Yogurt or Cottage Cheese?

I give Casey a spoonful of plain yogurt every now and then. I've never done cottage cheese..... but he really likes his yogurt

 I know Lillie likes yogurt. Joker will eat anything so I dont have to worry about them not eating it.

Just didnt know if there was a big difference between the 2 or if one was better. I guess I could rotate between the 2!!

I feed yogurt for the protiotics which is not in cottage cheese.  I have never fed any of my danes Cottage Cheese but used to feed my bully mix when he was a puppy because it was said it was so good for them and their fur. 

I am looking into changing my dog over to home cooked...and get off the dog food...and the website that I have been looking into,  gives the ingredients  and suggestions for recipes says Cottage Cheese in the natural or organic form and not low  or no fat.   So that is what I will look for...and also change the yogurt I give him because I do buy him the no fat. 

So you have to ask yourself what benefit you hope to get from the thing you are adding.  I don't use yogurt for probiotics.  Probiotics don't travel through the dog's stomach well so you have to use a really intense product to get the benefit to the gi (small intestine).  But I do use yogurt because it is yummy!  It's nice as an additive to stews and frozen treats.  The whole milk version is the best - with the cream on the top, yum.

Cottage cheese is super palatable because it's salty and the full fat version is fatty.  It's a good source of calories from fat and protein.  It's a great thing to add to food to increase its palatability.  It is high in sodium though, so if you need a low sodium version try low sodium ricotta cheese.
 

That was the thing I noticed in the cottage cheese. The high sodium. Then I looked at the yogurt and started wondering which one was better.

The more protein and fat I can get in Lillie the better. I think.  

I would say go for the ricotta (full fat) rather than the cottage cheese then.  Sodium, even extra, is okay for dogs normally, but too much sodium can cause an imbalance in potassium, which can interfere with putting on muscle.  Since you are having that exact issue with Lillie, I'd go for options that don't add sodium (I'd also stay away from canned fish with added salt).

I thought yogurt and cottage cheese (cheese in general) are not good for dogs because they can cause yeast infection.  Am I wrong?

 A lot of dogs are lactose intolerant. They can cause diarrhea, if the dog is, but I've never heard of dairy causing a yeast infection.

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thought yogurt and cottage cheese (cheese in general) are not good for dogs because they can cause yeast infection.  Am I wrong?

Don't know much about cottage cheese...but if yogurt did anything to a dog...I think it would be a good thing...not yeast infection.