Nicely Said! Sue On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 4:45 AM, Liz Bickel & Irv Weinberg < [email protected]> wrote:
> ** > > > With few exceptions, there is no "absolute" right or wrong in feeding > our Chihuahuas. > > I currently have a 27 year old Chihuahua (yes, you have read his age > right) who ate kibble (varying brands over the years) for his first > 18 years of life. Now that he has fewer teeth and a slight heart > murmur, he eats a combination of canned HD and Gerbers jarred chicken > baby food. > > He has also snacked on fruits and veggies since he was a > puppy. Still does. He loves lettuce. Blessed with good genetics, > this boy has been an exceptionally healthy dog for his entirely > life. Is it the food he eats, or is it merely good genetics? Or both? > > My feeding choices have also been the similar for all my other 9 > generations of Chihuahuas since 1979. And were my family's feeding > choices for the Chihuahuas I grew up with prior to that. The only > raw food my dogs have eaten is fruits and veggies. This all being > said, having Chihuahuas live to well over 20 years old in good health > is not unusual for us. So whatever I am feeding obviously "works" for my > dogs. > > However if someone else feels feeding a raw meat diet is best for > their dogs, that's fine for them - just as long as their dogs thrive. > > The big problem with these discussions on "what to feed" is that the > discussions often lead to over zealous passions concerning a specific > way of doing things. Those passions then are often accompanied by an > unacceptance that other ways can be just as "right". > > Nevertheless, more than one approach to "what to feed" may be "the > right way". > > Liz > > >
