*Familial* hypothyroidism is an effect, not a cause.
His dam was low thyroid due to poor pre-natal care and incredibly junky food all of her life.
It is not genetic, congenital, inherited or auto-immune.
Dr Dodds said there was no reason he could not be bred, if I ever chose to do so which is not highly likely.
Halla was raised on Orijen Puppy and did famously well on it.
However, her hydrocephalus killed her at just shy of 8 months.
If the dealer were closer to us, I’d have Seven eating, too.
I like Origen and it’s not really ~that~ much more than what I pay now.
I bet feeding more than 4 dogs with it could rack up the bills pretty fast, though.
Have you given Taste of The Wild “Pacific Stream” a shot?
It’s about $50 a bag.
My dogs liked it but I use High Prairie because Dobermanns just do better on a “beef” based food, in general.
The Ibizan and Portuguese Podengo Medio seem to do well on it too although I do supplement with salmon and sardines occasionally as they have a greater need for iodine.
Good info about the hypothyroid. Thanks!
I discovered that Diapers.com sells Orijen and will deliver for free and it’s about $5 less per 27 lb bag than what we would have to pay locally, and no sales tax. I’ve got 3 to feed now. I haven’t tried TOTW. I really want a food that is 20% fat content, the Orijen is 18%, TOTW is 15%. 20% is supposed to be optimal for keeping working dogs bodies able to cool as efficiently as possible. I guess I could always supplement some fish oil, but I don’t want to *have* to do it on a daily basis.
There’s another food I’ve found called Earthborn Holistic that I’m still trying to do some research on. The Whole Dog Journal seems to like it. Ever heard of it or tried it?