You will get as many answers as there is dog food..lol. Meat, fish or fowl should be at least the first ingredient. I have fed the same food for over 30 yrs and after I switched my dogs lived longer healthier lives. Bruts, 15+, just had a vet visit and like my older dogs still has perfect eyesight and hearing, from what we could tell since he can't put a paw over one eye and read a chart. Teeth are in good shape except 2 loose incisors which have been that way for yrs. He can still leap on the couch and he is a small MinPin at 6.5lbs and 11". None of my older,13+, guys have had eyesight or hearing loss. I have tried the more expensive holistic brands and had poor results. I tried a large.bag of 2 diff brands about a year apart and both times HoneyB had ruptured abcesses anal glands and the other pins had to be expressed. On the food I feed none have had anal gland problems and much to my dogs inital huh I do check..lol. I haven't gone the BARF route due to expense and seeing a kennel of handsome GSDs go downhill on it plus a mini wire dach look like hell on it. I have fed raw chicken and turkey necks, and some bones tho. So ask your vet, a holistic pet store and do online research. But stay away from grocery store brands for the most part.
Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC and Monte CGC, MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan www.minpinrescue.org www.chi-rescue.com Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/florida -------- Original message -------- Subject: [Chihuahuas] new to breed and group From: missyd3694 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] CC: Hi everyone, I am a new member to the group. I will be rescuing a Chihuahua sometime tomorrow and this is the first time I have ever had a small dog. I've always had big dogs all throughout my life but am wanting to get a small dog this time. I am wondering if you can give me recommendations on what type of dog food would be best. The dog that we recently had to have put to sleep was on a home cooked diet and I'm not sure I want to go that route again. Thanks for any suggestions. I look forward to learning much about my new little friend. Melissa
