Question to Miniature Dachshund owners
01-03-2019, 08:51 AM
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I feed raw which is a whole other discussion. I've fed raw for better than 20 years and really believe in it. There are a lot of prepackaged raw foods available. I buy from Texas Tripe in the North Texas area. They provide excellent fresh good and my dogs not only love it, but they thrive on it. If you are going to feed kibble, I would suggest going to the Whole Dog Journal. They put out a listing of the best foods every year. When I was feeding kibble, I always used one of their top brands and had good luck with it.
01-03-2019, 12:12 PM
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Cashs mom, I also feed raw! Best thing I ever did. I have not been doing it for near as long as you though! My dogs took to it right away. My cats, not so much. I still have to supplement them with commercial food.
01-03-2019, 11:57 PM
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we have tweener weiners...14 pounders.
One has always had to watch his weight, the other seems to self regulate just right even though his is less active
We did the Canin for a number of years 1/8 cup w/1 hard boiled egg split, canned beans or carrots morning.
1/8 cup w/nice spoon of non-fat cottage cheese, canned beans or carrots nights.
we are lucky to have the Farm Dog Bakery here, and use the small bones, or 1/2 a small bone for good behavior treats, with moderation. Wonderful place, the owner employs down syndrome young folk as staff, packaging, cutting out with cookie cutters, etc. https://www.farmdogbakery.org/
As Xaviers teeth have parted company with his mouth in place of the canin we've switched to Taste of the Wild canned food in a wide assortment of flavors. Pacific Salmon in gravy is the current can (maybe 8-10 cubits?) per meal. I can't remember without actually dishing some up
There is no grain in it. We like the Blue brand also. Buy it at Tractor Supply when on sale.
Good luck working things out. My boys were puppy mill throwaways (literally, dumped up here) as adults so each day is training day still 12 years later, and in many respects they are better behaved than some of the hand raised puppy dogs we've had over the years.
but as they've aged there have been some teeth loss (we get them cleaned every year).
One has always had to watch his weight, the other seems to self regulate just right even though his is less active
We did the Canin for a number of years 1/8 cup w/1 hard boiled egg split, canned beans or carrots morning.
1/8 cup w/nice spoon of non-fat cottage cheese, canned beans or carrots nights.
we are lucky to have the Farm Dog Bakery here, and use the small bones, or 1/2 a small bone for good behavior treats, with moderation. Wonderful place, the owner employs down syndrome young folk as staff, packaging, cutting out with cookie cutters, etc. https://www.farmdogbakery.org/
As Xaviers teeth have parted company with his mouth in place of the canin we've switched to Taste of the Wild canned food in a wide assortment of flavors. Pacific Salmon in gravy is the current can (maybe 8-10 cubits?) per meal. I can't remember without actually dishing some up
There is no grain in it. We like the Blue brand also. Buy it at Tractor Supply when on sale. Good luck working things out. My boys were puppy mill throwaways (literally, dumped up here) as adults so each day is training day still 12 years later, and in many respects they are better behaved than some of the hand raised puppy dogs we've had over the years.
but as they've aged there have been some teeth loss (we get them cleaned every year).
01-04-2019, 12:24 AM
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I do use Blue brand for my cat.
Sometime ago I bought the regular small dog food before but she didn't care for it.
I have had issues with my cat not eating some bags of Blue and realizing they were near the expiration date. That could have happened with the dog food.
I see there is a weight management for small dogs with condrotin and glucosamine. I may try it.
Incidentally, Hills Science for small dogs (doxie on the bag) doesn't include condrotin and glucosamine. I wonder why?
I do use Blue brand for my cat.
Sometime ago I bought the regular small dog food before but she didn't care for it.
I have had issues with my cat not eating some bags of Blue and realizing they were near the expiration date. That could have happened with the dog food.
I see there is a weight management for small dogs with condrotin and glucosamine. I may try it.
Incidentally, Hills Science for small dogs (doxie on the bag) doesn't include condrotin and glucosamine. I wonder why?
01-05-2019, 08:34 AM
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I have not. I wanted to look at her diet first. I have cut back on her kibble supplementing with protein...cottage cheese, egg etc. and with carrot and green beans. I'm feeding her small amounts more frequently. I have seen some improvement on her weight.
01-05-2019, 08:53 AM
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