Is Orijen good for a small dog?

I had my small breed pomeranian on canidae and although I have seen it work miracles for other dogs I am just not satisfied with her coat. So I talked to the girl at the store and she seems to think its the grains that are not agreeing with her. So I bought 2 bags of Orijen the fish and red meat ones then I read online that it sometimes can cause problems in small or inactive breeds. My dog is both. Most reviews are glowing but I am still worried about the select few that have had the same recurring problems with it. I wrote an email to the company to ask if they thought it was appropriate for such a dog but they have not responded to me yet. Is there anyone out there who really knows their stuff? I don't need your average dog owner or even trainer or groomer unless you are using Orijen now or have in the past. I am a dog trainer and know a great deal about the pet food industry but obviously I don't know everything bc this question is boggling me!Is Orijen good for a small dog?
This is a little like any mediation having to list side-effects (to cover the drug companies' butt). All medications have them (both the intended %26amp; unintended, side-effects).



While Orijen is a non-grain dog food, it may or may not be - too rich for your dog. No two dogs (even of the same breed) always react the same to each food fed. I think you may just have to try it %26amp; see for yourself. If you want to talk to somebody at the company - you need to call or EMAIL them. Check the bag or the website, FMI.
The only problem with Orijen for your dog is that it is very high in protein. 46 per cent might cause kidney problems in a small, inactive dog like you have. You might try Wellness 5 Mix. It is very good and it only is 22 per cent protein.Is Orijen good for a small dog?
I feed my Bichon Orijen and he's just fine. He's little and kind of lazy.



Why don't you ask your vet's advice though?
the reason they say that it may not be suitable for small/inactive breeds is because orijin has a very high protein content, and active dogs thrive off of that. Orijin is VERY high quality as you know....however, you have other options if you would feel more comfortable. Have you heard of Wellness Small Breed? It's not grain free but the grains in it are of very high quality and it's specially formulated for small breed dogs.



Maybe you have heard of it and don't care for it - I don't know, but what I can tell you is that I put MANY of my customers with small breeds on this food and it flies off the shelves and I have heard nothing but great feedback from my customers about the food. It's lower protein too and lower in fat than most of your grain free foods and/or very high quality foods such as Orijin.



If you're not familiar with Wellness Small Breed, check it out: http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/product-d鈥?/a>



hope I helped.Is Orijen good for a small dog?
every dog is different. orijen is high quality. small inactive dogs have done well on orijen. it *is* kibble though. there is processing and chemicals involved, and that's where the problems are, not the protein or grain free. if you want the perfect diet, then you'd need to feed homecooked or raw. but as of now, try the orijen and see how it goes. personally it's not one i'd choose but it's one i'd recommend over most of the other brands out there.



add: for the 948924th time to Vixen: PROTEIN does NOT cause kidney problems!

in a dog who *already* has kidneys compromised by disease, high PHOSPHORUS (which is common with high protein) can hurt the kidneys.



add2: a raw diet can be balanced, if you wanted to learn you can join this group http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfe鈥?/a>

they're very helpful, it's not very hard to understand.

if you don't trust yourself, feeding half premade raw would be excellent, or feeding Honest Kitchen, which is almost close to dehydrated raw.