Puppy food

• 06-15-2009 5:02 PM

  spiritsmom Joined on 04-07-2008 Posts 285 Points 105

  Puppy food Reply Contact A while back we swittched to Taste of the Wild and started using all three flavors. The dogs seem to really like it. In preparation for a puppy, I looked for puppy food and they don't have any of that brand. I didn't see any of the Blue brand either. I am wondering what to feed a large breed puppy. I refuse to feed lower quality than that, like I did when Kota was a puppy.

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• 06-15-2009 5:13 PM

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  glenmar Joined on 09-10-2007 The Florida Panhandle Posts 14,272 Points 430

  Re: Puppy food Reply Contact Blue does have a large breed puppy.  It's in the light orange bag and comes in 15 or 30 lb bags.  But, if you are looking at Tractor Supply, they don't carry the lg breed puppy, just Adult, Fish and Lg breed adult. You could always check out the Blue website and do a comparison and probably just feed the adult lg breed but more than you would an adult dog of that size.  There you can makes comparisons between the amounts on both formulas. A house without fur is not a home. Glenda ,

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• 06-15-2009 5:37 PM

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  kle1986 Joined on 10-22-2007 KY Posts 3,604 Points 380	Re: Puppy food Reply Contact  TOTW is all life stages. I use TOTW with my guys and also with pups. Kimberly
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• 06-15-2009 5:40 PM

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  spiritsmom Joined on 04-07-2008 Posts 285 Points 105	Re: Puppy food Reply Contact Wow, sio you can feed regular food to a puppy, just adjust amounts? ANd this is ok even when you are trying to keep large breeds from growth spurts?
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• 06-15-2009 5:44 PM

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  kle1986 Joined on 10-22-2007 KY Posts 3,604 Points 380

  Re: Puppy food Reply Contact I just adjust the amount of feed when I see it needs adjusting. What kind of large breed dog are you getting? I use the wetlands and high praire formulas with my guys. The protien in it is 32%. So maybe with a pup you can use the pacific stream formula which has 25% protien. I know Fynn's breeder told me she gives her pups food that is 23-25% protein until their a year old.  Kimberly

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• 06-15-2009 7:45 PM

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  spiritsmom Joined on 04-07-2008 Posts 285 Points 105	Re: Puppy food Reply Contact Rottweiler.
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• 06-15-2009 10:11 PM

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  stanton Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 530 Points 0

  Re: Puppy food Reply Contact Naturapet makes Healthwise chicken/rice puppy food that IS appropriate for ALL puppy's, large or small. I would NOT feed a Rotweiller a food that contains more then 1.9 - 2% calcium content. It's NOT the protein level you have to watch out for, it's the amount of calcium in the food; too much calcium on a large breed pup and they grow too fast. Just because it says All life stages does NOT mean it has the lower correct calcium amount needed for a large breed puppy. Many of your grain-free foods, including TOTW have higher calcium amounts. Check into Innova Large Breed puppy food (Naturapet), as well as Orijen, Healthwise puppy, Blue Buffalo might be appropriate too. Currently owned by: Kuaui (chihuahua/Dat); Dakota (pomeranian); Rivers (NSDTR)

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• 06-15-2009 10:54 PM

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  brookcove Joined on 09-10-2007 Semora, North Carolina, USA Posts 5,635 Points 695

  Re: Puppy food Reply Contact  You can get Orijen online (as well as several other nice brands). Their puppy food is all-breed - the calcium levels are appropriate for large breed dogs. I've got my puppy on it and I'm actually liking the results better than the last couple of pups I raised (same breed) on home prepared/raw. :-/ I get it at http://k9cuisine.com - they have free shipping for orders over $50, which you will spend, no problem, just buying one medium sized bag of the Orijen for a large breed puppy! It's well worth it I think, though. The lower calcium of this food means I can safely give Sam the puppy daily raw meaty bones to chew, as well as supplementing his food with green tripe, which has a bit of calcium in it too. He's not a large breed, but he's growing REALLY fast and his line has the potential for elbow dysplasia, so I'm doing everything I can to stack the deck in his favor. Becca Shouse: Irena Farm, Semora, NC Cord, Ted, Gus, Zhi, Maggie, Lynn, Lu, Min and Tully - and Sam! Waiting: Bubo & Ben http://irenafarm.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/irenafarm?ref=profile

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• 06-16-2009 8:03 PM

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  spiritsmom Joined on 04-07-2008 Posts 285 Points 105	Re: Puppy food Reply Contact I think I need to do a little studying up on food too before I get the puppy. Thanks for the info. I had no idea.
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