New Puppy- What brand of food to choose

jaegertheweim · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject:

I've read that thread a few times but I don't think it's fair to discount all (large breed) puppy foods because there are some decent ones available out there.

guess we'll just have to agree to disagree Razz

jaspersfam416 · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject:

My pup is on Science Diet Large breed puppy. Might not be the best food, but it works best for his belly. We went through a lot of holistic foods and they all upset his stomach. He does get yogurt, fruit, veggies and marrow bones though. Whatever works best for you and your puppy! Very Happy

luana80it · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:53 am Post subject:

i have always used iams for both dogs and nver had any problems. i took the ingridients to few vets to have different opinions because of what i read and i thought some othe ingridients wern't good. all the vets i talked to said that iams is a very good food, and when we read about ingrdients that are not good for your dogs, we have to read the specifics well. so i continued with iams. my dogs are both 3 years old and they are healthy, their coat is shiny and their poop is perfect, so i think i am going to keep up with this food. i am scared to change now.

Phoenix1705 · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:38 am Post subject:

Every dog is going to be different and different foods are going to work better than others. For my two dogs my biggest concern is that they develop at a normal pace and are getting the very best I can afford to give them. If I could feed them both Raw all the time I would and eventually I might once I get a freezer I can stock it all in and buy in bulk.

I had them both on Science Diet for a while and they didn't have issues with their poo or gas for the most part however after researching the ingredients and diving more into my schooling on Natural Animal Health Care the long term effects of a grain based kibble diet is something I personally want to steer away from. Every dog is different and some could eat the same amount of the same food and live to be 18 while others might develop health issues at 8. My dad has lost three dogs in the past 20 years at very premature ages and all of them were always on kibble and the vet was constantly having to switch their diets to try and assist in their healing but in the end it didn't matter. My dad could just be cursed with sickly dogs, too. It's a complete unknown as to why it keeps happening to thim. I think all of us on here are just trying to do what is right for our dogs and it's great we have this forum to bounce ideas off each other.

brinriha · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:

Nytro is what my pup is on and she does great on it here is the link

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2750836

mmcaleer · Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject:

I am picking my puppy up next week and I was deciding on the following:

In order of how I was leaning

Wellness Large Breed Puppy
Solid Gold WolfCub Puppy (large breed)
Innova Large Breed Puppy
California Natural Puppy (they don't make a large breed puppy)

Any input?

mmcaleer · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject:

wshive · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject:

Jager08 · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:44 am Post subject:

We were on Canidae until they switched formulas and Jager stomach could not take it. Not only did he get bad diarrhea but after 4-5 days he stopped eating it.
I recently switched to Innova and both the puppies are eating it and loving it.

CherrystoneWeims · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:17 am Post subject:

OK Here is what I feed and the reasoning behind it.

I feed Eukanuba PRemium Performance (Sporting Dog). I've been feeding it for years. I've had dogs living to 15 yrs. old eating it as have fellow club members. Eukanuba has some of the best research for dog nutrition in the world. Most of the "premium" dog food companies don't do the amount of research into animal nutrition that they dog or else they use Eukanuba's research.

If you are going to feed puppy food PLEASE feed large breed food. Many of the "Premium" brands do NOT have large breed formulas. This puts your dog at a risk of developing Panocytitis and/or Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy. Both are painful diseases. Pano is caused by too rich a food and HOD can be caused by pushing growth too fast by using the wrong foods.

For years I have been feeding Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy food until pups are 10 weeks of age. After that they are fed Eukanuba Premium Performance. New research by Eukanuba is now confirming that this is a correct feeding policy. I learned of this from my mentor and the vet that I use is the one that told her of this. He's been in practice for many years and has treated many dogs with HOD and Pano over those years.

I've had two pups that I sold who have developed Pano. Both of these buyers didn't follow the policy. When one of them was taken to the Orthopedist he told the buyers to get him off of the puppy food. This pup had been fed Wellness puppy food.

People comment on my dogs' shiny, thick coats. I don't have skin issues with them either.

Pam

wshive · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:56 am Post subject:

CherrystoneWeims, just so I understand, you're saying you're supposed to feed puppy formula until 10 weeks of age, then go to lrg breed adult or lrg breed puppy food?

CherrystoneWeims · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

wshive · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject: