«

»

Jan
09

Q&A: What it the best/healthiest brand of dog food for yorkie pups and pug pups?

by

Question by Pink Vampire Princess: What it the best/healthiest brand of dog food for yorkie pups and pug pups?
For Christmas I am getting a Yorkie and my husband is getting a pug. We really want to do whats best for them and keep them healthy. Does any one have any recommendations on the best/heathiest food or food brand we should buy for them?

Best answer:

Answer by Cheyann
This talks about dog food. If you don’t want to read it all just scroll down and it gives a list of good foods and a list of bad foods. The lists are in green so they are easy to find.
http://www.dogster.com/forums/Food_and_Nutrition/thread/518898

I recommend raw. Its the best thing you can feed a dog. It can be cheaper than kibble but its more time consuming but there are so many benefits so its worth it. My dog has white teeth, lots of energy (he acts like a puppy even though he is 10 years old) his fur is soft and shiny, he doesn’t have that dog smell and his poops are very small and are not very odorous. Do lots of research if you want to feed raw. That website that I gave a link to has tons of into on raw.

You don’t have to get organic meat. You can just get any meat. Dogs don’t need veggies and herbs. I feed my dog veggies sometimes for treats and when he poops them out they are the same as when they went in. Dogs cannot digest veggies.
Its actually safer to feed raw. There have been a lot of recalls from contaminated kibble and thousands of dogs have died because of contaminated kibble. While nothing you give your dog to eat is 100% safe, raw is the safest. Here are some myths.
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/
People say its dangerous to prevent other people from switching to raw or people say raw is dangerous because they didn’t bother to do research and just listen to what other people tell them.

Add your own answer in the comments!

Related eBooks

Tags: , , , ,

7 comments

No ping yet

  1. Frecks26 says:

    January 9, 2014 at 10:26 am (UTC 0)

    I have all 4 of my dogs on Blue Buffalo Wilderness Duck i love it and so do my dogs its all natural,no grains,wheat,by-products its left them so healthy and energetic 2 of my dogs will be four years old in jan.and they still act like puppies.In my opinion this is a high quality,awesome brand of dog food!!I know alot of people will probably recommend RAW food diet I do not think this is a good choice in fact i just got a newsletter from my vet saying how unsafe and dangerous it is to feed your dog RAW food.This is an excerpt from the newsletter i got from my vet:Raw food diets are a well documented to be a source of bacterial and parasitic pathogens .Over 80% of raw chicken intended for human consumption is contaminated with Campylobacter bacteria and 15% is contaminated with salmonella.Parasites that can be found in raw meat are tapeworms,Toxoplasma,and roundworms.Pets eating the raw diet can become ill,but even without symptoms can shed pathogens and parasites in their stool.There are no controlled studies that show a benefit from a raw food diet,but the risks to our pets and even human health are well documented>Here are some sites that my vet gave me for making your own dog food at home:http://www.balanceit.com
    http://www.petdiets.com
    http://www.acvn.org

  2. Gucci says:

    January 9, 2014 at 11:19 am (UTC 0)

    I use beniful

  3. Gurkamal Singh says:

    January 9, 2014 at 11:44 am (UTC 0)

    i use Puppy ADVANCE food for my german shepherd
    but it does cost lots

  4. Em P says:

    January 9, 2014 at 11:49 am (UTC 0)

    RAW diet all the way. I can’t stress enough how important it is to stay away from overpriced commercial pet foods.

    As already stated above, you need to do some research on this diet before feeding it.

    http://www.rawmeatybones.com/

    There’s a start. =)

    EDIT: I’ll just mention that, as the site above states, the raw diet is actually the cheapest option for dog food as well. The positives way outweigh the negatives.

  5. Sabbathkeeper says:

    January 9, 2014 at 11:59 am (UTC 0)

    I have not read anything that stated that dogs only need raw meat to be healthy. There has been a lot of people express that they feel that a raw food diet is best for dogs based on the theory that since dogs are descended from wolves then a diet like wolves eat is best. I think that many people are like myself and can not afford to feed strictly a raw food diet. If you can afford to buy organically grown meat and vegetables, and herbs, then this most likely would be the best diet provided you get the right guidelines form a holistic veterinary or from a veterinary web site that promotes a raw diet or home-made dog food diet. If my budget improves I plan to start making my dog home-made meals using the recipes from a book I bought on-line and downloaded. I can’t afford to buy all organic food, and will most likely have to use some commercial dry dog food. I now buy a dry dog food that has the meat listed as the first ingredient (lamb), and does not contain any chemical preservatives, artificial flavors or colors, meat by-products, and wheat. There have been several web sites that have provided information that the chemical preservatives that is used in many commercial dog foods are known cancer causing agents, and that cause the life span of dogs to be greatly shortened due to many severe health problems these ingredients cause. I agree the the dogster.com site is a good source for learning how to care for dogs. May you have many years of happy companionship with your dogs.

  6. Jenny Manyteeth says:

    January 9, 2014 at 12:40 pm (UTC 0)

    I cannot recommend feeding any of the commercial varieties of meat-flavored baked paste with chemicals added. Instead, why not feed your dog actual food? The dog’s natural diet is raw meat on the bone. Try it. The dog will love it, the diet will help him teethe properly as a pup, satisfy his lifelong need to chew, keep his teeth clean and his feces innocuous.

    http://www.rawmeatybones.com
    http://www.rawfed.com
    http://www.rawfeddogs.net
    http://www.rawfeeding.net
    http://www.barxx.com
    http://www.rawlearning.com
    http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/groups.rawfeeding/
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stZCSUJa4EU&NR=1/

    The basic idea is to approximate a wild diet as closely as possible; raw meat on the bone and small amounts of organ meat [liver is most important, but also kidneys, pancreas, spleen, lungs and what is called green tripe]. Amount to feed is calculated as 2-3% of the dog’s ideal adult body weight. Your veterinarian can help you estimate that; then you just do the math. You don’t have to be exact; all amounts are to be averaged over a week or two. Dogs [not toys or puppies] that get big, complicated meals sometimes will eat for two days and then not again for five. All perfectly normal.

    Most raw feeders that I’ve read have started their dogs on chicken: it is readily available and inexpensive, plus it is antibiotic- and hormone-free. The fat content is easy to control by how much of the skin you remove.

    No grain, vegetable or fruit is a significant part of a grey wolf’s diet. Dogs are genetically grey wolves.

  7. sue says:

    January 9, 2014 at 1:40 pm (UTC 0)

    If they were from a good breeder you should continue feeding what the breeder recommends.

    However no good breeder will supply a puppy for Christmas and they won’t allow two to go together or into a household with another baby puppy ( some breed club codes of ethics specifically prohibit this) so I suggest you look for a high quality version of the style of food they have been having and gradually change them over over a couple of weeks.

    To suggest specific brands we need your location.

Leave a Reply