I've fed Gizmo and Gadget "Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul" brand dog food for 2+ years now. Gizmo has thrown up a couple times a month on it, so we decided to switch to something more "stomach friendly"

however, changing abruptly has caused them to have diarrhea, so i'm mixing in some of the old food, some new food, and some science diet "sensitive stomach formula" -- tricia's mom told me that the corn in the science diet would be good for the transition.

what do you feed your pugs? what should i feed mine? they get a little bit of table food, but not very much at all, comparatively.Gizmo and Gadget's Dad

I feed mines with Nutro Lamb and rice, and they love it. They have never been sick from it and their hair its beautiful. Before i used to by Nutro chicken and rice and it was ok, this one is much better and they have 6 months eating it. Of course the male eats more than the girl she is more worry about her looks.

I feed my dog, Oliver, IVD Duck and Potato. He seems to love it and it helps with his allergies.

my parents' dog has allergies. they have her take allergy shots for them -- maybe you could try that?Gizmo and Gadget's Dad

Maggie used to throw up some and when we made a change in her food she stopped. Maybe it is the food!

My little baby Porky just came home from a long visit to the Grandparents and have gained a whopping 10lbs...omg!!!

Our two boys, Pork and Brown, eat dog food for breakfast (regular chicken and rice...we switch off between the different premium brands every few months to make meals more exciting) and some treats throughout the day. I suggest the book called "Canine Nutrition, Choosing the Best Foods for Your Breed" ( check out info at http://www.animalwellnessmagazine.com/m/m81/main.htm). I did some research a while back and it suggested feeding dogs food based on their ancestral foods. Pugs originated from the Tibetan mountains (as there is controversy over their origin, it's more widely known as Chinese Pug) and ancestral foods included chicken and rice. For dinner, I serve them a variety of fresh fruits (if G & G have sensitive stomachs, it helps to peel the skin off the fruits). They love all fruits but have obsession with watermelon and apples. Sometimes I add some soy yogurt (which I hate but they love) to their fruits. Did I mention that their stools and breath smell a thousand times better with this new "diet" plan! The added energy and weight loss was an extra perk! Brown started on this plan first and is now 17 lbs. and Pork started a week ago (he's been with the grandparents for the last 6 mos) at 28 lbs. They were about the same size before Pork visited the grandparents. Woof!

Gizmo and Gadget go bonkers for broccoli stems cut into little pieces. they like carrots a lot, too, but cut into bite sized pieces.Gizmo and Gadget's Dad

Canidae, Innova, Timberwolf Organics, Healthwise and Eagle Pack are all foods I have used and believe in for my pugs. I currently feed Eagle Pack Holistic Select Chicken & Rice formula along with Natures Variety Raw Frozen patties. My dogs don't have nasty wrinkles, they shed minimally and no skin problems ever! Oh, and no gas or diarrhea. I truly believe these foods are the reason why and am thrilled with the results.

My pug and his Son (pug-shu) love their Beneful. The ziploc seal bag is awesome, as I don't have a bag of dog-food just open to the air to get stale. I switch between the Healthy Coat Formula, the weight Management formula and the Regular Food. They never have a problem switching (I guess it's similar enough) and they seem to enjoy it.

Generally speaking most dog foods that you can buy in a grocery store is not good quality food.

As for Iams/Eukenuba those don't rate very high and if you go to www.iamscruelty.org you can see why many, many people have stopped buying those products.



How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100:

1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points
5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (I.e. "ground brown rice", "brewers rice", "rice flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points
6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3points
9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points
14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point
15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point

Extra Credit:
1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points
3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein
source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point
13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point

Score:
94-100+ = A, 86-93 = B, 78-85 = C, 70-77 = D, 69 and below = F

Here are some foods that have already been scored.
Dog Food scores:
Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+
Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F
Canidae / Score 112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+
Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score 99 A
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+
Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+
Foundations / Score 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D
Innova Dog / Score 114 A+
Innova Evo / Score 114 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F
ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley / Score 103 A+
Purina Beneful / Score 17 F
Purina Dog / Score 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F
Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A

I just got Innova EVO (Dry) for Gizmo and Gadget. Right now, I'm mixing it with their old food to have a gradual switch. However, they devoured their meal today, which is more than I can say for their regular food.Gizmo and Gadget's Dad

I feed Charlie a product in Australia called Vets All Natural, the easy way to feed the raw food diet. Basically a blend of dried vegetables, fruit, oats, kelp, brewers yeast and calcium soaked in water. I add this to his daily allowance of raw meaty bones (usually chicken wings or lamb), and sometimes a bit of liver,kidney or heart. Is the raw food diet/BARF diet big in the U.S.? It is quite popular in Australia as a healthier alternative to commercial food. It is like what Puglover mentioned earlier about feeding dogs on a diet similar to what their ancestors ate. Anyway, Charlie is very healthy, energetic and he loves eating it.

I feed Wilbur a 1/2 cup of Eukanuba Dry Food, and then I sprinkle a little bit of shredded cheese and mix it in. I feed him in the morning and at night. I used to feed him once a day, but I found spliting it up works much better, Wilbur doesn't beg any more, which is great!

how hungry is he? is he getting fat on what you're feeding him?

hmm. on the other hand, considering that my pugs are always hungry, i wouldn't exactly count hunger as one of the factors to look at.

does he eat all his food right when you feed it to him?

also, puppies need a bit more calories to grow - generally, puppy food will have smaller bites and higher fat content.Gizmo and Gadget's Dad

We feed Schroeder and Bullett twice a day. They let us know if we are even 30 seconds late for food-time!

When we first got Bullett, he was severely underweight (rescue dog), so I fed him puppy food. We had to make a special feeder (fashioned out of 2 large old kitchen drawers) for him that wouldn't allow Schroder (who was VERY overweight) access to the puppy chow. That way Bullett could eat all he wanted when he wanted and Schroder was limited to his diet. Then Schroeder lost weight was was able to squeeze into the feeder and we abandonded that idea.

Bullett has been a picky eater since day one. I've tried getting his food wet, adding things to it, a few different types of premium (not supermarket premium) food and he still either won't eat it or pukes it up. I thought for sure the fish and sweet potato food would be a hit, but it wasn't. He did like the Nutro puppy food, but then he gained enough weight and I had to take him off of it. Some days he will eat his food and others he will sniff it, look at me funny and then just walk away. (If I'm not paying attention Schroeder will take care of any uneaten portions.)

They both absolutely LOVE any type of fruit or veggie, minus spinach (I don't think they like the wilty texture--can't chew it well). When cooking zucchini, I usually cut the ends into small chunks and keep them in the fridge for a healthy treat at a later day.

Norton gets chicken and rice, 1/2 cup twice a day. I don't think hunger is a good indication of if a pug is getting enought food, as Norton will never ever turn down food. If he finds the door to the food closet left open, he'll eat until he pukes, and try to eat more. He never gets people food, so when we're eating dinner, he's laying in his bed taking a nap. He will cruise the kitchen looking for dropped things, but never begs for anything other than sticking his nose up against the treat door in the kitchen when we're around it. He's a very trim and slim pug, weighing in at 18 pounds of muscle. The pug down the street that Norton meets on his walks gets 1 cup twice a day, and her owner wonders why he's so obese. Just like people, eating huge portions of diet food will still make you fat.

I feed all my dogs (11 of them) Nutro Ultra with canned Merricks. I only use 1 can per 11 bowls. We love it and there coats are beautiful.

I feed my 5 month old pug Nutro Lamb and Rice puppy formula. She loves it, and it is very healthy. It's all natural, and it has no corn in it, which tends to make the hyper. Her obedience trainer suggested it to us. They also have a lite formula, in case they become overweight.

Hi! I feed my guys Nutro Natural Choice for overweight dogs. At one point Indy was overweight but now that she lost the weight I am switching them over to regular nutro Natural Choice Lamb meal and rice (now that i read that I am going to have to do that quiz for their food!). They seem to love but then again, they have never hated anything i ever gave them.
As for treats I give them the nutro Crunchy Treats: blueberry, carrot and apple. They have real chunks of the fruit/veggie in it and they smell delicious! Also occasionaly they get soft food as a treat, little ceasers or the Nutro Healthy Desserts (Do you see a trend? :p).
For bones I buy the real all natural bully whipes (beef penises) they stink but Gus and Indy love them and the don't break off in chunks.

I waited some time to get a Pug and that was a year ago, I love my little Ginger and now have a male Dozer to keep her company and maybe provide me with some pups for my two daughters.
Pugs I have found are very sensitive to many things food the likely one at the top of the list. Often Pugs are allergic to grains (not including rice). Grain allergies cause them to scratch alot sometimes bad enough to open sores.
I also have found out that pugs are very sensitive to flees and are also often alergic to them causing severe scratching. My solution was effective and showed almost imediate signs of relief for my pug. When I brought her home she went right into the tub for a flea bath and I went and bought CORE grin free dog food the fish formula. Within two weeks she stopped scratching other than what is typical and had normal bowel movements.
The down side is its about 30 dollars for a small bag and the upside is you don't need to feed them more than a half a cup, so the bag lasts as long as a large bag of the other brands that are full of filler, and I can assure you that you'll have a healthier happier pug living longer.
The food is far more healthier and "no fillers" email me for more info.
No I am in no way affiliated with the food maker, I love my pugs.
Ginger is the Fawn colored.

Please email me for more helpful tips.

I feed mine Nutro as well..he loooooves it :)
we just switched not long ago from 3 times per day to just 2. and i give him a treat every day or so~*BruceLee's Mommy*~ loves her Trupanion pet insurance

hi, i feed george arden grange adult lamb and rice,it is good as it is the only food that does not affect his hiatus hernia.
jo

my poor gunther (6yrs) had calcium oxolate stones removed from his bladder and urinary tract about 3-4 yrs ago. which was expansive and heartbreaking and the vet said i will have to feed him prescription dog food for the rest of his life!...hills U/D. it will help prevent the formation of more stones. its has low protien and calcium. i wish i could feed him something more healthy but i have no choice and i dont want him to go through another surgery. his "special" food is $30 for 8bs and $70 for 28lbs and 12 cans of wet are $22!!! it takes him almost a month to finish a bag. the vet also told me not to give him treats (which i do anyway, but i have to watch whats in it) he loves fruits and veggies apples, carrots and green peppers are his fav. i also have a 4yr old that gives him everything she eats, which is hard to manage haa haa. but so far so good.