Food

Shih-Poo

Sunshineca11@designermixes.org (Sunshineca11) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:57 GMT

I have a 4 month old shih-poo and he has become somewhat of a picky eater. Right now he is eating Wellness Dry puppy food with Wellness Venison Wet Food. I have also tried Eagle Pack Puppy and Canidae Puppy. All of which a some point he has turned his nose up to. I am not so sure about changing him again, but if anyone has any suggestion about this that would be great. I am also thinking of going back back to either Eagle or Canidae or maybe even going to Innova or EVO. Please owners of Shih-Poo's help me out. BTW- my vet recommened Royal Canin.

There are 10 replies, with the last one on 11/20/2009 at 7:00 PM by Sunshineca11

Reply: I recommend you to try Artemis,small breed puppy dry food! Its an excellent choice of premium dog food, great quality and my 4 months old shih-poo loves it! Also,before I fed her with Eukanuba(crappy food) and her fur became very dry and fluffy...since I switched into Artemis, her fur became soo soft, shiny, healthy looking. She seems to be in a better mood,very active! ;)

Borador vs. CARROTS

sophiesmom@designermixes.org (sophiesmom) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:47:10 GMT

I've been working on training my borador puppy, and of all the conventional treats to reward him, the one that keeps his attention the strongest is carrots. Raw, peeled, big carrots. I cut them into smaller pieces or keep one huge chunk in my hand, and once we've completed a command, i give him a piece or let him chomp on the chunk I have. I don't think theres anything wrong with it, but I'd like to put it out there, if anyone knows. Thanks!

There are 7 replies, with the last one on 9/1/2009 at 8:47 AM by sophiesmom

Reply: www.entirelypets.com/toxicfoods.html shows a long page of toxic items to dogs. My vet says that you have to give extremely large doses of garlic for it to be toxic and in small doses can even be beneficial. I make dog treats from beef liver, corn meal and garlic. I showed him the recipe and he said it was healthy. I am going to try giving Sophie a carrot and see what she thinks.

Daniff Food questions ..... Please HELP.

amys@designermixes.org (amys) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:47:48 GMT

My name is Tami and im new on here. I have a Daniff that is about 14 weeks old and i only wont to best for him can anyone give me some tips on food, treats, and vitamins that would be good. I also heard in another group that you should NOT feed then puppy food because the protein is to high so they should only have adult dog food. Please help me with this im clue less.

There are 2 replies, with the last one on 4/2/2009 at 7:47 AM by amys

Reply: Puppy foods are not needed. They are useful in rescue situations when you are needing to add weight quickly.
I have a LabraDane, and I looked to Dane experts because I had never had any dealings with Danes, and I have learned lots. Especially regarding health and nutrition. Danes have a predisposed threat of BLOAT, which can be deadly. So you need to use caution in what we feed them. Anything with corn products are bad, because corn is not easily "digested" by humans, and nearly impossible for dogs. Therefore it can be linked to causing bloat.
I generally feed a combination of corn free kibble (something like Diamond) and raw (chicken w/ bones, beef, etc whatever the butcher has)
I know there is a lot of controversy over raw feeding, but I think that it has worked wonders, I've even seen a change in my American Bulldog, her coat is healthier, she doesn't have the urgent or ooops poops and she is not constantly hungry.
Good luck