What do you feed your yorkie, or small breed dog??
 

I know this isn't YorkieTalk. I don't want to ask this question over there. I want to know what my dear friends on 4WT are feeding their yorkies or small breed dogs. I've been cooking some on our own, and offering it with Diamond kibble on the side. Zoe just doesn't eat the kibble, and I really want to go ahead and transition them to a safe commercial dry kibble. I know there are lots of good ones out there. Haven't heard of any recalls lately.

The vet even suggested we try some Purina products simply because they do all their own milling here in the US. All the ingredients are under their control. Not sure I want to feed Purina.

So what commercial foods are you feeding that your furkids like?

I feed mine Solid Gold fresh Bison and Salmon kibble? I also give them boiled chicken breast and fresh steamed veggies a few times a week.

We feed Canine Caviar Lamb and Rice - we mix in cottage cheese, fish oil, and chopped broccoli and carrots.

I get blasted for this on YT, but I feed mine Science Diet Adult Small Bites and the pregnant females Science Diet Puppy Small Bites. YT people say it's horrible and not to use it, I think they all just jumped on the band wagon and agreeing just to be agreeing so they can bash someone.

My dogs are very healthy, bright clear eyes, good stools, beautiful coats just everything I want my dogs to be. They do get treats and a few veggies as treats sometimes, but not everyday. My Vet has even told me he wished all his patients were as healthy as mine.

As long as they are staying healthy and vibrant, I won't be changing.

I feed Diesel Chicken Soup. I have fed him Canidae and Innova before. He seems to really like the Chicken Soup and has actually gained half a pound!

I'm with Janet - nothing but Science Diet Puppy or Adult.

I may try the Science Diet or the Chicken Soup. Haven't tried them before. I tried Innova. In fact all our dogs were on Innova Puppy the first year of Zoe's life. I wasn't going to feed different foods, so they all ate the same thing and seemed to thrive on it. Only problem, Chase got fat, really large. So I tried changing to the Innova adult food and no one would eat it.

We've tried lots of different foods, ordered samples, and it's so hard to find one that they like. I started making our own, with kibble on the side, but what I'm feeding really is not balanced. Too much rice, and I'm looking for something healthy and easy. Chase is a more healthy weight now.

I'm asking y'all and not YT because I know you all love your yorkies and food has been discussed so much over there. I see what happens in the threads.

Our 16 year old pretty healthy rescue dog that ran away last Thanksgiving had eaten Iams the majority of her life, and seemed to thrive on it. I'm just not sure it's made the same way now though. (Iams gets blasted on YT.)

Thank you and if anyone else has any suggestions or wants to share what they are doing, please do so.

If you don't agree with some of the 'it' people on YT you get blasted. It's a shame when all people are wanting is advice...not lectures. I'm with you Marilyn and would rather talk about my babies here. Maybe Admin. will set aside a special place where we can talk about just our pets.

Dobie, I do have some cottage cheese in the refrigerator. I may try mixing some of the Diamond kibble that I have with the cottage cheese, and a little broccoli and carrots similiar to what you do. I do have some fish oil pills. Guess I could cut a couple of them open and add some of that along with a bit of rice. This may be how I can ease them off so much rice without upsetting their little systems. Sure don't want sick dogs around here. I've cleaned up enough puke and poo after the events of last summer when they all got sick while being boarded. Then I may ease them from the Diamond to Science Diet and phase out the other ingredients.

BTW, when we boarded them at the vet's office for Melissa's wedding, they did beautifully. Cost a fortune. They were in a small run, but guess it was worth it not to have to worry about them getting sick.

This is so what I was talking about. It's frustrating to be pounced on because you ask a sincere question.

I love 4WT and all of you!!!

I wouldn't feed IAMS only because I hate what they do to the dogs just to test the food. I was shocked by their practices.

Diesel also likes Newman's Own soft food. Plus Paul Newman donates the money to shelters or either rescue groups. I can't remember which one. ALSO... He doesn't get the runs from it either. All of the other soft foods that I tried really did a number on him...

I can't believe I'm answering a Yorkie question....I usually don't make it over here.

I feed the biewer puppies California Natural Lamb and Rice; I feed the older dogs the low-fat variety.

Lots of new puppy pictures to view.

I feed Reuger Science Diet that's for Sensitive Skin. He has allergies to food or grass or something. He'll get to where he'll just bite and bite at his legs. He does really well on this and his coat is nice and shiny. I know that when there was a lot of talk about the dog food additives I checked a site out and Science Diet wasn't on the list. I was pretty happy about that.

I feed my labs Canidae All Life Stages and the yorkies eat Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream (made by Diamond) or Natural Balance Duck & Potato. I have done TONS and TONS of research on dog foods because one of my yorkies has skin allergies and I had to witness a dear friend's dog be put to sleep at a very young age because of severe (food-induced) skin allergies. I never want one of my dogs to go through what his dog went through. I think these 2 foods are the best on the market with all-natural ingredients, no by-products or artificial preservatives or chemicals. All 4 of my dogs would eat Canidae if one of my yorkies wasn't allergic to chicken. ALL of Canidae's products are made here in the US and all of their ingredients are from the US.

Marty and Madeline eat Candidae ALS. I meant to get them the Lamb & Rice, but accidentally ended up with ALS and they love it so I'm not sure which I'll get when they run out. Marty had Nutro Small Bites his whole life (except when he was a puppy and had Nutro Puppy). I only switched a few months ago. I tried to wean them off the Nutro by mixing the two, but both of them picked out the Nutro and put it on the floor beside their food dish so they could eat the Candidae. It was pretty obvious which one they liked better! LOL

I like Merrick dog food and treats, my guys seem to like it.. and it's made in the good old USA, no China crap in there. Marylin, i believe it's made in Texas?

Thank you all for your input!!!! Rebecca, it's nice to see you here. We've been missing you big time. Haley, I tried Merrick. It is made in Texas, but mine wouldn't eat it.

I meant to buy some of the suggestions on here yesterday to try, but was unable to do so, but hopefully tonight I can. I'm anxious to get them transitioned to something more healthy.

The seem very healthy now, lots of energy and all, but I'm concerned about long term issues without a more balanced diet.

Marilyn, if you don't want to buy a big bag but want to try Canidae or Taste of the Wild, let me know and I'll mail you a baggie of Canidae All Life Stages and a baggie of Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream!

1.So far I've kept Harley on Eukanuba since the breeder had him on it and he hasn't had a problem yet.

2. I must agree- I prefer the feedback here than on YT! Maybe if we hint enough we might get a seperate thread going!

Marilyn, if you have a nice feed store close by, i know mine if i want to try something new and if she has sample bags, she will give them to me to try for free.;)

While trying to decide what to do, my Diamond ran out. On the way home from the gym we pass a Petsmart. We stopped and picked up some Science Diet Adult Small Bites Lamb and Rice, just so we would have something. I put some out before making their regular food to see what would happen, and they both ate it, so I just fed them the Science Diet last night and this morning. Did not mean to make the change so suddenly, because I know that's not good for their systems, but they liked it, so fingers crossed.

We'll see how they do. Thank you all so much for your input and, Rebecca, for your offer to share. I'm definitely saving this thread for future reference. So many of these foods sound good. I'm just not sure where to get some of the products locally. I've checked out most of the feed stores in the area. Some of them are not air conditioned, and with the temperatures getting as high as they do around here, I'm concerned about the food being stored at such high temperatures. Not sure if this is a valid concern, but would think climate controlled storage for food products would be best.

I have 2 yorkies, one very picky eater and one that will eat most anything. I finally gave up and started feeding them some wet food everyday, otherwise the picky eater may not eat anything at all.

They each get 1/2 can of Merrick wet. Their favorite is the wing-a-ling and the other is (I can't remember the name?!?!), but it has whole chicken thighs in the can and wing-a-ling has whole chicken wings. The thighs and wings are pressure cooked so the bones just fall apart. My boys LOVE LOVE LOVE these two brands. They both GOBBLE them down. I feed them the wet food first thing in the morning and then I keep Solid Gold Wee Bits out to free feed the rest of the day. That way if they eat any dry food, it helps to clean their teeth the rest of the day.

My picky eater WILL NOT eat any dry food with large kibbles, so the Wee Bits have worked well for us. Some days neither of them eat any dry food, other days they eat quite a lot of dry food.

Before I found Merricks wet, I had to hand feed the picky eater anything I could get him to eat.

I feed Layla Orijen 6 Fish. Great for her food allergies, and made right here in Canada :)

I have to try the Merricks wet, since my dogs love the dry Merricks, i'll pick that up on my next trip to the feed store, they also love the Merrick treats, and i like that there made in Texas, not China too.. My dogs also love hot dogs on the grill, they go nuts when the see Mike taking them to cook.. :rolleyes:

Marilyn , as most of you know Gucci had liver shunt surgery two years ago. I to debated this on YT but I stand my grounds. I don't care what they think. I have to feed Gucci Science Diet L/D prescription dry and wet . Knock wood she is doing beautiful on this.. I am allowed to give her treats, such as cherrios plain, some apple, banana, a little watermelon. I measure everythingon a daily basis. Thats about it as far as human foods..

Prior to Gucci being diagnosed with liver shunt she was on that other taboo food Eukanuba .. Everyone knows what is best for their dogs. I have spoken with the vets and have spent money on a nutritionist to work on her diet and what is best for Gucci. The nutritionist gave me all the pros and cons on the L/D diet and at this point its best for her to be on it.

Rebecca welcome back how are you? So happy to see you please join us again I miss you.