what to feed puppy

madmatt · #1 03-25-2009, 12:55 PM

I have read on the boxer FAQ link that you don't really need to feed puppy formula kibble , and that you can just feed them adult dog food. Does anyone know if this is true?

**gmacleod** · #2 03-25-2009, 02:24 PM

It is certainly ture, but also an enormous oversimplification

What is written on the label of the bag is not relevant. What IS relevant is what is inside the bag - the food itself. A great many adult formulas, and all all-life-stages formulas are perfectly well suited to puppies - and in some cases, far more suitable than foods labelled "puppy".

That does not mean grabbing anything with adult on the label and expecting it to be suitable. And it doesn't mean discounting anything labelled for puppies. It means looking beyond the advertising, and selecting something suitable for growth stages, that is neither excessive nor insufficient for a growing pup.

If you prefer to rely solely on the labelling, then an all-life-stages food is the safest option (those foods go through more testing than any restricted life stage as well).

madmatt · #3 03-26-2009, 06:23 AM

I was thinking of getting chicken soup brand dog food. Right now she is on puppy chow because thats what the breeder had her on. I just picked her up Tuesday. I also have a 3 year old golden retreiver that I have to feed. Right now goldie is on Kibbles n' Bits Homestyle.

OctoberGotti · #4 03-30-2009, 01:31 PM

We feed our pup Chicken Soup...he loves it! He also was on puppy chow, so the switch was needed and it's affordable. It's also a 5-star dog food on DFA.com

madmatt · #5 03-31-2009, 07:10 AM

She is on TOTW now. I found it for the same price as chicken soup.
She seems to like it most of the time. Sometimes though she wont eat is this normal?