What do you feed your corgi?
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Jue on
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It's a mix between a 3/4 cup of Blue Buffalo Wilderness dry kibble with one teaspoon canned Blue Buffalo canned wet dog food, twice a day and then on some days where I feel like spoiling the pup he gets steamed chicken breast and dry food mixed.
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Permalink Reply by Andrea Kelley on
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I feed my Pekingese/Corgi Earthborn Holistic Meadow Feast dry food. I also give him fresh lamb mixed with his favorite green beans and yellow squash as a treat a few nights a week. He has food allergies so I can't buy him regular treats at the store and the ones I do find for him are more expensive than the lamb. I recently found a food called Sojos at the grooming shop. I took home some samples and he loved it! It is a little pricey so I would only give it as a treat.
It took me a few months to find the right food for him. We found out he has chicken allergies and can't have ANY chicken or chicken bi product of any kind. Almost all hypoallergenic foods that were suggested to us had chicken in one form or another be it chicken fat or something else. Since we put him on the Earthborn he has DRASTICALLY changed and his coat is so much better. He still has allergies to other things in the environment but his food allergies are under control.
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Permalink Reply by Heather Galloway on
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We started feeding Elsi Simply Nourish puppy and mixing it with their wet food.
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Permalink Reply by Marissa, Bandit, and Bacon on
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I stopped by a specialty pet food store today to scope out foods for my pup. After explaining my situation to the store owner, he suggested the Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets. They are a grain-free, limited ingredient diet.
Has anyone tried this food before?
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Permalink Reply by Katy on
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When working for a specialty store myself, customers using this food really liked the outcomes and we recommended it for many pets.
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That is good to know! I think Iight give it a try since it is much lower protein than any of the other foods I was looking at (Blue Buffalo or Taste of the Wild).
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Permalink Reply by Wilson Waddlepants and Joyce on
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Marissa, is it OK if I ask ? Why are you looking for a lower protein food for Bandit ?
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From the research I've been doing and talking to other corgi keepers I have found that keeping the protein on the lower side for a puppy is beneficial to avoid problems from the pup growing too fast. Some have even thrown our a few numbers, such as preferring to keep protein around 21-27 %. I'm just brainstorming at this point, as I still have 7 weeks to go before my pup is home.
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Hi Marissa . . . after I asked that question I realized you were talking about feeding a puppy. :) You must be so excited. I applaud you for doing your homework now and thinking carefully about what to feed your new Corgi before you bring her home. When I was feeding my dog Wilson as a puppy I fed him a food that was 27% protein for the reason you gave. Just keep in mind that the quality of the protein is really important. I highly recommend this website for researching dog foods: http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com A puppy or dog food that is 25% protein that obtains those proteins from plants rather than meat actually has less digestible protein and whether you're feeding a puppy or an adult dog they require protein from meat sources. If I had one piece of advice to give anyone bringing home a Corgi it would be this: Don't allow your dog to become overweight. Corgis gain weight very easily and when they're overweight it creates the potential for a lot of different health issues that you don't want. It's far better to feed a high quality dog food with meat as the source of protein, even if it's more expensive, then to pay for vet bills later. You might also consider feeding real meat a few days a week. I adjust the amount of dry food I feed our dogs and add meat to it one meal each day. This is a great website for learning about dog health care: http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/ If you enter your email address you'll get really helpful articles emailed to you. You might find this article helpful also: http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/3-puppy-vaccination-mistakes-t...
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Thank you! I always try to do as much research as possible. I will definitely check out the links!
So a slightly higher protein content is okay as long as the quality of the protein source is high, and stay away from plant based proteins?
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Marissa, I'm not expert by any means and I'm sure you'll find a wealth of information the websites I suggested. Another site I go to constantly for information about pet health and feeding is: http://healthypets.mercola.com Here's one with info about grain based products in dog food: http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/03/20... I would say in general that there's a lot of misinformation about how much protein dogs need. We can't forget that dogs are carnivores and carnivores thrive on protein I can't wait to see photos of Bandit as she's growing up. You should make a Facebook page for her. https://www.facebook.com/pages/create/
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I think I decided on the Blue Buffalo Freedom. It's a grain free food and I stick with a brand I am familiar with.
I didn't plan on making a Facebook for her, but I do plan in making a tumblr blog for her!
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