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It is amazing to me how many Pyrs have sensitive stomachs! My dogs have
always been more of the goat variety - anything at all and preferably not
the same thing twice in a row unless it is home cooked chicken or turkey. I
feed them Solid Gold Kibble - Barking at the Moon or Wolf Cub or any
Merricks kibbles - add some of Merrick's canned foods - two cans spread out
on kibble for three dogs twice a day. They usually eat the canned food
quickly and nibble on the kibble till the next meal. Even the pug is a
nibbler rather than a gulper. I buy six cases of Merricks in different
flavors - anything poultry, especially Wingaling, is favored, they are not
fond of red meat - and mix them up. I have read that dogs eat better if the
food is put out and removed after 30 minutes or so and that my method may
encourage picky eaters but these guys grew steadily and have maintained
their weights for several years this way. Sometimes they do skip a meal
altogether, not a flavor they want or there is more to bark at, and then I
throw the food out after about three hours because I worry about the wet
food spoiling. Charlie will sometimes try to bury the bowls under toys if
he is really not going to eat and this means the toys all get washed too.
They also get small biscuits whenever they go into their crates during the
day or to bed and some days if I am running in and out a lot, this can be a
substantial amount of food so I get good ones.
The only food I have had any trouble with is Merrick's Working Dog Stew with
green tripe. It smells disgusting but the dogs gobble it up and this gives
Sweetie diarrhea! Go figure.
I put three food bowls out together but usually Sweetie eats what she wants
first, then Charlie and finally Harry. They all share a water bowl. If the
pyrs are out in the snow in the morning but Harry has run back in very
quickly after business he will not touch the bowls until Sweetie eats. This
is very unusual for a pug so whatever Sweetie said to him, he believes it!
The dogs also get some table food after dinner, not every night but usually
some rice or pasta, plain vegetables and meat scraps. They come to
attention when I clear the plates and then all three eat at the same time
from their three bowls. Sometimes I make a point of messing with the bowls,
like adding a bit more while they are eating or moving the bowl. They are
used to this from me and I get no more response than a quick look of
anticipation of more from any of them. Many years ago my father's dog - a
Malamute - snapped at a neighbor who bothered his bowl and even though the
person said he would not have done that to his own dog - a black lab - our
dog was now considered a biter. I start messing with the food when they are
puppies = I know I tolerate a lot of other behaviors but never any back talk
about food.
Amy with Charlemagne and Sweet Madeleine (Pyrs) and Harry Pugger
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From: owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org [mailto:owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org] On Behalf
Of Manny Fernandez, Jr.
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 1:41 AM
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Subject: [pyrnet] Re: pyrnet-l-digest.20090110
Our female Athena has a real sensitive stomach. We found the Purina One for
sensitive stomach is great. The number one ingredient is Salmon. Then we
split that with Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice, with Chicken as the number
one ingredient. She does really well on this combo. We have to be really
careful in what she eats or she gets diarrhea.
Regards,
Manny
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> RE: [pyrnet] Dog Food and Shampoo Bethany.Viney@tdstelecom.com
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> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:06:30 -0500
> From: g1992@snet.net
> Subject: RE: [pyrnet] Dog Food and Shampoo
>
> I was wondering what food each of you have found best for your Pyrs? I am
> feeding my 95% pyr/5% Aussie Shep. !(mentality and personality are Pyr),
> Nature's Variety Prairie, Lamb and Rice. Several times I have tried
> weaning
> him off this to try something he likes better that still is high quality
> but
> no matter how slowly I try changing him he ends up with diarrhea.
> Right
> now I am slowly adding Royal Canin, Large Breed #26 which he really
> likes -
> we'll see. The reason I want to change is that when he gets only Prairie
> he
> has no keen interest in eating. When these other foods are added he eats
> with vigor!
>
>
>
> He likes Wilderness, too, but his stomach doesn't agree with his taste
> buds.
>
>
>
>
> Any suggestions? Also, I want to make sure his food is an all around good
> one for his body-type, fur, etc. While I am at it - what
> shampoo/conditioner do you use? I use one from the veterinarian because
> he
> came to us 4 years ago with some skin issues. But, once in a while I do
> use
> something else on him. Thank you.
>
>
>
> Jeanne
>
>
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>
> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:38:46 EST
> From: Reedialer1@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Dog Food and Shampoo
>
> I just switched to Purina Proplan Salmon Sensitive Stomach coz the
> Proplan
> Lamb and Rice went to these awful rubber type pieces that was making my
> dogs
> stool loose and terrible. They seem better with the Salmon formula. Its
> more
> costly but it seems to be a better food.
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> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:19:04 -0600
> From: Bethany.Viney@tdstelecom.com
> Subject: RE: [pyrnet] Dog Food and Shampoo
>
> Jeanne;
>
> I feed my oldest Pyr, Czar, Nutro Natural Choice for Large Breeds with
> Glucosamine for his dry food. (2 cups 2x a day) I recently found the
> perfect solution for him....adding about 1/2 can of Nutro Natural Choice
> Chicken,Rice & Oatmeal Formula for Sensitive Stomachs. He has done
> amazing since I added the canned food. It touts healthy skin, shiny
> coat and vitality, and I now swear by it for him. No diarrhea, no
> lethargy, no vomiting, no gurgly sounds in his tummy, nothing; he loves
> it and he is very, very healthy for a 7 year old! My other Pyr and my
> Newf both eat the Nutro dry food, but they also have a natural diet of
> steamed vegetables, fruit, yogurt, lamb and pumpkin. Czar just can't
> have any of that due to his sensitive stomach. I just think it is so
> odd that Czar from the time he was born has such an incredibly fussy
> digestive system. My youngest Pyr, Tundra, who is almost a year, has
> the stomach of a goat; she can and will eat anything except bananas with
> no issues.
>
> I am very, very pleased with the Nutro for sensitive stomach brand; and
> I wish I would have tried it long ago!
>
> Beth, Czar, Osa and Tundra in Rural Wisconsin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> [mailto:owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org] On Behalf Of Gherardi
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 7:07 AM
> To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> Subject: RE: [pyrnet] Dog Food and Shampoo
>
>
>
> I was wondering what food each of you have found best for your
> Pyrs? I am feeding my 95% pyr/5% Aussie Shep. !(mentality and
> personality are Pyr), Nature's Variety Prairie, Lamb and Rice. Several
> times I have tried weaning him off this to try something he likes better
> that still is high quality but no matter how slowly I try changing him
> he ends up with diarrhea. Right now I am slowly adding Royal Canin,
> Large Breed #26 which he really likes - we'll see. The reason I want to
> change is that when he gets only Prairie he has no keen interest in
> eating. When these other foods are added he eats with vigor!
>
>
>
> He likes Wilderness, too, but his stomach doesn't agree with his
> taste buds.
>
>
>
> Any suggestions? Also, I want to make sure his food is an all
> around good one for his body-type, fur, etc. While I am at it - what
> shampoo/conditioner do you use? I use one from the veterinarian
> because he came to us 4 years ago with some skin issues. But, once in a
> while I do use something else on him. Thank you.
>
>
>
> Jeanne
>
>
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