What is the best dog food for a toy breed, specifically a papillon?

Buying the most expensive food isn’t necessary, but buying the healthiest food is. The healthier foods usually are higher priced due to better ingredients. Just like with people feeding a good diet is very important and brands like Purina, Pedigree, Beneful etc… aren’t going to cut it.

Adding some canned food or water to moisten the food is a great idea too.

Some good brands are

Natura Products (Innova, EVO, California Natural etc… EVO makes a small bite option)

Solid Gold (also has a small bite option)

Ziwi Peak (isn’t a kibble and easier to chew)

Orijen

Taste of the Wild

Nature’s Variety

Nature’s Logic (has small kibble)

Merrick

Wellness (has a small bite option as well)

Fromm (the kibble is also quite small)

to name a few

Here’s some sites as well
http://www.dogster.com/forums/Food_and_N…
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_…

Nutro has had a lot of quality control issues. They have made many dogs sick and even killed some. They are owned by Mars and have yet to take responsibility for what they have done. They have also changed ingredients recently and are quite over priced for what they are selling.

A Short Guide to Switching Your Dog"s Food

How to Seamlessly Switch Dog Foods

Many dogs have a problem with new foods and treats.

Common symptoms of gastrointestinal upset 

from changing foods include:

* Change in consumption of grass or plants

* Vomiting

* Diarrhea

* Disinterest in new food

Switching to a new brand, and for some of our more sensitive pups, a new flavor within the same brand, can cause the above symptoms. The more “severe” the change, from a one-star food to a five-star food (severe change) vs. a four-star food to a five-star food (mild change), can help determine the distress level you might see in your pet. The response to food changes also depends on your pup. Some dogs have no problem with any food changes.

Best ways to assist your pet in avoiding as many 

symptoms as possible:

It is recommended to ‘spread’ the food switch over 5-7 days. This can be done by mixing the old kibble with the new. Over time, we want to feed less and less of the retiring food and more of the new food. The following is a table showing ratios for old:new kibble.

              Food Transitioning Ratio Table  

Day               Â	Ratio of Old:New Food              Â
1	6:1
2	5:2
3	4:3
4	3:4
5	2:5
6	1:6
7	1= feed only new food

Note: Make sure to check the feeding amount from the old food as well as the new. When switching to higher quality foods, the feeding amount is less. On a food with grains, Mozzie will need 1 to 1 1/2 cups of food. On a grain-free food, he needs to eat about 3/4 of a cup.

Treating Specific Symptoms:

Some of our dogs have it harder than others. Especially when switching to high quality foods and meals, such as raw or dehydrated foods, we need to treat specific symptoms to make transitions easier.

*Treating Grass/Plant Munchers & Vomiters:
If your dog is eating grass and throwing up, it tends to be caused by an upset stomach. To help with upset stomach, look into enzyme dietary supplements which include probiotics and prebiotics. My personal experience with Toby is that he will vomit part of his meal once or twice with a new brand of food if I don’t include a product such as “Prozyme.” You may also add plain, fat-free yogurt to the kibble to help increase the probiotics and prebiotics, too.

~If your dog vomits and you’re not sure why, please seek veterinary assistance.  Excessive vomiting ( esp. combined with diarrhea) is a dangerous sign and needs to be treated immediately.~

*Treating Diarrhea:

Add pumpkin (avoid pie filling) to kibble at mealtimes to increase fiber and firm up stool. If your dog is allergic to pumpkin, sweet potato is another option.

*Treating Disinterest:

When a dog won’t eat the new food, it’s generally because it causes him stomach aches. To avoid stomach aches, add some plain yogurt to the food dish when serving.

For information about kibble ingredients and qualities, check brands on FoodAdvisor.com.

More on vomiting in dogs:

http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/dog-vomiting.html

Information to help puppies with diarrhea:

http://www.dailypuppy.com/articles/what-to-give-a-puppy-with-diarrhea_778.html

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Vegetarian Dog Food

We all knows that dogs like meat too much and at the same time you can say that they likes whatever they find in front of them because their stomach is much bigger than human beings and they have such a kind of capability whatever they eat it processed quickly and excess to be expelled quickly. A vegetarian dog eats more vegetarian food which makes them proper health. Vegetarian dogs are healthier than other dogs in the worlds. Read more

Does changing your dog"s food cause diarrhea that is normal?

Yes, it has always given my dogs diarrhea if I’ve switched the food too fast. You might want to scale back on the new food, and increase the transitioning period over another week. I’d go back to feeding her half Science Diet and half new food for 3 days, then go to 3/4 new food, 1/4 Science Diet for another 3 days. You might want to add 1-3 tablespoons of plain, unflavored yogurt to her food at each feeding. Yogurt soothes dogs’ upset tummies. Make sure you’re mixing the two foods together during the transition, and not feeding all the new food at one feeding, and Science Diet at the other feeding.

The diarrhea doesn’t usually last very long after the transition, but it can be pretty nasty while she’s getting used to the new food.

What breed of dog is that in the Cesar Dog Food commercial??

A West Highland White Terrier, which are absolutely great dogs if you’re looking for dog that is playful, loyal and entertaining. They are known as the clowns of the dog world.
(I have a Westie-Poodle mix and she contantly keeps me entertained)

Kim at: http://www.peaceful-organic-planet.com/n…