A good natural dog food???

[frawri]

Oops for got to tell you, I have Chihuahuas, they weigh about 5 lbs. With small mouths. Hence the reason why I am looking for a new dog food. I have heard that Royal Canine is good because they have dog food for specific breeds. I like that idea, but is it just a gimmick or do they really know what they are doing in regards to the proper diet for different breeds?

[jennawing]

Flint River Ranch is a good food, if you are able to order from the internet- though in a few places it is carried in stores. With little dogs, you could go raw for very little difference in cost. Pet-Grub.com will help you with that.

[frawri]

Thanks for the info, but I don't like to get things off line. I find the price for the iteams are as much as you would pay for in the store. And then they charge you a shipping fee. No thanks. I need something that is out of a petstore like Petsmart.

[binka_nugget]

The raw diet is basically as natural as you can get. It's not as hard as most people think it is. The main idea is to give lots of variety.. different meats, bones, organs (and fruits and veggies if you choose to feed those too).

As for kibble, Innova Evo is really small and probably a good size for a Chihuahua. The ingredients are great and it's what I feed my dogs when I can't feed them raw. Some other good foods are: Innova, Chicken Soup, Go! Natural, Canidae, California Natural and lots more than I'm forgetting.

Edit: I don't think Petsmart or Petco would carry the above brands, but some of the smaller, independant stores around you should.

[jennawing]

There are places online where you can order the FRR for free shipping.

[bckrazy]

Royal Canin is a VERY poor brand of dog food, and overpriced. Blue Buffalo is ok, but again, super overpriced! I think it's at least $3/lb, and you can get better kibble for less.

Innova Evo does have really tiny bites, and it has great ingredients. It's one of the best kibbles available. Innova also has a formula with smaller pieces for adult dogs. Canidae has small bites, really good ingredients and a great price.

[frawri]

All right I have read up on Evo, and it sounds just what I want for my guys. Especially if it is small kibbles. But do you think it will be too rich for them? Also I found a place where I can get it from. But my question is, I would like it to be a one-stop shop type thing. I have two cats that need a good food too. I don't want to have to go to petsmart for theirs and then this other pet store for Evo. Do you know of a good holistic type cat food? Do you think Evo carries anything like that. Or is it all dog food?

[K9soul]

Evo also carries cat food. It'd be ideal to mix it with their old food for a couple weeks, starting with mostly old food and a little Evo, and ending with mostly Evo and a little old food. I switched my two dogs not long ago. The only thing I noticed was one of the dogs got.. rather gassy . But that seems to have died off now. I'm guessing it was just an adjustment to a richer diet. Overall I've been very pleased.