Which of these should I feed my Yorkies?

[Sookie]

I vote RAW. Kalina loves it and is doing well on it. It's easy to feed too.

[annabelle's mom]

I feed Merrick's canned food to my Annie. Right now she is trying the various
flavors to decide which ones are her favorites. Grammy's Pot Pie seems to be #1. I tried her on Chicken Soup canned and also on Canidae canned, but after the first meal or two she didn't want to eat it. Merrick's seems to be most acceptable of the the three brands to her. She hasn't had any stomach or digestive problems with any of these. She has a beautiful coat and no itching or skin problems. She is 2 1/2 years old. She will not eat any dry food except a few bites of the Meow Mix when I get ready to feed the
neighborhood cat. Isn't that just like a kid!!

[EmrldShdwQueen]

Actually that's the one they prefer too of the three I bought. They love the puppy plate the best probably, but they're still trying some of the others!

[izzy816]

Originally Posted by PennysMum

There's really no reason to have to decide; if you like several different foods, then feed those foods in rotation. I feed my yorkie a cycle of four different high-quality dry foods that use different protein sources. I buy small 4 or 5 lbs bags, and when one bag is nearly out I gradually switch to the next brand over the course of 4 days. Generally speaking, changing between foods that are of similar quality doesn't cause much if any stomach upset.

I think of it like this: say for dinner one night you have a chicken breast, a glass of milk, and some green beans. That is a good, healthy, tasty meal, right? But think about eating that same good, healthy meal EVERY day, for EVERY meal. Does it still seem as healthy? Do you think it would still taste as good the hundredth time in a row that you ate it? I really think that a variety of foods is the right way to go, especially when you consider that a wild dog is an opportunistic feeder and gets its nutrients from a variety of sources-- different types of meat they hunt, different sorts of plants they run across, with little consistency from one meal to the next. Dogs aren't meant to be fussy eaters with sensitive tummies-- I think we make them that way by locking them into one food.

I totally agree with you. I have 4 brands that I rotate. He's been pretty happy with all of them. No stomach upsets either.

[EmrldShdwQueen]

Yep! I rotate the different kinds I bought daily and there has been no tummy discomfort whatsoever! They've actually been eating MUCH better...and Maddie's skin and coat are already improving GREATLY!