Dog Food

[endlessenigma]

My sheltie is about 7 and we have hed him for about a year. I think his previous owners fed him a lot of table s***** because he begs and begs. He watches as food goes from plate to mouth in case the smallest crumb drops that he can gobble up.

Often times he hardly even touches his own dry food. However he loves wet food. Is it ok to feed him only wet food? OR Bil-jac? Would that be fattening? Suprisingly he is slightly overweight (he loves his treats!).

Another thing I was thinking about is feeding him people foods like chicken and beef or whatever. It has gotta be better quality but what we feed him and would have to be thought out carefully so that he gets all the nutrients he needs I would think. I have heard of people that cook special meals for their pets. Just looking for more information about this if anyone can help.

Thanks a lot.

[endlessenigma]

haha they blocked out s c r a p s! Thats funny.

[goombaya]

I think if you cut his daily ration and dont feed any s***** or treats at all, you'll find his weight will go down and his appetite for dry food will increase.

This has been the case with a fat female I have.

[sambucca/whiskey]

Yep save home cooking for when there is no other option. Whiskey is fighting off an infection and wont eat his kibble not even yogurt, so i am cooking a mix of veggies/rice/chicken and steak to get him to eat and when all is done and he is better back to kibble till next time.

[sambucca/whiskey]

Oh yeah and if you want him to eat just a high quality kibble nuto natural is great but dont give any other options put it down twice a day for 1/2 an hour he may snub it for 2-3 days but stand your ground you are alpha and he will learn quickly to eat what he is given when it is offered.

[endlessenigma]

We have stopped on the treats for awhile now. And we really don't give him table s*****. Like I said tho, if something drops, it hardly hits the floor before he gobbles it down.

I am going to try Nutro Natural. I have heard nothing but good things about Nutro. I am still wondering about wet food or Bil-Jac though. Would that be ok to give him? Is it just unecessary? or fattening?

Is Nutro food a better quality than foods like Eukanuba and Iams? My mom was feeding him Dads and I told her she should get a better quality of food for him. Is Nutro a better choice?

Sorry for all the questions, I just want to be sure he is getting the best food.

[sambucca/whiskey]

In my opinion it is the best food available only comparable to other natural recipes low in corn, my puppy has a sensitive stomach and wouldnt touch anything else not to the point of eating his daily requirement cant blame him since, nutrience, iams, euakanuba all made him sick.
Nutro lacks the chemicals used in proccessing dog food as well a alot of the low grade fillers, if you sign up on line ther website they send you coupons for there kibble, treats, and can if you desire my pupy is lean and also crated during the day so I fill a medium kong 3/4 with kibble and 1/4 can on top to occupy him while i leave.

[endlessenigma]

Ok I bought Nutro Natural Choice for senior dogs. He still hardly touches it but at least it is a better quality of food.

I was wondering; I know you are not supposed to buy the cheap brands of pet food like Kibbles n Bits that they sell at grocery stores. But they sell them at Petsmart too. Is it still bad to buy and does it still have all the chemicals in it? Just wondering...Is Dad's one of those bad foods that have chemicals in it? The chemicals are to give it longer shelf life correct? That is one of the foods my mom used to buy my dog.

Thanks.

[sambucca/whiskey]

In my opinion kibbles and bits is bad look at the bag the fiirst or second ingredient is still corn, or ground corn whatever they are just full of fillers with no nutritional value as far as dads i have never heard of it.

[Barbie]

I cook for my dog but she has had hardly any weight gain. I wanted her to gain a little.
Here is one of my recipes:

5 chicken thighs-no skin-boiled
1can green beans
about 5 carrots-lightly steamed
1 can pinto beans-can be kidney or navy
1 can cream of chicken soup if desired

lightly steam carrots, cook 2 cups of rice, add cooked chicken and other ingredients.

Feed as much of this to your dog as you would canned dog food. Take treats away or feed less food and only give a couple of treats a day to your dog. My dog loves this. There are lots of other recipes for dogs if you just do a search on dog food recipes.