Wellness Core Original (pitbull, how much, stomach, diet) - Dogs - - Page 3 - City-Data Forum

1phwalls · 03-20-2009, 04:43 PM

I feed the original wellness core to my boxer - she loves it! She poops once in the morning and once at night, and they are firm - but not too firm. Now if we walk more than 20 minutes she usually goes a second time, and then it's a little runny. But that is because she didn't really need to go, its just from the exercise and smelling the other dogs poo.

It is very expensive, but they don't eat as much of it as the cheap stuff. My boxer is #50 and she eats 3 cups a day. I hope this works for your dog.

DawnMTL · 03-20-2009, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 1phwalls

I feed the original wellness core to my boxer - she loves it! She poops once in the morning and once at night, and they are firm - but not too firm. Now if we walk more than 20 minutes she usually goes a second time, and then it's a little runny. But that is because she didn't really need to go, its just from the exercise and smelling the other dogs poo.

It is very expensive, but they don't eat as much of it as the cheap stuff. My boxer is #50 and she eats 3 cups a day. I hope this works for your dog.

Thanks for the good news!

Wow! Three cups per day for a 50 pound dog is more than is recommended on the dog food analysis website. But whatever works, right?

How old is your dog?

DreamChasers8 · 03-20-2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by FiveHorses

If you think about it, fish would not be a "natural" food for a dog.

That depends on the breed. Actually for Arctic breeds and other breeds such as a reteivers who live near seashores....Fish is a completely natural food for them.

1phwalls · 03-20-2009, 07:17 PM

She is about a year and a half old and she was emaciated when I got her. Right now we are still trying to put weight on her. When I first brought her home you could see every bone on her body - it was disgusting. I hated petting her anywhere except her face. She is still skinny, but you don't see all her bones. Actually, she rarely is able to eat all 3 cups now. She probably really only eats 2 - 2.5 cups. But I still offer it right now just in case.

devney · 03-20-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DandJ

Orijen is not available anywhere near me.

Why did you switch from Wellness? Was Annie's stool still soft on Wellness Core?

PS. HUGE congratulations on Annie's firm stools! I know how difficult that can be to attain. TRUST ME!

We didn't try Core, we used the Wellness Super5Mix Large breed puppy. She turned 1 in February, and I just made the switch to Orijen two weeks ago. Yes, she was still a little mushy on the Wellness, not all the time, and not the whole poop, sometimes just at the end of a poo. And sometimes the whole poop. The difference on the Orijen is very obvious, plus she is pooping less, which is a huge bonus since I have a dog that eats a little more than two cups a day and can poop FOUR times a day. Sometimes three, but usually no less than that.

I'm thinking it's the grains in the other foods. I was planning on rotating her foods every three months or so, and I have always considered Core to be one I would try in the future, but the results on Orijen have been SO good I'm not sure about rotating anymore.

Oh, and she's a 70 pound flat-coat retriever (that's what we think, anyway, she was a rescue so we're not sure.)

This is my girl...

DawnMTL · 03-21-2009, 05:09 AM

1phwalls -- Ahh, that makes sense! She was just so happy to have food. Poor thing. I'm so happy that she's putting on weight.

devney -- Your girl is beautiful!!! There's nothing like being obsessed with your dog's poop, right? I feel like Inspector #71 out there, checking Artie's poop when I pick it up. Oh well...

DreamChasers8 · 03-21-2009, 10:38 AM

Aww Devney, what a cutie. I was just looking at Orijen again yesterday on line. But no one local sells it unless I go to Anchorage (I don't want to make that trip for dog food) I still may do it tho. Anchorage also sells the EVO red meat large bites, which I really love and its about the same price as Orijen.
Are you using the 6 fresh fish one?

HighlandLady · 03-21-2009, 12:17 PM

Devny...she is a beautiful girl, just look at that face!!

Stephanie - I have to go to Anchorage twice a month...could I pick something up for you?

DawnMTL · 03-21-2009, 02:50 PM

Well, we've had our first bit of good luck with Wellness already.

We went to pick up a small 4 lb bag of Wellness Core, and I gave Artie a few pieces of it on the way home. He gobbled them up like they were treats.

Then I gave him an early dinner, mixing a bit of the Wellness with the Canidae. This is the first time that I did not mix in some "bonus" food with the kibble. No rice. No green beans. Nothing extra to entice him. Just the Canidae with a bit of Wellness Core.

At first he started picking out the Canidae and setting them aside so he'd just have the Wellness, but then I guess he figured that was too much work and he gobbled down his whole bowl. Not one piece of kibble on the floor or in the bowl. All that IN RECORD TIME.

Granted, we haven't had a stool to examine yet, and I suspect that even if the Wellness firms it up, that won't be evident for another couple of weeks, but just the fact that I don't have to do some major production to get his meal together is a treat for me.

So, so far so great. Stool analysis results will be posted when available.

1phwalls · 03-21-2009, 02:55 PM

The boxer I rescued did not want to eat when i first got her. Which was very odd considering she was so underweight. I tried a few different things with no luck. This went on for 2 months! When I got the wellness core, she gobbled it down.