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I have got a seven month old Westie, and i have been giving her James well beloved puppy food, but she dont go for it as much as Bakers, i want what is best for her, which one do you think is the best
What is your opinion.
Thanks
I have got a seven month old Westie, and i have been giving her James well beloved puppy food, but she dont go for it as much as Bakers, i want what is best for her, which one do you think is the best
What is your opinion.
Thanks
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I have an 18 month old Westie and have tried her on practically everything.
Only thing she will eat is Bakers Small Dog Food.
My colleague at work also has a 12 month old Westie and like myself, her dog will only eat Bakers Small dog food. There is always plenty of water by her bowl, so not a problem there. I am sure there are other dog foods that people would recommend but my Misty will not eat any of them.
I have an 18 month old Westie and have tried her on practically everything.
Only thing she will eat is Bakers Small Dog Food.
My colleague at work also has a 12 month old Westie and like myself, her dog will only eat Bakers Small dog food. There is always plenty of water by her bowl, so not a problem there. I am sure there are other dog foods that people would recommend but my Misty will not eat any of them.
Opinions differ, but James Wellbeloved is a much better quality food than Bakers, but Bakers is very popular because of the TV ads and it is readily available in supermarkets. We have recently had a discussion about this on one of my dog groups, and one behaviourist said about 75% of the dogs she gets with problems are fed on Bakers!
Personally I feed Eukanuba, and before anyone starts sending links to the PETA campaign against the IAMS company, don't bother, I've seen it so many times I can practically recite it.
Personally I feed Eukanuba, and before anyone starts sending links to the PETA campaign against the IAMS company, don't bother, I've seen it so many times I can practically recite it.
I don't believe one food is any better than another just "more expensive". My 8 month old Jack Russell will only eat Bakers and is doing fine, she is very fit and healthy. Mind you she does suppliment her diet with the odd rabbit, rat or what ever else she catches!!!
Look at it this way are birdseye frozen peas and better for you than Tesco's own........probably not.
Look at it this way are birdseye frozen peas and better for you than Tesco's own........probably not.
Hi I have two westies, one 8 and one 4 and both of them have fresh chicken, boiled rice and James wellbeloved white fish biscuits. They wolf this down every day. My 8 year old used to suffer with eczema but I than changed her diet to this and she's been eczema free for 6 years now! As soon as my 4 year old was about 12 weeks old I put her on this diet (but using the puppy version of the biscuits) and she's the fittest, healthiest dog I know.....mad as a hatter of course as most westies are!!!!
Keep an eye on puppy to make sure that she is not extra scratchy, The additives they put in bakers makes alot of westies sore, they seem ok at first but after six weeks when there body starts to itch (Allergic ) they get sores in there joints my westie is 7 months she is the same not intrested in JW... I have to add either a tin of sardines in tomato sauce or a tin of pilchards in tomato sauce, with burns and now she loves it.
Hi josaphine32.
Thanks for your reply,I know exactly what you mean about nibbling their jounts , I also understand they are prone to skin troubles, So are you saying you feed Burns dry food with some added sardines or pilchards, how often do you give the tin fish, not every day i wouldn't think,
I am eager for advice.
Thanks for your reply,I know exactly what you mean about nibbling their jounts , I also understand they are prone to skin troubles, So are you saying you feed Burns dry food with some added sardines or pilchards, how often do you give the tin fish, not every day i wouldn't think,
I am eager for advice.
I would say half a tin of pilchards or sardines once or twice a week. You could also give her a daily evening primrose oil capsule, or some of the products on the market specially formulated for skin. On the recommendation of a vet, I started using Yumega a few weeks ago, and it has really made a difference to my puppies itchy scurfy skin.
http://www.lintbells.com/yumega/index.php
http://www.lintbells.com/yumega/index.php
Hi Jondel,
Yeah lilly has a snack of little sardines in tomato sauce around 10am, Then at around 4-5pm I MIx 3 Pilchards Large tin usually last about 3 days) with the recommended amount of Burns (Weight of lilly),
I give all my dogs it now they only need to here the tin opener and they all line up.
Lilly had a spell at the vets when she was 4 months. and that is what they fed her, Aparently its very good for there digestion system and the oils in the fish give her a really healthy coat
There is one draw back my daughter wont go any where near her as as she stinks of fish
Yeah lilly has a snack of little sardines in tomato sauce around 10am, Then at around 4-5pm I MIx 3 Pilchards Large tin usually last about 3 days) with the recommended amount of Burns (Weight of lilly),
I give all my dogs it now they only need to here the tin opener and they all line up.
Lilly had a spell at the vets when she was 4 months. and that is what they fed her, Aparently its very good for there digestion system and the oils in the fish give her a really healthy coat
There is one draw back my daughter wont go any where near her as as she stinks of fish