What do you feed your corgi?
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Permalink Reply by Marjorie on
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I've been feeding mine Purina's Beneful for Puppies. I give my adult dog Beneful for adults. It seems to work great.
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Permalink Reply by Samantha, Daxter and Seeka! on
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be careful! look at the ingredient label!!
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Permalink Reply by Andrea on
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Thanks for the info. I just sent an email to Canin telling them if the information I received is true, I will not be purchasing Royal Canin if they are indirectly supporting puppy mills, and will advise my fellow dog friends not to as well!
Thanks for the heads up.
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Permalink Reply by VolnTitan on
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Ahhh...a question geared right for my passion/obsession....dog food. I've tried a ton of different foods and always searching for "better". I feel that Sadie only gets a cup a food a day, the least I could do is make it the best I can. Would love to put her on a BARF diet, but the wife isn't down with that and since she has to feed her occasionally, well, you know the story....
I had her on Eagle Pack Holistic for a while and she did fine, but when they grain free foods came out, really wanted to try those. Warning, unless you want to clean that back end alot, introduce it gradually....
Anyway, I settled on Orijen. Very good food, but hard to get except thru the mail. After a couple of bags thru the mail, I decided she was gaining too much weight on the food. She is a "bigger" corgi, around 33 lbs. and "big boned", so I didn't want to feed her less. I was going to try to go with Innova's Evo Reduced Fat, but the 52% protien was a little too much, imo. So I tried the Wellness Core Reduced Fat. Has worked great. She has slimmed down and haven't had to cut back her portions. As we know, if given the chance, a corgi would likely eat her weight in dog food, at least mine would, so it's great feeling like she is getting her "fill" while still maintaining weight.
Well, there you go. I have tried dozens and dozen's of dog food and researched more, so shoot with any questions.
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Permalink Reply by Court on
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Isn't this fun? and lots to learn.
Court's rescuer, who is a big time corgi rescuer and owner and an other dog breed
breeder, asked if I was a member of Sam's Club. I'm not, though I later learned
there is one about 15 miles from here. When I mentioned Cosco, she said, they don't have the same food she recommends. I don't know what the Sam's Club brand that she was going to rec'd is called, but she then asked if I was near a Walmart, yes, I said.
(I don't usually shop at Walmart, prefer to support smaller businesses)...but she said there
is a good food comparable there: it's called Maxximum Nutrition, for a 20lb bag at Walmart, costs about $16.00. Court started with Chicken and Rice, now has Lamb and Rice. It has no meat by-products, no corn or wheat, no filler, low moisture, high protein, with anitoxidants, including blueberry pulp...the company is small and seems very committed to provide the best food...I'm really happy with it. At first Court wouldn't eat it, but after a few days of the food change, he now eats 3/4 cup twice a day. I mix in NuVet powdered supplement (about 1/2 scoop, for breakfast meal. He doesn't eat much of the food if I put a whole scoop in (hey, he's only 20lbs and they rec'd a full scoop for most dogs)...but his coat is shiny, he healed from a yeast infection on his ear, and his energy is great...it fits my budget. oh i also give him 1 teaspoon of plain yogurt mixed in...and after his last walk at night, he gets a teenie Greenie! then comes onto the bed, seems to act aloof and sits at the end of the bed, but soon comes up and sleeps with his head and body against my shoulders!
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Would be wary of this food. I believe it is Purina One repackaged as a private label. Not that it is a bad food, but there are much better choices out there.
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Permalink Reply by Sylvia & Timmy on
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Court, here's the ingredients for the Chicken and rice:
Chicken, brewers rice, whole grain corn, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain wheat, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), animal digest, chicken cartilage (natural source of glucosamine), dicalcium phosphate, salt, malted barley flour, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, choline chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
FYI So you see that items #3&4 are corn, also, there's wheat and chicken by-product meal. The other ingredient, I don't care for, is menadione (artificial vitamin K), it's not necessary, even by AAFCO standards in today's dog food. Chicken, the first ingredient (when cooked loses volume and after cooking isn't actually the #1 ingredient)
Believe me when the recall happened, although my food wasn't effected, I really went all out to educate myself on the nutritional needs of dogs and "what's really IN the dog food".
By the way Maxximum Nutrition is made by Doane-the makers of most commercial grocery brand dog foods.
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Permalink Reply by Blithe on
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We did a lot of research and decided to go with Innova. It was recommended by several sources as a kibble that supports dog health (specifically for those dogs that are cancer survivors). The jury's still out on what exactly is best for a corgi diet (a breed prone to weight issues) so I just did a side by side nutrition comparison on line and Innova did measure up to SD and others but surpassed all in "real first ingredients and crude protein". Also, Innova was not in food scare. However, I'm still searching for the perfect combo- because I would like to incorporate flax meal, vit B and other protective food sources that are good for the body. Doctor Pitcairns (sp?) dog book is AMAZING. I read on a visit to my Mom. It also has a breed breakdown. I may use a few of his techniques. Raw food for Corgis anyone? Dodger sure would love it-a little too much, I fear!
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Permalink Reply by Laurie on
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Rosie is on Nutro chicken and oatmeal because of her sensitive tummy. George eats eukanuba for medium breed puppies because that is what his breeder had him on.
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Permalink Reply by Danielle_RN on
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Kara eats Wellness puppy. I've been really pleased with it.
check this link.. http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
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Permalink Reply by Banjo and Starbuck on
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Banjo gets a combination of raw(wings, necks, buffalo, raw knuckle bones, all kinds of veggies) and Merrick Before Grain. She'll eat aboslutely anything, so I really have to control her portions, but she's a small girl anyway at 19 lbs. so it's just a precaution. She gets 1/2 cup twice a day. Also, I have a great recipe for doggie meatloaf that she loves!
I'm glad to see everyone here taking an interest into what goes into their dog. I still think raw is best, from research and experience, but there are lots of commercial foods that do the trick. I had Banjo on Innova EVO until about three months ago. It was great, but the Merrick stuff has slightly less calories per serving and really good ingedients. Before Grain is their newest food, it's pretty comparable to EVO but Banjo seems to digest it better.
Also, Banjo seems to tolerate red meats and fish better than poultry or lamb. Has anyone else noticed their dogs' reactions to different protein sources?
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