Welcome to the group.I'm Claudia owend by Sissy 5.1lb and Brutus 4.7lb you find them under Claudia's Furbabys.I'm still looking for your album. Trust in the Lord with all your Heart God bless you all Bruce,Brutus,Sissy and Claudia
----- Original Message ---- From: wbdreams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:39:29 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Hi! Newbie here! Hi, everyone! I'm a newbie to this group and would like to introduce myself and my 3 small companions. I have a 15 year old 10 pound chi/min-pin mix girl (Scooter), a 3 year old 5 1/2 pound poodle boy (Pop), and a 6 month old 2 pound chi girl (Libby). I just got Libby about a month ago and she is everything that I was looking for. She makes us smile every day! I have created a photo album titled "Libby and Friends" if you would like to take a look. I joined this group mainly because I was searching out info on feeding. I have read a lot of pros and cons on them all. After researching for many days and nights, I have decided that I do not want to feed commercial food and would like to go with home cooked meals. The problem that I keep facing is that I can't seem to find any info that gives you a basic idea of an amount to feed, for example 10% of dogs body weight. Also, I am finding conflicting percentages of meat vs. carbs and veggies. There are so many different oppinions, all with apparently satifactory outcomes. I think it is up to the individual to do what they feel works best for their particular situation. I have been feeding Innova wet in the morning, raw burger with dyno- vite in the afternoon and then leaving a small amount of dry kibble available until around 8pm. Libby is the only one that seems to need the extra kibble, as would be expected. This seems to be working well for all, but I still want to get away from the kibble and go with "real food". Thanks for having me. I look forward to learning and sharing. Joy B.
