my mom changed the dogs food again!! ugh :(

[tikeyas_mom]

I am so mad. she changed them to the Iams food!! GRRR. they were on Sumit, why does she do this, they havent even stuck to one food since baby came home.. ...

Iams sucks too, grr. why o' Why.

[DogLover9501]

Maybe she thinks they like a change lol my mom thought that a while back when we had our black lab!

Have you told her they need to stick to one food so it doesn't mix their system up?

[Kfamr]

Does she say why she changes it?

[tikeyas_mom]

she says tikeya is eats to much and she only eats like 1 cup a day *half in the morning and half at night* so she put them all of a diet iams

[Kfamr]

That's very odd.. She could have just switch tikeya since she thinks she's the "problem"... (not literally, but hopefully you understand) Have you tried telling her aobut Iams?

Like doglover said, have you told her the downs to changing foods so much?

[tikeyas_mom]

i have showed her the iams sites and i have told her all about iams, ugh

[Shelteez2]

Does the Summit food you were feeding have a low-cal version?

Other than the fact she changed them to Iams, I don't see any problem with changing a dogs food every now and then (to one of the same quality). I think it's good for them to have variety.

[Moose]

I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said. Maybe you could show your mom this thread? Reading other people's comments and thoughts may at least make her think about the bad effect it could have on your puppers.

[tikeyas_mom]

every time we finish a bag we change
first it was nutro, finished a bag, then went to pedigree *finished that bag*, then you chicken soup *finished bag*, then SUMIT *finish it*, now iams.

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by Moose
I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said. Maybe you could show your mom this thread? Reading other people's comments and thoughts may at least make her think about the bad effect it could have on your puppers.

that wont work, but it was a good idea.

[binka_nugget]

Which iams sites did you show her? Did you show her the videos of the beagles being abused?

I switched Kai to different diets SO many times but we've finally stuck to a bag for more than a month (woohoo!).

[tikeyas_mom]

Originally posted by binka_nugget
Which iams sites did you show her? Did you show her the videos of the beagles being abused?

yup that was the one.

[DogLover9501]

Iams sites?

[Tonya]

I saw a dogfood at Winco yesterday...it was $3.00 for a 45 lb bag. Just be thankful your mom doesn't buy that stuff. It's name was "DOG FOOD". lmao. Yeah, you are saving $15-$20 a bag, but you'll pay it all back in vet expenses!

[Twisterdog]

Originally posted by Tonya
I saw a dogfood at Winco yesterday...it was $3.00 for a 45 lb bag. Just be thankful your mom doesn't buy that stuff. It's name was "DOG FOOD". lmao. Yeah, you are saving $15-$20 a bag, but you'll pay it all back in vet expenses!

Three dollars for 45 pounds!!! Holy! That is the cheapest dog food I have ever heard of in my life!

I switch my dogs food often. Not necesarily every bag, but often enough. I do it intentionally. I personally believe it is healthy for them. I do not want them to eat a bite of something new and get diarrhea. I want them to have strong stomachs, and be adaptable.

I know ... it's against what you hear is best ... but I don't care. I have always done it, and I have always had good results. I don't buy cheap food, but I don't necessarily but the most expensive, either.