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What brands of dog food are you planning to sell? I already purchase dog food from Chewy.com and they have a program that gives you 20% off your 1st order, and 5% off all subsequent orders, when you sign up for auto ship. Customers can choose the frequency of how often to have food delivered.

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Hi, Ashley.
CD4 is correct, splitting the food into 2 meals is much better. Since my Yorkie is 3.5#s, we split her meals into 3. She does okay if we split her meals into two, but is far more energetic on 3 meals.

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Hi, Ashley.
I feed my 3.5# Yorkie canned food. Dr. Karen Becker has a video, and she discusses the best foods for dogs.
#1 Raw
#2 Excellent Quality Canned
#3 Dehydrated Raw

Last on the list is Dry Food.
“Many pet owners mistakenly believe dry food cleans their dog’s or cat’s teeth. That’s a myth. Dry, crunchy kibble doesn’t clean your pet’s teeth any better than granola or crackers clean yours. ”

I’ve had Yorkie’s for 34 years. It wasn’t until my late Yorkie’s, Sweet Sydney and my precious little Kia, were older, that I learned the best food for them was canned.

My Yorkie is 16 months old now & has the cleanest white teeth.

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My question was:
I bought 5 samples of THK food with my points for signing up. Love, Thrive, and Embark.
We tried Embark, and she ate it. Next we tried Love-she didn’t like it. So, then, we tried Thrive, she didn’t like it either. Went back to Embark, she refuses to eat more than a few bites.
Are they all supposed to be green?
“Received a reply from THK, yes, they are all supposed to green. They don’t smell particularly appetizing, so I think I’ll keep my puppy on the Wellness Stews.”

No offense to anyone, but I am not logging in again to read how much anyone’s dog loves THK. I’m unsubscribing to this thread now. We’ve gone way off my subject.

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weezerweeks

Thank you, Kia was gorgeous-headed for the Show ring, but didn’t get big enough. I live in NW IN. Actually, the best way to find an ethical breeder is attending the Dog Shows. Talk to them, or their handles, after, they’ve finished Showing. Beforehand, they’re really busy getting their dogs ready for the ring.
Show breeders also place their retired dogs with retiree’s for just the cost of a neuter/spay, and a dental. So, you could get an incredibly looking dog for very little money.
Kia’s breeder retired her females at the age of 5. Unfortunately, she retired a number of years ago, or I would highly recommend her.

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weezerweeks
Yes, I know that Wellness has 6 different Stews. I have an account with them. They send me coupons.
But only 3, besides Core, are approved for puppies.
I feel, rotating her with the 3, is enough.
I’m sorry that you lost your 1st Yorkie in 2000.
My little Kia was my heart. Actually, she & Sydney were my joy in life.
It’s not true that females bond better with men.
All 3 of my 1st 3 Yorkies, were females, and they bonded with me.
With this new puppy, I haven’t really attempted to form a close bond with her. I prefer she bond with my husband.
I don’t rotate between brands. I rotate the type of meat, chicken, turkey, beef.
An ethical Show breeder can match a puppy’s personality with your Yorkies.
I got Kia when Sydney was 2 years & 8 months old. Normally a breeder would have recommended a male puppy. But Sydney’s breeder knew her personality, and she knew that Kia’s personality would work well with Sydney. And they were so bonded, they were inseparable. when Sydney died, exactly two years to the date, before Kia-my little Kia grieved for 6 months. We grieved together.
The new puppy is so tiny, even at 5 months, we divide a can into 3, and freeze 2 containers.

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Bobby dog
I agree, I prefer getting samples, even when I have to pay for them.

I wonder how you apply for dog food commercials.

None of my Yorkies were ever picky eaters, but I always felt the same way, if they won’t eat, something is wrong with the food. My new Yorkie puppy, refusing to eat THK, really makes me think something is off with the food. I’ve read that when a dog refuses a food, there is either something wrong with it, or there is something in the food, that they’re allergic to. She has always been a good eater. She’s happy to have her Wellness Stews back. So, like you, I consider myself lucky, and I think Lyric considers herself lucky, too.

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Bobby dog:
That says a lot about THK, that you have fed Booby so many different foods, and the only two that he didn’t like was a kibble & THK.

My Yorkie puppy, smells it and walks away, goes and lays in her bed.. And she gives us a look, that says, “You’re kidding, right?” She’d rather not eat, than eat THK.

I’m glad I only paid for 5 samples.

My husband said it looks like green puke, and he doesn’t blame her for not eating it.

I think she just doesn’t like the smell of it.

I think I’d get Bobby a job doing commercials advertising dog foods. 🙂

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Dori-You’re absolutely right. What I noticed, under the reviews, so many dogs refused to eat THK.
Thank you-she’s a sweetheart.
No, that’s not her in my Avatar. That’s my precious little Kia. She went to Heaven on February 28th, 2013. She was my heart.
New puppy is a Daddy’s Girl. He was still working when we got our 1st 3 Yorkies, so they were my babies. He’s retired, thought it was time for him to have one of his own.

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Hound Dog Mom – Thank you, but we’re happy she loves the Wellness Stews, and is not a picky eater. None of my Yorkies were ever picky eaters.
It’s a shame the reviews don’t include palatability.
Thank you-I did read how the reviews were based. So, I chose THK, wanting to feed my puppy a healthy food.
It doesn’t help that it’s healthy, if she refuses to eat it. 🙂

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Naturella -No, I haven’t tried the Wellness Core puppy formula. She’s happy with the three Wellness Stews that we rotate, and she’s healthy, growing.
That’s funny-neither my husband or myself thought THK smelled good. LOL

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Akari 32 My Yorkie only liked it for two days, and like your Moms Jack Russell, it had to be mixed at just the right consistency. (It took me that long to figure out the right consistency.) I agree, I don’t think it tastes meaty enough. He probably likes it when you mix 1/4 can of canned food into it.

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That’s really great that your small terrier mix loves THK.
At this point, since my puppy is only 5 months old, my husband & I have agreed to just keep her on the Wellness Stews.
We’ve had 4 Yorkies in our 40+ years of marriage, and we’ve learned, they either like something, or they don’t.
Personally, I don’t find the smell of THK very appetizing. When we warm up one of the Wellness Stews, it smells good.

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You’re really lucky. I don’t feel my Yorkie puppy is a picky eater, she ate the Wellness kibble the breeder was feeding her, very well. And she loves the Wellness Stews. But she refuses THK. We tried hydrating it with unsweetened organic applesauce & water for her evening meal, she sniffed it and walked away.

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I wonder why it’s rated so high, when I’m finding out so many dogs refuse to eat it. (Under the review of THK, I read so many dogs don’t like it.
Thank you for the idea of hydrating it with some unsweetened organic applesauce & water. That’s one way I could use up my samples. I “thought” I had used my points to buy them, but I checked, and I actually paid $1.00 per sample, + $2.50 shipping.

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My puppy came home eating Wellness kibble, and I kept her on it awhile, but knew there was just too much grain in it. So, we feed her the Wellness Stews that are appropriate for puppies. There are only 3, so we rotate them.
Thank you for letting me know that your Yorkie would not eat THK.
She loves the Wellness Stews, and they do smell good when we warm up her food.

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Received a reply from THK, yes, they are all supposed to green. They don’t smell particularly appetizing, so I think I’ll keep my puppy on the Wellness Stews.

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Yes, theBCnut it was heartbreaking, but not nearly as heartbreaking as losing my precious Kia. And believe me, she has nothing, compared to the dogs Kia’s breeder, bred, and Showed. How I wish she hadn’t retired!!!

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Yes, InkedMarie, you are absolutely right, reputable breeders usually do have waiting lists.
I bought my 3 girls from exactly those kinds of breeders.
I was so fortunate, to have met my 1st Yorkies breeder through a friend, over 30 years ago.
I was trying to make time go faster, (I was struggling with the lonliness of missing Kia) when I was looking at pictures on puppyfind. The fact that the listing said Champion Sired, piqued my curiosity, and I googled the breeders name before sending an e-mail.
Really appeared to be active in Showing, etc.
Yes, I agree, it was thr right thing to return the puppy.

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Hi, theBCnut.
I’m sorry-I missed your post. I have to say, after thinking about the 3 wonderful AKC Show breeders, that entrusted me with my 3 girls over 30 years, not one of them ever advertised on puppyfind.
Actually, not one of them ever advertised. You needed a referral from another AKC Show breeder.
Today, many Show breeders have websites, but they don’t even advertise their puppies.
We returned our puppy-it was very hard, but necessary.

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Thank you, Inked Marie. I’m so sorry that you lost four dogs in five years. It hurts so much to lose them. I lost my sweet Sydney, two years to the exact date, before I lost my precious little Kia. They were our children. Kia’s picture is my Avatar. She died, so unnecessarily, and that is why, I am struggling with such deep grief. She was perfectly fine-but a year ago on a Wednesday, she refused her breakfast. She loved breakfast the best, and at 5:30 in the morning, she would be demanding it! She refused it-her little nose seemed stuffy. I gave her Nutri-Cal, then, 1/2 t. of CVS Brand Children’s dye-free/alcohol free decongestant. When she refused another freshly prepared meal, I put a call in to my Vet. He was our Vet for since my sweet Sydney was just 6 months old. All the staff knew me so well, and they knew my girls. Before Sydney died, all I had to do was call, and they’d say, “Which baby, Sydney or Kia?” And I’d get a call back within a few minutes to bring her in immediately.
My Vet always said, “When you call, I know something is wrong, because you know you’re girls so well”.
Well, that afternoon, I spoke with a fairly new receptionist, and I told her, “Kia’s Vet needs to see Kia today-she’s very tiny (4#s) and she’s not eating, and she’s breathing through her mouth.”
She kept asking me to repeat my name, spell it, etc.
My Vet didn’t call me back until 7:45 in the evening. I told him, “Her temp. is down to 96.3” and he said, the decongestant would lower her temp. He said, “With Kia being so tiny, it could be anything. I’m looking at her records, and she had so many teeth pulled last summer, it’s probably an infected tooth. If the decongstant doesn’t relieve her stuffines, bring her into the office in the morning, I’m off on Thursdays, but one of the girls will take care of you”.
This is the same Vet, that used to slip in the back door of the Clinic, meet us in a back room, in his softball uniform, give my girls their vaccinations & go back to his game.
I stayed up with her all night. Listened to her breathing. She wasn’t gasping for breath. But I picked her up in the morning, and she seemed cold. I quickly heated a microvable heat pad, my husband placed her on it in my hands, I wrapped her in her favorite pink blanket, and held her, and she looked into my eyes, trusting that I was going to take care of her. I said to her, “Kia, focus on Mommy. I love you. We’re leaving for the Vet in an hour & you’re going to be fine”. And she made one small sigh, and she was gone.
I was hysterical!
I held her until I knew someone would be in the Vets office. And then, I called and told them, that Kia had died. One of the Techs that knew us so well, met us at the side door, and the Senior partners daughter, who is also a Vet, came into the exam room. She wrapped her arms around me and cried with me. She had lost her two Maltese, two weeks apart.
The next day, my Vet called, and said, “It sounds like it was something in her lungs. Even if you had brought her here, or taken her to the ER, and spent $1,000. we might not have figured out what was wrong.” He knew we had never spared any expense on our girls.
The Vet that took care of us that day, called me about 10 days later, and said her Dad was furious-he said, our Vet should have had us bring her in immediately the evening before and put her on oxygen. They both believed, he would have found what was wrong.
Before MS, I spent 35 years raising Orphaned Wildlife, and I did a lot of work for that Clinic.
So, the Senior partner, was my Wildlife Vet.
I’ve since learned from other people, that my former Vet is all about the money now.

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Hi, InkedMarie,

Well, I thought it over, and we’re not going to get another puppy from her. I don’t really want another Yorkie-none would compare to my beautiful Kia. The 1 year anniversary of her death is on the 28th.

I miss her more than words can say.

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A very few reputable AKC Show Breeders do advertise on puppyfind. I “think” it is because they live in more remote areas.
She does have amazing Champion’s.
But more importantly-I have to get well, before I can even think about another puppy.
I have MS and the drug Rebif that I was injecting caused Lymphocytic Colitis-I haven’t responded to treatment in 14 months. I was due to have surgery after the 1st of the year, but my weight dropped from 78#s in Sept. to 70#s in Dec. and in Jan. the surgeon said I was too “high risk” to have the surgery.
Surgeons don’t like operating on MSer’s, let alone people that are so underweight.

It’s ironic-in 2001, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, and I was complaining to my DO that I felt fat at 98#s.

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Well, I have another update. My husband and the breeder had a heart-to-heart talk via e-mails, and she is going to give me a puppy out of one of her Champion Sires.

We’ve had so much miscommunication and we both believe, she will make sure my puppy will be very healthy.

So, once I have my puppy, I will be back to talk puppy food.

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Thank you, Patty. I had no choice but to return my puppy, after having him 3 months. I have MS, and the Rebif that I was injecting caused a form of Lyphmocytic Colitis, and I didn’t respond to medication/diet for a year-so, my G.I. Doc was sending me to Rush Presbytarian in Chicago, IL for a partial bowel resection, after the 1st of the year.
And we didn’t have anyone that could take care of our puppy-his schedule was pretty limiting.
7:00 a.m. Tacrolimus drops in each eye
7:15 a.m. Puralube in each eye
12:00 p.m. Puralube in each eye
5:00 p.m. Puralube in each eye
9:30 p.m. Tacrolimus drops in each eye
9:45 p.m. Puralube in each eye
And his eyes needed to be cleaned with Collyrium, before each Tacrolimus treatment. And before the 12 & 5 Puralube treatment.
I have to admit-I am at fault for buying him. I knew better than to look on puppyfind.
But I researched her name and found so many good things on the Internet.

Well, she has finally agreed to refund $700.00.
But we have to sign an agreement that we won’t discuss it any further, on-line, in any forums or groups.
She is mailing the agreement tomorrow.

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Thank you, InkedMarie.

It was an expensive learning experience.

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Pattyvaughn,

Hi, Patty.

Well, I am sorry to say, my faith in this breeder, was sadly misplaced.
We sent her all the medical reports, confirming that Max has severe dry eye. She e-mailed my husband on 1/10 and told him that her Vet didn’t think he had dry eye, but had hidden eyelashes.
Well, we contacted our Vet to see if she had checked Max for eyelashes growing under his eye-lids, and they said if he’d had eyelashes irritating his eyes, his eye would have been watery, not dry.
She refused to send our Vet a copy of Max’s diagnosis & operative report.
She had promised me a female puppy at no additional charge. My husband saw that she has an 8 month old female listed on puppyfind, and the listing states, that she held her back for Show, but she is too small, and needs to go to a pet home.
My husband e-mailed her, and she said the female is not out of her breeding, there is another breeder involved. And she said the puppy is $2,000. and we are only getting a $1,200. puppy from her.
She hasn’t honored her word from the start-told me on the phone that she would do the same as my Kia’s breeder said, and pay Vet bills, if Kia got sick and I still wanted to keep her.
It’s not in her contract, and now, she is sticking to the letter of her contract.
I expected better from a member of the Yorkshire Terrier Association of America.
Kia’s breeder was Susan Harasim, and a friend of mine bought a year old Yorkie from her, when Dixie died of renal failure, Susan paid all of the medical bills, and when my friend was ready, she gave her another puppy.
As you said, Patty, “Some are great, some put on a great show”.

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Patty, I do believe this breeder is a good person. I’ve had 3 beautiful female Yorkies in my life, from reputable AKC Show breeders. And you’re right, being a Show breeder is not synonomous with being reputable.

I have a good friend in WA, bred Yorkies for many years, didn’t Show them, but I consider her one of the best breeders I’ve ever known.

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Patty-my husband went through all the e-mails we had exchanged with this breeder, and I had actually sent her the picture on October 12th.

And he had begun making plans with the breeder to take Max back beginning on 12/13.
He took Max back on the 21st.

But the Ad hasn’t been updated since the 17th, so, I am hoping that she really does have a lady that lives nearby, that truly wants him.

I may sound naive, but I really want to believe this breeder. She is a very prominent Show breeder.

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I am afraid you’re right, Patty. I can’t begin to tell you how heartsick my husband and I feel.

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Oh, am I stupid!!!!

Judy Marksbury told me that Maxwell has a great new Mom waiting for him, that she is a 15 year customer, and lost her little girl last year, is on disability, so she is home most of the time, so she can adhere to Maxwell’s medication schedule.

Last night, I found Maxwell for saleon this site: http://www.classifiedads.com/dogs-ad70004894.htm

And I hadn’t even sent the picture of him until December 29th.

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Good point-I hadn’t even considered cost of feeding a large dog Stella & Chewy’s.

This is my brain on MS. Sorry. (:

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Hav you tried Stella & Chewy’s grain free patties? Since switching my puppy to it, he is pooping far less.

And the poo is very small-no odor.

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Hi, InkedMarie.

Betsy hasn’t replied to my question, if she is coming to the Garage Sale at the Expo Center, so I don’t know if I am going to get to meet her.

I hope she’s coming to it!

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Hi, Betsy.

I was just wondering, are you coming to the “Garage Sale” at the Expo Center on the 16th?
If so, you can find me with some friends at booths 17 & 18 in the main hall.

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It really is a small world! I have made friends all over the world, through forums.

I have a friend In Cardiff, Wales-we consider ourselves-sisters”Separated at birth”. 🙂

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Now, what are the odds that two people that live in Valparaiso, IN would meet here???

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Hi, Betsy Greer!

Where in NW IN? I’m in Valparaiso.

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Thanks-we need to find out if it is the food, before our Vet runs tests. Poor puppy is already going through so much. He came from a Show Breeder in S. IN and she promised us, after we made the trip down when he was 12 weeks old, that he would be seen by her Vet, before we came back down when he was closer to 17 weeks old.

Ha! He had yeast infections in both ears, Giardia, and worst of all, Lacrimal Gland Aplasia of his left eye.

I’ve always trusted AKC Show breeders. I’ve had 3 oh-so-beautiful girls over the past 32 years, each one from an AKC Show breeder and not one of my sweet girls came home with a single health issue.

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I researched the symptoms of a UTI, and he doesn’t have them. We are going to put him back on Stella & Chewy’s until his appt. with our Holistic Vet.

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No, it’s not an anal gland problem. He smells bad all day long. My husband & I wondered the same thing, if he might have a UTI. He has an appt. with our Holistic Vet.

He pee’s very frequently & it has been over 14 years since we had a puppy.

We’ve had Yorkies for 32 years, but this is the 1st one, we’ve ever fed raw. I homecooked for my last two, when all the food recalls started, but I have MS now, and cannot stand long enough to cook for this little guy. (:

Funny-he didn’t smell bad when he was eating Stella & Chewy’s dehydrated raw, rehydrated.

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No, not like rotten fish, just a bad odor, that he didn’t have before we put him on the Nature’s Variety raw. My husband built him a great playpen, 3′ x 6′, with a separate potty area.

When we open the French doors in the morning, the odor is awful! And he poop’s before we go to bed at night. So, there’s no poop on the potty pads.

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No, he doesn’t feel greasy. Just smells terrible.

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The Canine Caviar is available to me, but I would have to drive 40 minutes to get it. My puppy loves the Stella & Chewy’s. And it is only a 15 minute drive into town to get it.
I liked the fact that they have a grain free formula.

He loves the Nature’s Variety raw patties, too, but unless I warm them, lightly, he vomits.
And his urine smells horrendous! (He uses potty pads, it is too cold in NW IN to take him outside & I have MS, so walking up & down our deck stairs is not feasible for me.)

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Thank you, Mom2Cavs.

On their web-site, they claim they are a dehydrated raw food. I have a 5 month old Yorkie puppy, and currently feed Nature’s Variety raw, and when we take him to friends or family for a visit, we bring Stella & Chewy’s dehydrated raw patties, and I put warm water on them.

I had wondered if I could do the same with the Canine Caviar.

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