Best food for a Yorkie Puppy?

[kpalma715]

When I first got my puppy Yorkie Polo 4 years ago, he was on puppy chow and cesar for a few days. My husband then gave him some sliced steak and my dog never ever would eat any type of dog food whatsoever again, LOL! He ate anything we ate. He ate vegtables, meats, chicken, cheese. He also loved pizza and pasta. My Polo recently passed and we are getting a new pup on Friday. So my question is, what should I do as far as feeding??? Should I do the same or should I really try to get her on dog food and avoid any human food for her? I want to do whats best. Giving my Polo human food worked for him and he was very healthy, active, playful, and sweet but a lot of people would tell me I shouldn't feed him human food?!? My husband always felt our food was best, what does everyone else think with their expereince?

[MY OSCAR]

Originally Posted by kpalma715

when i first got my puppy yorkie polo 4 years ago, he was on puppy chow and cesar for a few days. My husband then gave him some sliced steak and my dog never ever would eat any type of dog food whatsoever again, lol! He ate anything we ate. He ate vegtables, meats, chicken, cheese. He also loved pizza and pasta. My polo recently passed and we are getting a new pup on friday. So my question is, what should i do as far as feeding??? Should i do the same or should i really try to get her on dog food and avoid any human food for her? I want to do whats best. Giving my polo human food worked for him and he was very healthy, active, playful, and sweet but a lot of people would tell me i shouldn't feed him human food?!? My husband always felt our food was best, what does everyone else think with their expereince?

well , dogs have different nutritional needs than people.
If you want to give them people food you really should speak to pet nutritionist to get a proper recipe for your dog to make sure he is getting what he needs.
If you feed him dog food then just look for a high quality
puppy kibble. There are many to choose from.

[Britster]

Pizza and pasta our terrible for US - of course they are terrible for them.

If I could do anything different, it would be to have a dog that does not even know what the taste of human food is. Besides an occasional piece of chicken, etc. I think moderation is okay when it comes to chicken, cheese, etc.

There's a few human foods that can be "okay" to share but not they can not eat primarily human junk food. There is always homecooking but it should be done with a proper balance as well as a nutritional professional.

Otherwise, I'd recommend a good and balanced kibble.

[107barney]

I'm sorry to hear about your Polo and his passing. Feeding table foods and treating your dog like a garbage can isn't a good idea. Home cooking must be properly done or dogs will not have good health or long lives. I would pick a good balanced kibble and stick with that. A lot of people here give you some ideas on brands. I use Royal Canin when I'm not home cooking under the guidance of my veterinarian.

[Tayluvheryorkie]

Human food (table scraps) is not good for ANY pet. If you plan to make food there is a way to do it. But it takes a bit of work IMHO. So I buy a good food for corky, Grain free. In corkys case, when I stopped buying his food from dump mart, he was better off.

[Shelby&Seymour]

We use Innova grain free for our dogs..... I am not familiar with the Innova puppy food...... we used Royal Canin puppy food for ours when they were little, but once they got older the Royal Canin wasn't what I was looking for in a dog food for them as adults...... it put too much weight on them and with our Shelby having LP surgery as a younger dog, the extra weight wasn't good for her.

[tinalove]

I use Innova small bites for my bichon and I just bought a bag of Innova foo puppy for my new girl. I plan to transition her to Innova. It's a good food even with the P&G connection.

[yorkieusa]

Fromm's is a great brand and another good brand is Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium Small Bites. The Natural Balance is for puppy through adult. I mix the two. Mine loves both.

Pancreatitis is a dangerous illness that can be caused by feeding table scraps, so do be careful. It can even be fatal.

[jeane]

morgan eats merrick and he absolutely loves it

[xoxodoglover89]

Yorkies are extremely prone to pancreatitis and the risk of them getting it I feel would increase if they're fed constant table scraps like that. Like others have said, not all the food that we eat is good for us so imagine what it would do for a dog.

There are tons of great dog foods out there. You just have to find the one that works for your dog and do a little research. I've always been a fan of Blue Buffalo because it's what works the best for my dog. I tried numerous foods with her but she reacted the best to this food. Heck there's some other foods that I would probably try with her but I just don't want to take the risk of trying to give her a different food and have her not like it and have her become extremely picky.

Personally, I look for foods without corn, wheat, soy, by-products, artificial preservatives, etc. Basically, I look for the all natural foods, preferably grain-free. There's Blue Buffalo, Wellness, Taste of the Wild, Fromm, Now!, Go!....these are just a few brands out of a ton of different options. It can be very confusing but with a little patience and research you can find the perfect food for your dog. Good luck!

[shelimcallister]

Originally Posted by xoxodoglover89

Yorkies are extremely prone to pancreatitis and the risk of them getting it I feel would increase if they're fed constant table scraps like that. Like others have said, not all the food that we eat is good for us so imagine what it would do for a dog.

There are tons of great dog foods out there. You just have to find the one that works for your dog and do a little research. I've always been a fan of Blue Buffalo because it's what works the best for my dog. I tried numerous foods with her but she reacted the best to this food. Heck there's some other foods that I would probably try with her but I just don't want to take the risk of trying to give her a different food and have her not like it and have her become extremely picky.

Personally, I look for foods without corn, wheat, soy, by-products, artificial preservatives, etc. Basically, I look for the all natural foods, preferably grain-free. There's Blue Buffalo, Wellness, Taste of the Wild, Fromm, Now!, Go!....these are just a few brands out of a ton of different options. It can be very confusing but with a little patience and research you can find the perfect food for your dog. Good luck!

Nice response! Some other posts on this thread were kind of mean. See...you can share information and give recommendations without hurting feelings.

To comment on your question, mine eats Welllness puppy food now. I didn't know much either about food and bought Science Diet because it said "Vet Recommended". After doing some research, I found out that you do not want to feed your dog anything with corn or by-product. I am lucky because Max eats ANYTHING...and maybe not so lucky because that includes paper and bugs!!

[Yorkiesatwork]

The food thing is the hardest... My Max and Marley got a stomach disorder almost a year ago... I ended up feeding them poached white meat chicken with rice and W/d Science Diet wet food. They became extremely finicky... and now, after 8 or 9 months, they still hold out for the tastiest food possible. Their eyes glopped up with the chicken, and they both became chubby. So now, they get Blue Buffalo toy dog wet food along with Science Diet small and toy breed dry kibble. My little guy still holds out -- occasionally skipping two meals in a row in an effort to bring back the chicken, but I'm holdng firm... I want them to live a long and healthy life.

[kpalma715]

Hi! I wanted to clear some things up! I never treated my dog like a garbage can and fed him pure scraps. All of his food was cooked special for him along with my husband and kids. He hated dog food and refused to eat any kind we ever gave him! He was always in very excellent health and was never ever sick. He passed away from a tragic accident not from his health. I don't appreciate some of the nasty comments here! This is a forum that I just joined for helpful information. I will openly accept anyone to disagree with me and give me their advice, but don't get nasty and childish! We are all adults here. Thank you everyone for their advice!

[kpalma715]

Thank you for all the advice on the different brands of food to try! She is on Beniful and cesar, but she doesn't seem to like it very much��

[sganow]

We have been feeding our dogs Taste of the Wild lately. They seem to really like it.