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missbetsy56 · 01-16-2007, 01:39 PM

since i give Sassy dry dog food i was thinking about givng her a spoonful of yogurt wnd put her missing link in it is this a good or bad idea and is this the correct amount. She is 4 months old and weighs 3lb 6ozs. I assume you should give them no fat plain.

FlDebra · 01-16-2007, 01:45 PM

Yes -- I give mine yogurt occasionally, but they like cottage cheese better. It does not need to be low fat unless you are trying to get them to lose weight. That is a great way to give the Missing Link. I just bought some myself. I am going to start mine on 1/4 teaspoon a day for 2 weeks and then move to 1/2 teaspoon. Mine are very small and I am not sure about going to the full teaspoon -- will have to see how it goes.

chachi · 01-16-2007, 01:47 PM

Yoqurt is good for their digestive system. Plain is probably the best to give but I have given mine some with fruit in it and vanilla too. The amount you are giving sounds fine

Tiger's Mom · 01-16-2007, 01:48 PM

Yogurt is good for them . . . I give them the yogurt drops once a day. I do add cottage cheese to their morning meals - about 1 T.

YorkieShadow · 01-16-2007, 01:51 PM

Yes yogurt is good for them, I give small amounts to my Yorkies and egg, Cottage cheese, Boiled chicken and rice. Along with their reg dry food.

Laur · 01-16-2007, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiger's Mom

Yogurt is good for them . . . I give them the yogurt drops once a day. I do add cottage cheese to their morning meals - about 1 T.

Des--what are these yogurt drops you speak of? I always end up wasting a carton of yogurt since Diamond only eats the smallest bit.

Gracie2006 · 01-16-2007, 01:59 PM

Gracie gets a bedtime snack of Yoplait regular vanilla yogurt. She goes crazy over it, and it really prevents diarrhea. One little carton lasts us 3-4 days. I give her 1/4-1/3. Just don't give your baby yogurt with artificial sweetener.

Chelsey · 01-16-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkieShadow

Yes yogurt is good for them, I give small amounts to my Yorkies and egg, Cottage cheese, Boiled chicken and rice. Along with their reg dry food.

Mine get the same. I mix veg with the chicken/rice, but they leave the kibble one side

LIL MIS' MAGIC · 01-16-2007, 03:45 PM

My girls get 1/2 teaspoon of plain yogurt every other day.....and it has helped alot with Magic's tummy issues. They both look forward to their "treat"!

Yorkiedaze · 01-16-2007, 06:08 PM

Yogurt is excellent, just make sure it says live culture. If you buy the vanilla or plain, you can even add a few strawberrys or blueberrys to it. Cottage cheese is also good. If you have never given these things to your dog, then I suggest just try one thing at a time for a few day just in case it has an allergy to it.

pepe mint · 01-16-2007, 08:24 PM

DH eats a lot of yogurt and he just throws the container down when he is done and lets the dogs lick it. here is maggie enjoying licking the bottom of one

missbetsy56 · 01-16-2007, 08:32 PM

Thanks for your replies I gave her some and she off course loved it. It was an easy way to get her missing link into her

judyeve · 01-18-2007, 09:14 AM

Thanks for the info - Max would love yogurt and he's getting pickier and pickier.
He doesn't eat more than 2 or 3 bites of breakfast. I read somewhere they're
not supposed to have blueberries. Is that true, because if not, they're so healthy in general. (They're $3.99 for a small box in NYC in thre winter!)

Judy

LuvMySissy · 01-18-2007, 10:59 AM

Sissy gets yogurt every day for breakfast. She wouldn't touch plain though. She gets the Danon Activia Vanilla, 1/4 of a container with her missing link mixed in. You'll need to start very slowly with the missing link and at under 4 lbs, the most they should get is 1/4 tsp daily. Start with 1/8 or less and then gradually increase. Good luck!!

P.S. Don't ever use low-fat yogurt if it has artificial sweetner in it.....

Pipersmommy · 01-18-2007, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by judyeve

Thanks for the info - Max would love yogurt and he's getting pickier and pickier.
He doesn't eat more than 2 or 3 bites of breakfast. I read somewhere they're
not supposed to have blueberries. Is that true, because if not, they're so healthy in general. (They're $3.99 for a small box in NYC in thre winter!)

Judy

Mine get blueberries. They like frozen ones in the summer, Vet said they were fine. Mine also eat yogurt drops.

01-16-2007, 01:39 PM	#1
missbetsy56 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: East Freedom, Pa Posts: 367	can yorkies eat yogurt since i give Sassy dry dog food i was thinking about givng her a spoonful of yogurt wnd put her missing link in it is this a good or bad idea and is this the correct amount. She is 4 months old and weighs 3lb 6ozs. I assume you should give them no fat plain.

01-16-2007, 01:45 PM	#2
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	Yes -- I give mine yogurt occasionally, but they like cottage cheese better. It does not need to be low fat unless you are trying to get them to lose weight. That is a great way to give the Missing Link. I just bought some myself. I am going to start mine on 1/4 teaspoon a day for 2 weeks and then move to 1/2 teaspoon. Mine are very small and I am not sure about going to the full teaspoon -- will have to see how it goes. __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard

01-16-2007, 01:47 PM	#3
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Yoqurt is good for their digestive system. Plain is probably the best to give but I have given mine some with fruit in it and vanilla too. The amount you are giving sounds fine __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

01-16-2007, 01:59 PM	#7
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	Gracie gets a bedtime snack of Yoplait regular vanilla yogurt. She goes crazy over it, and it really prevents diarrhea. One little carton lasts us 3-4 days. I give her 1/4-1/3. Just don't give your baby yogurt with artificial sweetener. __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

01-16-2007, 03:45 PM	#9
LIL MIS' MAGIC Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midlothian, Texas Posts: 4,377 Blog Entries: 3	My girls get 1/2 teaspoon of plain yogurt every other day.....and it has helped alot with Magic's tummy issues. They both look forward to their "treat"! __________________ Kristin, Mom to: Lil Mis Magic, Sailor and Captain

01-16-2007, 01:48 PM	#4
Tiger's Mom Donating YT 8000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 9,339	Yogurt is good for them . . . I give them the yogurt drops once a day. I do add cottage cheese to their morning meals - about 1 T.

01-16-2007, 01:51 PM	#5
YorkieShadow BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9,999	Yes yogurt is good for them, I give small amounts to my Yorkies and egg, Cottage cheese, Boiled chicken and rice. Along with their reg dry food.

01-16-2007, 06:08 PM	#10
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	Yogurt is excellent, just make sure it says live culture. If you buy the vanilla or plain, you can even add a few strawberrys or blueberrys to it. Cottage cheese is also good. If you have never given these things to your dog, then I suggest just try one thing at a time for a few day just in case it has an allergy to it.

01-16-2007, 08:24 PM	#11
pepe mint YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 11,145	DH eats a lot of yogurt and he just throws the container down when he is done and lets the dogs lick it. here is maggie enjoying licking the bottom of one Attached Thumbnails __________________ Anyone who does not know what soap tastes like has never washed a dog

01-16-2007, 08:32 PM	#12
missbetsy56 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: East Freedom, Pa Posts: 367	Thanks for your replies I gave her some and she off course loved it. It was an easy way to get her missing link into her

01-18-2007, 09:14 AM	#13
judyeve Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,729	Thanks for the info - Max would love yogurt and he's getting pickier and pickier. He doesn't eat more than 2 or 3 bites of breakfast. I read somewhere they're not supposed to have blueberries. Is that true, because if not, they're so healthy in general. (They're $3.99 for a small box in NYC in thre winter!) Judy

01-18-2007, 10:59 AM	#14
LuvMySissy Luv my Angel, too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 9,333	Sissy gets yogurt every day for breakfast. She wouldn't touch plain though. She gets the Danon Activia Vanilla, 1/4 of a container with her missing link mixed in. You'll need to start very slowly with the missing link and at under 4 lbs, the most they should get is 1/4 tsp daily. Start with 1/8 or less and then gradually increase. Good luck!! P.S. Don't ever use low-fat yogurt if it has artificial sweetner in it..... __________________ Sissy & Angel