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Pet
Foods There
are only two pre-prepared foods that I would recommend if you don't have
time to do a BARF diet.
Urban Carnivore A fully prepared, complete diet for your dog. Just thaw and serve. We have use this one, the beef but gave it up because it took so much time to remove the bone shards. WARNING: Watch the beef bone shards, especially for young Pom puppies. Some of them are very large and very sharp and can be quite dangerous for a small Pomeranian.
Warning about this food: It's probably a decent food BUT, and its a big BUT: it contains very large bone shards and should be used with extreme caution in small breeds. I ended up with a few bleeding puppy bums (and crying puppies) before I discovered the bone shards.\ There is no warning on the box, so I discovered the bone shards the hard way.
I picked these bone shards out of a single, quarter pound patty. That's a Canadian penny in the picture, its the same size as a US penny. You can see that a couple of the bone shards beside the penny are very large and very sharp. I can't imagine that these bone shards would be good for any dog, big or small! It takes forever to pick out the bone shards, and even then you miss some. I really don't recommend this food for Pomeranians unless you are willing to spend the time necessary to go through it very carefully.
Click on the logo to visit the Urban Carnivore website.
Urban Wolf A complete blend of organic vegetables, fruits and supplements. Just re-hydrate
with water, add fresh ground meat (I recommend cooking the meat)
I've also used this one, and it is a very good product, but rather expensive! Click on the logo to visit the Urban Wolf website.
These are the three kibbles that we are currently using in combination with the BARF diet (we do not recommend kibble as the mainstay of your dogs diet and we recommend a variety, not just one)
Precise
I find the puppy to protein rich for my puppies.
Wellness
www.omhpet.com
Holistic Blend
www.holisticblend.com Click here to check out the ingredient list and locate a Canadian supplier
It is true that you get what you pay for. You will have to pay a good price to provide a good food for your dogs, but you will save on vet bills in the long run and you can expect your dog to live a longer and healthier life. You would be amazed at the garbage that many pet foods contain, so please make your choice carefully. We do not recommend that any dog be fed exclusively on pet food. We firmly believe that your dogs diet should be regularly supplemented with a variety of fresh meat (not raw), fruits and vegetables, hard and/or cottage cheese, yogurt, and any other table scraps that offer a balanced meal for your pet (i.e., not just a plate of mashed potatoes and gravy). Love your Pomeranian enough to feed it well. You are, after all, what you eat ... and your dog is too! |
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Pet Shampoo Link The only pet shampoos and rinses we recommend are the ones we use on our own dogs: Aubrey Organics Check it out at
Once you get to this website, click on "Our Products" and then on "Pet Care" If this Organimals shampoo/rinse is not available in your area, and you don't want to fly it in as we do, I recommend you do some research, ask a few questions of the manufacturers, before deciding on a skin/coat care product for your Pomeranian. There may well be other good products that I have not discovered, but you will have to look for them, and you have to know what you're looking for. It is true that you get what you pay for. You will have to pay a good price to get a good shampoo, but you will save on vet bills related to skin and coat problems in the long run and you can expect your dog to live a longer and healthier life. The ideal shampoo would be all natural, using only organic ingredients, using products that are free of pesticides and artificial fertilizers/growth hormones. Don't be fooled by labels that say the product is all natural. Read the ingredient list, and if any of the ingredients listed here are in the product, then it is not all natural - no matter what the label says. The term "all natural" as it is applied to shampoos and soaps (or most products, for that matter) is defined by the manufacturer of the product in an unregulated environment. "All natural" is in the mind of the manufacturer! It goes without saying that the shampoo should be naturally preserved. You would be amazed at the garbage that many pet shampoos contain, so please make your choice carefully and wisely. If you are using a good quality shampoo such as the one we recommend, then we also recommend you bathe your Pomeranian at least once every two weeks . . . and even once a week if you like. Contrary to popular opinion, frequent bathing is good for your Pomeranian's skin and coat provided you are not using a chemical-laden shampoo. This, in combination with a good food (see About Pet Food page of our website), will virtually guarantee a long life for your Pomeranian, and one that is free of skin and coat problems . . . just like our Pomeranians have been since we started using these products a number of years ago. |
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