I think 1/3 or 1/2 cup (those kibbles cup) is good enough for all small size dogs. Medium size take 2/3 of the cup. One day two meal and some times added with canned food. It's really good liao cause we some more got give treats.

The simple way of explaining it would be if you eat the same brand all the time, you get the same amount of nutrient. If all you ever eat if fish, that's it. You can never get nutrients from pork, beef, lamb and chicken. Take human for example: McDonalds burger and Ramli burger each have their own ingredients / nutrients and etc.

The factual way, read here: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/how-often-s...ange-foods.html

Cool, try and let me know how it turn out.

If I am not mistaken, this bag is quite smelly for us... Maybe dogs will like the smell but I've never tried.

Just add water to his meals, should be OK.

Everyday put in canned food is going to cost your wallet lor. I advise you not to spoil your dog. I made the same mistake and burnt a hole in my wallet. Same case, no canned food = wont eat. Until the end, I give up and fight with him. Dont eat = death. Susah payah, he also will eat. Both my dogs are like that. Nowadays, I rarely open canned food liao. One can food every 3 or 4 weeks. Last time is every 3 - 4 days.

You cannot go wrong with Orijen but it's not right for dogs with sensitive skin.

Yup it is.

Eukanuba had a recall of their product early 2007 if I am not mistaken. The effort to recall is a good action for them to be responsible. Right now, Eukanuba is OK but then, generally we do not advise to go for dog kibbles which you can find in Jusco store like Pedigree and Alpo, Eukanuba is just another brand I avoid because I classified it as the same as Pedigree and Alpo.

It's OK if you think otherwise but just sharing my opinion yah! Cause there are many other better dog kibbles out there.

We wont know if got problem. Just read through the forums. Also, if the kibbles turn bad, you can scoop a bit and pour hot water on it. My bag of Blackwood had worms crawled out and that was BADDDDD!!! You should be able to find Orijen from White Palace or Seapark Pet Supplies at SS2.

Orijen is pricey because its a Canadian product and known as a 6 star dog food in the dogfoodreviews.com website.

A bit bigger than Blackwood.

Yes, please support our forum friends if you choose to buy Orijen.

I bought outside before but that was long ago before I had my second dog, Moonie. I think the dog kibbles price went up some time March so the price today may be different.

Frankly speaking, to eat the same brand of dog kibbles since birth and never tasted anything else is quite poor thing. I suggest you to change brand and flavor if possible so that your dog gets the proper nutrious from different brands and sources (chicken, lamb, pork, fish, etc).

Try not to stick to one brand and try not to stick to one flavor. Any dog kibbles that can maintain dog coat is crap - if you check every bag, you can see they roughly have the same thing but in different percentage. Some have more nutrients while other has less. Your seller is crapping you out because there are better kibbles out there with Flaxseed Oil and Fish Oil to make the coat better / nicer.

Orijen not airtight bag meh?? I thought it was... kinda long already so I dont really remember. I may buy a bag soon but I'm considering of buying... a pork flavor kibble (I forgot the brand name).

2.5kg your dog can eat how long oh? My 3kg, both Casper and Moonie can eat only 3 weeks. They are small, both West Highland White Terriers. One cup two dog share can only last 3 weeks.

Yup, good choice! Support White Palace if you are living nearby.

Woww... that's a waste! If me, I'd feed the stupid cousin those kibbles. Damn it!!! Arggghhh!! That's like a total waste of money!

Oh, you live in SJ as well? Well, it's really up to you who you want to buy it from but considering he come in and give good advise to all the newcomers, a support is fair. Afterall, doubt you can easily find Orijen easily outside these days.


Doesnt matter la. Just eat the last bag and every time from this bag onwards, change brand and flavor. Do this in moderation ok?

Day 1 and 2 of changing
25% new kibbles
75% old kibbles

Day 3 and 4 of changing
50% new kibbles
50% old kibbles

Day 5 and 6 of changing
75% new kibbles
25% old kibbles

Day 7
100% new kibbles


Something like that for sensitive stomach furkid to avoid stomach upset.

Hahaha... it's understandable. Anyone would be angry as it is a waste of money not to mention the mess it made.

Wah liao, need or not, smash until powder form? You should not spoil it too much. Its better than you train it to eat solid food so his teeth becomes strong. If want, add a bit of water to soften it. Dont smash it ler.

I think you can find a decently well service at Seapark Pet Supplies if you live near there. They are helpful as well but not as helpful as Yang cause he can come in here and post up 2 paragraphs while other sellers cannot.

Dont so happy first. Not all dogs is suitable to eat Orijen. My Casper cannot because it caused him to have a lot of rashes, protein content too high.

Woww... old horny dog. It's not called desexed ler but oh well, good word! Anyway, I doubt that the dog turns horny because of the food. Hahaha... old horny dog, eat, horny, eat, horny.

If you think it's the food, change to other brand lor.

Acana is the sub division of Orijen. Just like Innova Evo and Innova.

I think there are a few of them who eat dog kibbles. It's harmless but to do it, it's tough.

Hmmm... if feed you spinach porridge also you wont eat la, so surely your boy will not really enjoy it mer. Hahahaa... Find something which taste good. People always say the Royal Canine is the best tasting but once eat this one, wont eat other brand - that's why I never feed my furkids, dont want to go through such troubles.

If suitable, then it's good! I'm glad it works out for you. My love it too but the skin cannot take it so it had to stop.

Hahahaha... try first. I am not sure Orijen has trial packs but if Remy is generous to give you some, why not, right?

Wowwww... that sounds like a lot of hardship for a bag of kibbles which was taken for granted. I know the pain. 7kg is not light, some more by bus.

How long can you afford feeding it canned food? One day, he'd grow bored of it too. Dont spoil your dog too much. Like I spoilt my dog until they dont want to eat kibbles, pocket also bankrupt! Ended up having to fight them psychologically to with the "you dont eat = you die!" motto.


Mix your kibbles with water. It helped for me when someone advise me long time ago.

Hmmm... nope, I buy like 3kg, 3kg like that... When the first 3kg finishing, I'll buy a different 3kg and top up. My tupperware is louyah wan, no brand but airtight. 7kg hard to fit into a tupperware.

OK, I will never buy Blackwood again. I bought the Blackwood orange bag and put them into a tin like those used in pasar malam to store biscuits. These are air-tight but when I clean the tin the other day, I saw a LOT of white little worms at the bottom of the tin.

I did not store the kibbles directly in the tin. I store them in a black plastic bag (sampah type) and then tie it, then put it into the tin. So it's tied and it's tinned. Yet, SO MANY WORMS. Therefore, I have decided never to buy Blackwood again.

Now, I am feeding Back to Basic, pork flavor... Bah-kut-teh!!!~~~

I bought both the 7kg and 15kg before. I read from the Internet that this is a quite good brand and many people feed their furkids Blackwood. Just look at the outcome of the poll in this thread. But somehow, its just not right for me. I feel the worms is disgusting and some more if you take note of the kibbles got some white white things one. This white dots later become worms.

Air tight or not, I dont think thats the problem. Not sure because I tied them up in a plastic bag and store them in the gold color tin. I think air tight enough already but then still got worms, so I'm disappointed. This is NOT the first time Blackwood got worms in my experience. Second or third time liao, so I figure there must be better brands out there than this.

Yes, both Casper and Moonie eat whatever kibbles I give them. They dont eat on the spot and like to take their time, so I let them be. I feed them 8 - 9am once and 5 - 6pm once. I dont practise adding any canned food onto kibbles unless I feel like doing so. Maybe once a month, I will open the canned food and it will only last for 3 days and it's gone. The rest of the month, pure kibbles and water only.

I am feeding my Westies Back to Basics pork flavor now. They love it so there's no regret in the 7kg bag I bought. Nevertheless, sometimes they still waste and have to be thrown away.

Has anyone seen these pet auto-feeder?
http://www.petsplace.com.my/automatic-food-feeder-p-847.html

http://www.petsplace.com.my/automatic-food-feeder-p-846.html

Yes, get one of those cheap container... I bought mine for RM12, and believe it can hold a 10kg bag but it's not air-tight. It's good enough.

If I am not mistaken, Evanger has it. Actually, I use to mind a lot about air-tight and all but then now that I bought this cheapo plastic container from AEON, I dont seem to mind anymore. The kibbles are still hard but somehow, I mix them with water most of the time so not being perfectly air-tight stopped bothering me.

If I give them to my westies, dry kibbles they wont touch. Buggers.

What flavor? I bought mine 3 weeks back, pork flavor and feed my dogs till today. I think it's quite alright.

A lot of ants come? I put mine at 9am and leave it until they want to eat it. Most of the days, they eat immediately. Sometimes, they'd leave it. No ants. I buy pork because this is the ONLY brand of dog kibbles I know that's made of pork. So purposely buy lor. My friends said that I want to de-islam-ized my dogs (No offense to my muslim friends) cause we are from Klang la... the land of bah-kut-teh!!

I think corn a tiny bit is OK wan. Some canned dog food, those good quality wan like Dr Azmira canned food also got corn ma. Who is Azmira? Go google babes.

Hmmm... Corn is not good for dogs as I believe they cannot digest it but I dont think that matters too much if it's only in small amount. If you feel uncomfy about it, change brands lor.

Dogs are like that, young time will eat properly but grow up liao, will lansi - notti dowan eat. If I serve u chinese rice, indian rice, malay rice... your whole life... you also will sien la... But sometimes, terpaksa cause if dont eat = die of hunger. So I usually let them take their own sweet time. I used to be like you, put for 30 min, dont eat then take up. But long time liao, I think about it, quite pity also la. So I leave them there.

Dogs WILL commit suicide, especially small and toy dogs. Dont know why but the smaller the breed, the more chance they commit suicide. No joke. My friend who left his dog with his aunt while going away for holiday in Singapore for a week. The aunt called him and said his dog take his head bang wall until neck break and die. Another friend's wife dog from Thailand also same... if my friend's wife not around, the dog will keep biting itself until bleed.

I feed 2 times a day because I work. I feed at 9am and 6pm. 3 times is a lot la... I think 2 is best especially for those indoor dogs that dont do much exercise. I feed 1 cup per day for 2 dogs... means each get 1/2 cup. Enough already. Let them out to run for 4 - 5 hours a day. Lock them in the cage extended with play pen for the hours I'm at work. My gf feed her dog once a day nia but his meal is VERY VERY good one, almost like human eat. Christmas got turkey for dogs and some times got steak also. Better than what's served on MY plate.

Royal Canin, believe to be the best smelling dog kibbles in the market. Most people avoid feeding their dogs this brand because after feeding, its difficult to get your dog to eat other brand cause not as strong smell.

I think you should direct this question to White Palace. He can describe more about Orijen as he also sells them.

It's not so much about the % of protein. Regular dog kibbles range from 23 - 28%. I think that's OK. Orijen is about 40%. I think its good that it comes from a good protein source but it didnt go so well with my first dog, so I stopped feeding Orijen. It causes skin problems to Casper and then I thought that protein for dogs is like protein for human who goes to gym. If you drink protein shake and work out everyday, you gain muscles. This applies for dogs who eat 40% protein content food and then workout to gain muscle. But if you drink protein shake and dont work out, everyday sit in front of PC and sleep, unburnt protein turns into fats. So, dogs too will become fat.

Also, somebody told me that high protein content also cause a lot of stress to the kidney (not sure if it's kidney or liver) but if absorb too much, may not be good and can be cancerous. But this depends on your beliefs la. You can believe otherwise but that's what I was told and I agreed to it. Orijen must be a 6 star and best kibbles in dogfoodreviews.com for a reason, right? So I could be wrong.

Eye shit? It's actually called tear-stains. You can contact White Palace to get a tear-stain medicine. Powder form and it last for about 1 month or 2. Quite helpful. Moonie had a lot last time but now lesser already.

2 times or 3 times is up to you as long as it fits your schedule. It also depends on amount la. If you feed tiny amount, give 3. If you feed moderate amount, then 2. If you feed A LOT, then once a day is enough. Like I said, I give my dogs 1/2 cup each and twice a day...

Oh I see... Why need to ask them as in White Palace? Welll, cause he's the best person to speak to about Orijen and I know he's knowledgeable and trustworthy so if you want a review, I think he can tell you better. Is there something wrong?

Oh I see... I was thinking does it matter how she felt about the dog food? I mean, whats the purpose of you asking? Unless you want to know about the food itself. Yea, you can ask your contacts. Dont have to get offensive and caps the sentence is red, you know?

So, share with me - what's the purpose of the question if you are not interested for the review about it. I'm curious to know.

This post has been edited by Pennywise: Jun 12 2008, 07:13 PM