try Nutritiondata.com On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 11:39 AM, wbdreams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. > > > -- Glenda Poquita, Molly, Isabella, Chandler and all the fosters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ponderosa Pomeranians "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." --Galileo Galilei
