What do you think of this article on the best food for your dog? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

mybirdys2003 · 07-04-2005, 01:38 PM

I wonder what you all think of this article I found on the web. It tells all of the bad ingredients in dog food and says you should feed your dog turkey, beef, chicken, turkey and oatmeal,brown rice, fresh raw vegetables and fresh fruit and yogurt eggs and cottage cheese.
Sometimes, I myself wonder if this would not be a better diet for them then the ick that they put in dog food!
Any thoughts?
Go to : http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/hea...n/feeding.html
Let me know what you think!

Pat

Sherry Lynn · 07-04-2005, 02:47 PM

I barely cook for my husband and I, and never during the work week!! (Thank goodness for takeout and prepared food!)

red98vett · 07-04-2005, 02:59 PM

Lol..My girls are 1/2 way there - they get bites of chicken almost every night - I specially cook it for them - but they eat mostly Eukanuba Natural Dry food.

it's a shame when I'm in the store stocking up when it's on Sale...someone thinks I'm having a big cookout and I tell them it's not for me....but for 2 yorkies and a cocker

whispersmom2 · 07-04-2005, 04:13 PM

I have not read the article but, I already have issues with some recipes. Unless there is something used or done to maintain dental health dental problems could be a real problem. I read in one of the periodicals that I subscribe to, that it is very difficult to give the proper nutrients in the proper proportions.
I am gonna check out the article and see how the foods stack up against commercial brands. Mine ge small bits of meat every night as bedtime treats. They start wanting to go to bed at 8 o'clock...doesn't take them long to learn food habits and eating. Why can't they be that easily house trained??

jesscruz · 07-04-2005, 04:38 PM

hhhmmm...i would like to hear peoples views on this also. since i have been thinking about this too. i was just thinking that people say "don't give your dog" any kind of meat by products,corn,etc, etc, but with all the labels i have been researching on dog food most of them contain these "no no" ingredients. so it brought me to think,

that you would think giving them fresh meats,veggies,fruits would be way better for them rather than all the junk found in these dog foods, it seems like none of them are safe.and with this world today and everyone just trying to make a buck no matter what the affects are on our dogs, just makes me wonder if these products are truely better for our babies.i'm so torn

Sherry Lynn · 07-04-2005, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red98vett

it's a shame when I'm in the store stocking up when it's on Sale...someone thinks I'm having a big cookout and I tell them it's not for me....but for 2 yorkies and a cocker

At work one day I heard the girl in the next cubicle on the phone giving a recipe that sounded so good (filet mignon, homemade stock, veggies, etc) that when she hung up I stuck my nose in and told her it sounded so good, what was she making?? She about fell of her chair laughing so hard! It was the stew she makes for her two goldens!! (And they're big - that's a LOT of stew!) She said they eat better than she does, and it sounded like it!

We're both at different jobs, but when we see each other we still joke about it!

tw4sw · 07-04-2005, 05:07 PM

Hmmmm...worth looking into.

Stitches29 · 07-04-2005, 05:45 PM

Most of the quality dry dog food has these things in it already.

mybirdys2003 · 07-04-2005, 06:30 PM

But look at the ingredients on any of them. BHT for one---known cancer causing. When we were kids our dogs ate nothing but so called people food and lived a long life mostly free from cancer and tumors etc.
I give my Snoodles Greenies for her teeth, plus other dental chews--cut up in tiny bits, and brush her teeth once a day every day! It just bothers me when I read the ingredients in the hard dog food. Especially the meat by products---chicken beaks, feet, intestines, etc. I am really torn about this.
Pat

bettyeanne · 07-04-2005, 07:15 PM

We feed Toto, NUTRO ULTRA™ ADULT WEIGHT MANAGEMENT CHICKEN, LAMB & SALMON FORMULA - For overweight and less active adult dogs. We have been told that if the ingredients begin with meat, it's supposed to be good. I have no idea what some of these ingredients are or why they are in there! After spending a great deal of time reading ingredients at PetSmart, the Nutro sounded like it would be the best and Toto loves it!!

Ingredients
Chicken Broth, Chicken, Chicken Liver, Wheat Gluten, Ground Rice, Potato Starch, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Lamb Liver, Turkey, Salmon, Lamb, Oatmeal, Tricalcium Phosphate, Carrots, Guar Gum, Peas, Whole Brown Rice, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Sunflower Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Herring Meal, Sun-cured Alfalfa Meal, Tomato Pomace, Garlic Powder, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Kelp Meal, Cranberry Powder, Potassium Chloride, Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Sodium Carbonate, Salt, Ferrous Proteinate, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Sodium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Proteinate, Beta-Carotene, Taurine, Choline Chloride, L-Carnitine, Cobalt Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Copper Proteinate, Folic Acid, Manganese Proteinate, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Biotin.
Nutro supports the safe, ethical and humane treatment of all animals, including those used by our suppliers who provide our ingredients.

LvMyYorki · 07-04-2005, 07:20 PM

I feed Tino and Bunny Organic Natural Balance.

mybirdys2003 · 07-05-2005, 12:51 PM

Bettyanne and lvmyYoirkie! Where do you buy those foods from?
Thanks!
Pat

chachi · 07-05-2005, 12:54 PM

I feed my pups Natural balance also.

chewysmom · 07-05-2005, 01:19 PM

I feed Natural Balance also and the ingredients are really good quality. You can get it at PETCO or some pet supply stores sell it too. I think it is fairly easy to find.

mybirdys2003 · 07-05-2005, 01:28 PM

Thanks everyone! We don't have a Petco or any real pet store here. The one little pet store we have, won't carry dog food, because he says everyone buys it from Wal-Mart. Of course, they don't thave any food I can find that doesn't have animal by-products or BHT.
Thanks! Pat

07-04-2005, 01:38 PM	#1
mybirdys2003 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 980	What do you think of this article on the best food for your dog? I wonder what you all think of this article I found on the web. It tells all of the bad ingredients in dog food and says you should feed your dog turkey, beef, chicken, turkey and oatmeal,brown rice, fresh raw vegetables and fresh fruit and yogurt eggs and cottage cheese. Sometimes, I myself wonder if this would not be a better diet for them then the ick that they put in dog food! Any thoughts? Go to : http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/hea...n/feeding.html Let me know what you think! Pat

07-04-2005, 02:47 PM	#2
Sherry Lynn Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,437	I'm almost afraid to read it... I barely cook for my husband and I, and never during the work week!! (Thank goodness for takeout and prepared food!) __________________ Sherry Lynn Dublin and Widget

07-04-2005, 02:59 PM	#3
red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33,590 Blog Entries: 1	Lol..My girls are 1/2 way there - they get bites of chicken almost every night - I specially cook it for them - but they eat mostly Eukanuba Natural Dry food. it's a shame when I'm in the store stocking up when it's on Sale...someone thinks I'm having a big cookout and I tell them it's not for me....but for 2 yorkies and a cocker __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri www.DesignsByVillette.net Custom Address Labels and Note Cards using YOUR Photos! Just Click HERE!

07-04-2005, 04:38 PM	#5
jesscruz YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: seaside,ca Posts: 1,763	hhhmmm...i would like to hear peoples views on this also. since i have been thinking about this too. i was just thinking that people say "don't give your dog" any kind of meat by products,corn,etc, etc, but with all the labels i have been researching on dog food most of them contain these "no no" ingredients. so it brought me to think, that you would think giving them fresh meats,veggies,fruits would be way better for them rather than all the junk found in these dog foods, it seems like none of them are safe.and with this world today and everyone just trying to make a buck no matter what the affects are on our dogs, just makes me wonder if these products are truely better for our babies.i'm so torn __________________ mommy's little baby coco bear

07-04-2005, 05:07 PM	#7
tw4sw YT Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 446	Feeding our pets Hmmmm...worth looking into.

07-04-2005, 04:13 PM	#4
whispersmom2 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MD Posts: 2,985	I have not read the article but, I already have issues with some recipes. Unless there is something used or done to maintain dental health dental problems could be a real problem. I read in one of the periodicals that I subscribe to, that it is very difficult to give the proper nutrients in the proper proportions. I am gonna check out the article and see how the foods stack up against commercial brands. Mine ge small bits of meat every night as bedtime treats. They start wanting to go to bed at 8 o'clock...doesn't take them long to learn food habits and eating. Why can't they be that easily house trained??

07-04-2005, 05:45 PM	#8
Stitches29 My Little Magwad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,739	Most of the quality dry dog food has these things in it already. __________________ "My Furkids" Maggie, Molly and Meme...

07-04-2005, 06:30 PM	#9
mybirdys2003 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 980	But look at the ingredients on any of them. BHT for one---known cancer causing. When we were kids our dogs ate nothing but so called people food and lived a long life mostly free from cancer and tumors etc. I give my Snoodles Greenies for her teeth, plus other dental chews--cut up in tiny bits, and brush her teeth once a day every day! It just bothers me when I read the ingredients in the hard dog food. Especially the meat by products---chicken beaks, feet, intestines, etc. I am really torn about this. Pat

07-04-2005, 07:15 PM	#10
bettyeanne Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc. Posts: 9,031	We feed Toto, NUTRO ULTRA™ ADULT WEIGHT MANAGEMENT CHICKEN, LAMB & SALMON FORMULA - For overweight and less active adult dogs. We have been told that if the ingredients begin with meat, it's supposed to be good. I have no idea what some of these ingredients are or why they are in there! After spending a great deal of time reading ingredients at PetSmart, the Nutro sounded like it would be the best and Toto loves it!! Ingredients Chicken Broth, Chicken, Chicken Liver, Wheat Gluten, Ground Rice, Potato Starch, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Lamb Liver, Turkey, Salmon, Lamb, Oatmeal, Tricalcium Phosphate, Carrots, Guar Gum, Peas, Whole Brown Rice, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Sunflower Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Herring Meal, Sun-cured Alfalfa Meal, Tomato Pomace, Garlic Powder, Calcium Carbonate, Dried Kelp Meal, Cranberry Powder, Potassium Chloride, Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Sodium Carbonate, Salt, Ferrous Proteinate, Dried Bacillus licheniformis Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Extract, Sodium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Proteinate, Beta-Carotene, Taurine, Choline Chloride, L-Carnitine, Cobalt Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Copper Proteinate, Folic Acid, Manganese Proteinate, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Biotin. Nutro supports the safe, ethical and humane treatment of all animals, including those used by our suppliers who provide our ingredients. __________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein

07-04-2005, 07:20 PM	#11
LvMyYorki Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 1,181	I feed Tino and Bunny Organic Natural Balance. __________________ Tara, Tino & Diva Bunny Diva Bunny: http://www.dogster.com/?141104 Rudolph Valentino: http://www.dogster.com/?76963

07-05-2005, 12:51 PM	#12
mybirdys2003 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 980	Bettyanne and lvmyYoirkie! Where do you buy those foods from? Thanks! Pat

07-05-2005, 12:54 PM	#13
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	I feed my pups Natural balance also. __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

07-05-2005, 01:19 PM	#14
chewysmom My Precious Pup Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,092	I feed Natural Balance also and the ingredients are really good quality. You can get it at PETCO or some pet supply stores sell it too. I think it is fairly easy to find.

07-05-2005, 01:28 PM	#15
mybirdys2003 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 980	Thanks everyone! We don't have a Petco or any real pet store here. The one little pet store we have, won't carry dog food, because he says everyone buys it from Wal-Mart. Of course, they don't thave any food I can find that doesn't have animal by-products or BHT. Thanks! Pat