abundance but it was just odd that after 5 years and a change in diet he developed crystals and stones. The stones will have to be analyzed. As far as Wysong's, the dog was definitely overfed and I'll try it one more time for now. Thanks for your feedback.

If you are home cooking for a puppy what should you make? I have been reading about the Chicken Soup and I want to go get a bag for Britain to try and see if she likes it. My aunt feeds her dog the Royal Canine and says its great. Also, Britain is a treat hog. She wants them all the time. Which ones are the best to give her? What should I avoid? How much is ok in a day?

Eagle Pack
 

I just got back from shopping for dog food. My dogs started out on RC puppy and then adult yorkie food. I switched to Merricks chicken potpie and and we have tried a few other flavors but Mayzie just doesn't seem all that crazy over any that we have tried. I ended up with Eagle Pack Holistic Selects.

What is anybody's opinion on it? For some reason I can't get to the Dog analysis site.

Gizmo eats canned Chicken Soup for breakfst and dinner, but nibbles on the dry CS during the day.

other: i feed blue buffalo holistic dog food

feeding the pup
 

I just got my first yorkie. I am so glad I found this thread because I have had so much trouble getting her to eat. Her breeder said she was eating science diet puppy dry food but she will not touch any dry food here at my house. I always buy Nature's Select for my other 2 dogs (cocker and min pin) and they love it. We bought the puppy line for Maggie (the new yorkie pup) and she will only eat maybe 1 or 2 dry kibbles if she see's one laying on the floor by her bowl or something. the only way I have been able to get her to eat her food is to mix it with some canned dog food...the kind with "chunks in gravy". the others...she won't touch. the vet told me to entice her with mighty dog canned for a bit and taper off of it to encourage her to eat the dry food. but I do not want mighty dog...I want something more natural and not full of chemicals or 'who knows whate else'. I could sure use some suggestions as to what I can mix in her food to get her to eat it. Even if it means something from my fridge...I'll do it. I would rather her eat natural foods with no bi-products or fillers. I keep hearing about cottage cheese but I have always thought that dairy would be bad for dogs. So I really hesitate to give it to her.
Maggie is 11 weeks old and super picky. She won't even eat out of certain dishes. I had to find one in my cabinet...it is my husbands grandmothers china. She will eat out of that but not out of any of the dog bowls we have. PICKY!!!! I have a feeling we will end up with a crystal dish and a pedestal for the spoiled baby. We have only had her since Tuesday, December 19 so she is still very new to us and to our family. We love her to pieces!!!!!

Funny about being picky with the bowls. My Yorkie is 5 yrs old and for the past 2 years will not eat the dry food out of his bowl but if we throw it on the floor, he'll scoff it all down! It's like has has dog claustrophobia sticking his face in his bowl. Yes, my Yorkie is very picky and very spoiled and I love it as I did the same thing to my kids.....now grown....and at this rate it looks like the only grandchild I'll have are furry ones......1 Yorkie, 2 chi's and a Shi-tzu (last 3 are my daughter's who lives upstairs from me).

I'm having a hard time with his food right now and like I stated above I tried the Wysong food hoping he'll like it. It's been a disaster and I went back to Life's Abundance dry food with Merrick Smothered Comfort for wet which I feed in the evening. He seems happiest that way and I can add Wysong to the list of foods he dislikes and the money I wasted again.

i feed my yorkie dick van patten's natural balance!! the reason why is because it has no corn, soy, perservatives, wheat ect! all natural!!! and he loves it!!

Life's Abundance

My puppies were eating Nutro Ultra Puppy. I recently started mixing it with Science Diet and am weining them to Science Diet totally. Since the mix, their coats look so much healthier and shinier. A few different vets had recommended Science Diet so I decided to try it out. The puppies love it, too. They eat it alot better than the Nutro.

A species-appropriate, prey model diet :D

Please check more into Science Diet because its not the "best" food to feed your pup. Most vets recommend Science Diet because they get a kick from selling it. My vet (best in town) even recommends Science Diet :rolleyes: after researching the food because my pup was on it (matter a fact is still is) I found out that it was :thumbdown food. My pup is almost 4 months and I am going to the store today to switch to either Chicken Soup, California Natural, Canidae, and maybe look at Nutro (but haven't read up on that one yet but I see alot of YTers feed that to their pups) but if you say that it has improved your dogs health and shine I say go ahead and continue but do look into Science Diet is not a great food it has Insufficient meat content, by-products, fat of unidentifiable source, low quality grains and other controversial fillers. Heres a good site CLICK HERE Go to the 1 star dog foods and you will find Science Diet.....JUST MY OPINION ;)

Thanks for the info.

My first puppy had started out on Science Diet with it's breeder. I kept her on it for about a month. I started hearing a few negative things about it, the main one being that it has alot of corn in it. So, I switched her to Nutro. She doesn't like it so much, and her hair was getting really dull.

I just recently switched back to Science Diet because one of the vets had his black standard poodle in the office and I noticed how beautiful her hair was. It reminded me of my dog (my black yorkipoo) when she was younger. He said he feeds her Science Diet. Always has. And his other dogs eat Nutro. He said he had researched food also and that most foods made for dogs come from the makers of Science Diet. Don't know how true that is, but because of how healthy and beautiful his dog looked, I thought I'd give it a try.

I can say that since she's been back on it, her hair is looking SO much better. It's almost back to how it used to be.

My other yorkipoo on the other hand has skin issues and I can't tell a difference on him. I asked for a food recommendation because of his skin problem and Science Diet was the one they recommended the most. I'd like to try something different with him though. His skin is super dry, he is on fatty acids, and I don't know what else to do. I'm going to check out that website.

Thank You. :)

What type of food?
 

We have our 3 month old Lexus on Science Diet. Is there a better option out there, we are new dog owners and do not know much about the different types of food. She likes it and is rather a pig!

She's eating just over a 1/2 cup a day, according to the bag that's normal, she's currently 3lbs already though, the vet says she's healthy. Can anyone tell me how much they feed their pups?

Well I have an almost 4 month old and he is around 3 lbs and I use to do what the bag recommended but he would eat all of it throughout the day and sometimes when he would go back it would be empty and it would break my heart to see him sniffin the little bowl with nothing in it so I just fill his bowl with dry food everytime I see its empty and alot of YTers say that puppies will eat until they are full they will not overeat I do that for Bailey and he doesn't overeat ;) Ok now to your other question YES there is a better option out there than Science Diet :) My breeder had Bailey on SD too and as I said before Dr. recommend that because they get a kick off of selling it :( so if you got some kind of incentive for selling something I would say its the BEST ALSO until you come in and say that your dog skin is dry and red, or your dog has an ear infection, or your dog has an allergy THEN they will HOPEFULLY tell you the food that your baby should of been on in the first place :rolleyes: I would recommend that you research some of the other posts about food that is on YT...........but here are what I found that most people are feeding their babies........

Chicken Soup
California Natural
Nutro
Canidae
Life's Balance

and I could be leaving out some but thats what came to mind off the top of my head ;) Hope I could help!! :D

That site is an eye opener! I even found the Yorkshire terrier formulaof Royal Canin is only a one star -- so many better choices.

My baby is on Eukaneuba puppy small breed - and I will be slowly changing her over to Royal Canine Yorkshire Terrier at about 10 months :)

Glad I could help :D

I dont understand that one star for Royal Canin. There was another survey on here where they posted the ingredients and rated each brand and Royal Canin got a 96% positive rating

I read that Royal Canin had Insufficent meat content, liberal use of low quality grains, and controversial fillers. It also has beet pulp whic is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. Beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. And it also says that there are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.

I got that off of the site is your baby on Royal Canin?

Yes and they wont eat any other hard food I have tried different brands

Well if you have tried other brands and they won't eat it and you haven't had any problems with Royal Canin I guess you should continue because I have heard that one YTers said that her yorkie's food had fell under a low rating but she wouldn't switch so its all up to you and your pups ;) at least you tried to switch to a better brand but also I would contradict myself and say say if it is proven (do more research) to be a BAD food maybe you should try a little harder I mean its only best for you little babies JUST MY OPINION :)

Currently we are feeding our 3&1/2 month Yorkie pup Gerbers Meats, primarily turkey and chicken on the recommendation of her vet when she got sick after her second round of shots recently. So that's the only thing that seems to settle her tummy down. She's a really picky eater. We had her on MAX puppy canned food mixed with Royal Canin crunchies as everyone recommended crunchies, but her tummy is easily upset ever since her shots. So we may try switching her to something more high quality. Maybe it's the corn in MAX or the beet pulp that is causing distress. And she's allergic to beef, so anything with that is out. When I feed her strictly crunchies, she only eats a few at a time, usually takes them out of the bowl and drops them on the floor to eat. It's a pain to get her to eat at all.