whAT IS THE BEST FOOD FOR SHITZU DOGS?

Answer 1

Any brand of dry dog food supplies 100% of the nutrition a dog needs. Each brand has some sort of marketing gimmick making it more/less liked by the dog owner. So, if price is the highest priority, get a commercial brand. If you prefer whatever ingredients and dislike others, match it to what you like best. If you want it concentrated, get a premium brand. The bottom line is that dogs thrive on any brand so which one you choose is based on your own preferences, not on what the dog needs.

Answer 2

Well, you are what you eat and a food cannot be better than it's ingredients. The vegetarians may have ToFurkey on Thanksgiving, but it's still tofu, not turkey. There is also no single "world's best dog food guaranteed to make every dog happy, healthy, and live a zillion years" either. So, what are we to do? Look at the ingredients, make an educated purchase, and see how our furry kids do on it.

Here are the 3 important things.
1- Meat is the first ingredient. Meat should be clearly identified as to type of animal it came from. Meal is okay, by-product is not. By-product is all the leftovers from the human food market (heads and feet of poultry, intestines (including trace amount of contents including fecal matter), brains, etc). The more meat in first 5 ingredients, the better

2- Stay away from corn, wheat, and soy. They are common allergens and have little nutritional value. Whole grains like rice, oats, and barley are good. Watch out for grain splitting (listing the same grain in multiple ways) that can indicate there is more of that grain in a food than meat.

3- No artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. Colors have been linked to hyperactivity in kids (and noticed by owners of dogs) and preservatives like BHT, BHA, and ethoxyquin has been linked to cancer and other serious diseases.

Foods I like include Blue Buffalo, Solid Gold, and Timberwolf Organics, Innova, Wellness, and California Naturals.

Answer 3

There is nothing you can buy at the grocery store that is anything but processed junk. It's the same as feeding a human all processed foods.

You want real foods with minimal grains or better yet no grains. You want not any artificial colors or sugar.

I feed mostly Merrick both dry and can to my three shih tzu. My groomer sells it.

I also feed Nature's Variety which has a great new line called Instinct which it completely grain free.

Science diet is junk don't let the vets fool you. The only time that it's good is if you have a very real and specific medical need and then their prescription diets can do the job. But the non prescription science diet is the same junk as all the rest.

You want not any corn either. Corn and corn meal is a cheap filler and it puts on weight and causes diabetes.

Forget about the advertising for all the processed foods with corn, grains, dyes, heavy preservatives and the gloss and glamour as it's really garbage food.

Wellness is also good but I have to drive a long way to get it so I don't buy it that often.

http://www.merrickpetcare.com/

http://www.naturesvariety.com/

http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/ makes wellness

http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/ great for food, treats, flea prevention and lots more

A shih tzu won't cost you much money to feed the better foods and it will pay off in less health issues, especially in the skin and teeth areas.

Good Luck and Hugs to your shih tzu

Answer 4

Depends on what you are currently feeding. Nutro Max mini chunk if you are on something like Iams or Pedigree. If you are on Eukanuba or Innova or something, Nutro Natural Choice. Nutro is the #1 selling premium food. You wanna go with a premium food by far. Read labels. If you see the word By products, its a bad thing. If you see corn meal, its a bad thing. Corn gluten is great for carbohydrates and energy.

Answer 5

My vet said that the Cesar dinners are specially formulated for small breeds. Toy breeds have shortened digestive tracts, and the Cesar is very digestible.

No, I'm not trying to sell it. That's what I feed my papillons (another toy breed)

For dry food, I use Nutro Natural Choice. I found out about the Nutro line of dry foods when I started showing my male. Nutro is what a lot of show breeders use. My vet (who is the regional AKC vet) also highly recommended Nutro as she shows dogs herself.

Answer 6

I usually recommend Eukaneuba Small breed/small bites...its good for them, and though it is more expensive than Iams or Science diet, its not too high priced. Only thing I've noticed though is that once most animals start on Euk., they are really snobby eaters! I think they must know the food is expensive and therefore think they need to be snobs....lol

Answer 7

Life's Abundance. Mail order organic food. Some groomers may sell it. It is delivered right to your place of residence. It's sweet. one of my dogs is a Shih tzu also. Nothing but the best for him!

Hey Dan, your entitled to your wrong opinion!

Answer 8

My friend feeds her two shih tzus carrots and they grow very well! I guess you can try out different varieties and see what works best for your pets.

Answer 9

Give your dog fresh cat meat

Answer 10

its just a dog. feed it regular dog food. its not that big of a deal. you don't need mail order organic food sent to your door.