Feeding a high quality food is more cost effective than feeding food that is full of fillers and low quality 'food.' You feed less, they poop less, they tend to be leaner with more muscle mass (depending of course) and don't get the greasy sick looking coats that many dogs on low quality foods get. We can't make you feed quality food to your pet but many, many people believe that quality ingredients for both humans and other animals are the key to good health. there is plenty of research to support that.
Ol' Roy Puppy Food?
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When you feed a high quality food, you feed your dog much less of it. I have three chihuahuas, and they are on Timberwolf Organics... I buy a 4lb bag for $8 which lasts almost a month. There are many holistic foods which are cheaper than this...
Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul is one of the cheapest holistic foods. It is a great food... I'm pretty sure my mom pays $15 for a 20lb bag.
Also, yorkies can eat foods with higher protein. I do not like to go above 28-30% protein with dry food for my chihuahuas, but higher protein from good meat sources is great.
I would also like to say that Iams isn't a very good food as well... ground yellow corn is the 2nd ingredient, which is the cheapest filler (along with wheat).
Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul is one of the cheapest holistic foods. It is a great food... I'm pretty sure my mom pays $15 for a 20lb bag.
Also, yorkies can eat foods with higher protein. I do not like to go above 28-30% protein with dry food for my chihuahuas, but higher protein from good meat sources is great.
I would also like to say that Iams isn't a very good food as well... ground yellow corn is the 2nd ingredient, which is the cheapest filler (along with wheat).
Right now I have a 6.5lb bag of Nutro dog food, and I haven't been back to the Petsmart in over a month. I still have half the bag left. Unlike many people, I leave my food out all the time. I don't put it out 1x in the morning and 1x at night, I put it out in the morning, and I normally don't have to put more out for a few days because they don't even eat the whole bowls worth of food in a day. Trust me, by spending a little bit more at that time, you're actually saving. You use a lot less of a good brand, I know from experience. I have 2 Yorkies. 1 Yorkie would eat even less. Good luck in choosing a food. I fed my Lab Ol' Roy for years, and while she lived out a long, happy life, she was over weight, and had health issues. We never knew food could make such a difference! Since we began feeding Nutro, it's been a big improvement. Our girls are healthy as can be. 
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I have large dogs and I don't spend $60 a month. No offense, but you're way off on this food thing. You asked a question and then got mad when people replied honestly. Personally, I prefer my dogs eat a food that is good for them. If I wanted to feed them garbage they'd eat straight out of the trash can...
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My vet said small toy breeds can not handle alot of protein in there body. I've heard no bad things about Pruina, i haven't seen many people feeding Nutro but i'll be going to the store and i'll write dog brands down. Thanks for that site dogfoodproject that was interesting i think i'll be throwing that bag of Ol' Roy out. It has more bad things in it than i thought, i haven't heard anybody mention Pedigree?
I know they can be expensive in some stores? I shop at WalMart, Petco, and Pet Supplies Plus.
I know they can be expensive in some stores? I shop at WalMart, Petco, and Pet Supplies Plus.
Royal Canin has some breed specific foods, and they have one formula for Yorkies. I don't know anything about the quality or price of this food. I just have a friend with a Yorkie who was not eating. She had tried many foods, and he had quit eating. Oh, he would eat if he accidently got into the cat's food, but he wouldn't eat his own. She decided to try this one, and he's eting again. Like I said, I know nothing about it, but it appealed to one picky Yorkie.
Ol Roy is cheap because it's made with cheap, useless ingredients. They put fillers (or useless ingredients) in the food to put weight in the bag. Sure your paying $8 for 40lbs of dog food, but your dog is poohing out most of what it's eating.
"It won't hurt the puppy." When I rescued my 20lb terrier mix, his owner was feeding him Ol'Roy. He had horrible ear infections from the large amounts of wheat in the food. It was incredibly hard to house train him because there are so many useless ingredients in Ol'Roy that he was constantly poohing.
I did my research and found that Ol Roy is literally the worst food you can feed a dog hands down. I switched to a premium food. No more ear infections. House training became much easier.
I pay $10.00 for 5lbs of Nature's Logic. It takes me 3 weeks to go through 5lbs and I have a 20lb terrier. That's about 12.00 a month. I would pay that for my dog. And there are much less expensive premium dog foods out there.
Chicken soup $30 for 35lb
Pro Pac $20 for 30lb
Eagle Pack Original $22 for 33lb
You obviously asked about the food because you were concerned that OlRoy was not good quality, and the cheap price was probably the reason you were concerned. Tell me, would you buy the cheapest most generic coffee on the shelf? But you would feed your dog the cheapest most generic and proven unhealthy dog food.
I know you don't take your dogs to the vet, but honestly, ask your vet what he thinks about Ol Roy.
"It won't hurt the puppy." When I rescued my 20lb terrier mix, his owner was feeding him Ol'Roy. He had horrible ear infections from the large amounts of wheat in the food. It was incredibly hard to house train him because there are so many useless ingredients in Ol'Roy that he was constantly poohing.
I did my research and found that Ol Roy is literally the worst food you can feed a dog hands down. I switched to a premium food. No more ear infections. House training became much easier.
I pay $10.00 for 5lbs of Nature's Logic. It takes me 3 weeks to go through 5lbs and I have a 20lb terrier. That's about 12.00 a month. I would pay that for my dog. And there are much less expensive premium dog foods out there.
Chicken soup $30 for 35lb
Pro Pac $20 for 30lb
Eagle Pack Original $22 for 33lb
You obviously asked about the food because you were concerned that OlRoy was not good quality, and the cheap price was probably the reason you were concerned. Tell me, would you buy the cheapest most generic coffee on the shelf? But you would feed your dog the cheapest most generic and proven unhealthy dog food.
I know you don't take your dogs to the vet, but honestly, ask your vet what he thinks about Ol Roy.
Good choice on tossing the Ol'Roy. If you haven't heard bad things about Purina, you haven't asked anyone here. Check out the ingredients list on Purina, Pedigree, Science Diet, etc, and you will see what I mean.
I went to Petco's website and it looks like they sell Eagle Pack, Solid Gold, and Natural Balance. I would go with one of those. I think the Natural Balance is the lowest in protein of the three. Royal Canin would be allright too, but I think it's too expensive for the quality. You'll get more for your money with the other brands I mentioned. I hope that helps!
If you haven't heard bad things about Purina, you haven't asked anyone here. Check out the ingredients list on Purina, Pedigree, Science Diet, etc, and you will see what I mean.I went to Petco's website and it looks like they sell Eagle Pack, Solid Gold, and Natural Balance. I would go with one of those. I think the Natural Balance is the lowest in protein of the three. Royal Canin would be allright too, but I think it's too expensive for the quality. You'll get more for your money with the other brands I mentioned. I hope that helps!
One 15lb bag of Canidae All Life Stages ($25 here) lasts my 55lb Border Collie mix and my 23lb Corgi a month or MORE. That's less than half the money per month of what you seem to think it costs.
People get put off by the price tag of premium foods, but what they fail to realize is that you feed less of it because it's more nutrient-dense than the crappy food from wal-mart or the grocery store.
I wouldn't touch Ol' Roy with a 40 foot pole. That is my honest answer. I don't care for Pedigree either. They put more money into their fancy commercials than they do the quality of their food.
If you shop at PetCo, maybe you could try out a bag of Natural Balance. It is a fair good quality food... much better than Ol' Roy or Pedigree, and it is not too expensive. I'd say it's probably about $1 per lb.
EDIT: Melissa beat me to the NB lmao...
People get put off by the price tag of premium foods, but what they fail to realize is that you feed less of it because it's more nutrient-dense than the crappy food from wal-mart or the grocery store.
I wouldn't touch Ol' Roy with a 40 foot pole. That is my honest answer. I don't care for Pedigree either. They put more money into their fancy commercials than they do the quality of their food.
If you shop at PetCo, maybe you could try out a bag of Natural Balance. It is a fair good quality food... much better than Ol' Roy or Pedigree, and it is not too expensive. I'd say it's probably about $1 per lb.
EDIT: Melissa beat me to the NB lmao...
Yes, toy breeds can have semi-high protein foods. I would not consider 26-28% high protein... this would NOT make a normal, healthy small breed dog sick. Your yorkie did not get sick from the "high" protein, he probably got sick from the low quality food he was fed.
I have a 3.5lb chihuahua who is fed a food with 27% protein... I'm sure if I fed her Ol' Roy she would get sick, though
High protein does become a problem however, if it is actually a food containing what is considered high protein. EVO RF has 52% protein... this is high protein which would cause stress on such a small dog's kidneys. I wouldn't even feed my chis Timberwolf Organics Wild and Natural- it has 36% protein, which I feel is high for small dogs. However, it is GOOD to have a food with semi-high protein from natural MEAT sources- not corn.
I have a 3.5lb chihuahua who is fed a food with 27% protein... I'm sure if I fed her Ol' Roy she would get sick, though
High protein does become a problem however, if it is actually a food containing what is considered high protein. EVO RF has 52% protein... this is high protein which would cause stress on such a small dog's kidneys. I wouldn't even feed my chis Timberwolf Organics Wild and Natural- it has 36% protein, which I feel is high for small dogs. However, it is GOOD to have a food with semi-high protein from natural MEAT sources- not corn.
I dont see why you are complaining about a higher priced food. Your dog weighs no more than 10 pounds! You can pay 35 pucks a months for an 8 pound bag and still spend less then me! Try feeding a 70lb and 40lb dog, a 4 pound bag lasts 3 days.
Im feeding Kirkland and its great.
By feeding Ol' Roy you are feeding fillers and disgusting animal parts. Dogs are carnivors and they cannot possibly do well on a diet that is mostly corn.
If you dont want to spend alot on food, get her on Purina One. The smallest bag will last a lifetime with her.
Im feeding Kirkland and its great.
By feeding Ol' Roy you are feeding fillers and disgusting animal parts. Dogs are carnivors and they cannot possibly do well on a diet that is mostly corn.
If you dont want to spend alot on food, get her on Purina One. The smallest bag will last a lifetime with her.
I'm glad your tossing out the Old Roy
Walmart has a brand now, called nature life or something like that. It is a white bag, and it's good pretty good ingredients I think it was 9.99 for a 6-8 pound bag, they also had trial sizes about a 2-3 pound bag for about $3 a bag
Petsmart you can get Nutro Ultra, a new one called By Nature, Blue Buffalo ... those are good ones
Petco has Castor and Pollux, natural balance, and mine has Solid gold, nutro ultra.
Walmart has a brand now, called nature life or something like that. It is a white bag, and it's good pretty good ingredients I think it was 9.99 for a 6-8 pound bag, they also had trial sizes about a 2-3 pound bag for about $3 a bag
Petsmart you can get Nutro Ultra, a new one called By Nature, Blue Buffalo ... those are good ones
Petco has Castor and Pollux, natural balance, and mine has Solid gold, nutro ultra.
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How about this Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Food? It's on sale for $5.99 at petco for a 5lb bag. Here are it's Ingredients:
Lamb meal, ground rice, wheat flour, rice bran, sunflower oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of natural vitamin E), natural flavors, dried egg product, monosodium phosphate, dried kelp (source of iodine), choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, niacin, ferrous sulfate, calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, manganous oxide, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement (source of vitamin B2), vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), folic acid, cobalt carbonate, biotin.
It has 26% protein.
Lamb meal, ground rice, wheat flour, rice bran, sunflower oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of natural vitamin E), natural flavors, dried egg product, monosodium phosphate, dried kelp (source of iodine), choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, niacin, ferrous sulfate, calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, manganous oxide, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement (source of vitamin B2), vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), folic acid, cobalt carbonate, biotin.
It has 26% protein.