http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/jcoyote29 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:04:46 GMT Reviews by jcoyote29 http://www.viewpoints.com/Nutro-Natural-Choice-small-bites-review-1f2a1 This company and their natural line of foods are awesome!  This is the only food I will buy for my Shih Tzu/Maltese mix.  I tried some other more expensive brands and found out the hard way that they use corn and wheat as fillers in their products, which some dogs are allergic to.... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:04:46 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Nutro-Natural-Choice-small-bites-review-1f2a1 jcoyote29 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Royal-Canin-MINI-Shih-Tzu-24-review-e5443 <p>I recently tried switching my shih tzu/maltese mix over to this food because it sounded like it would be better for him than the Nutro Natural Choice I was currently buying.  Wrong!  This food is labeled as being good for shih tzu's because they have sensitive stomachs and require special diets.  Within a week and a half of eating this food my dog developed yeast and bacterial infections in both ears costing me a $100 at the veterinarian's office.  The vet said yeast infections are caused by food or environmental allergies.  Since my dog has never displayed environment allergies they concluded that the new food caused the infections.  </p><p>I immediately switched him back to Nutro Naturals.  I spoke with one of the reps from Nutro and was told that Royal Canin uses corn and wheat as fillers in their foods, which most shih tzu's are allergic to.  </p><p>Royal Canin rips people off touting their claims of using superior ingredients in their products, when in fact they don't, and they charge...</p>... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:00:13 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Royal-Canin-MINI-Shih-Tzu-24-review-e5443 jcoyote29 1