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Reply To: Large and Giant Breed Puppy Nutrition

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LunasMommy
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HDM new to the group and have been reading this post for a couple of days (lots of great info, thank you!). I’m about to go pick up my new Great Dane puppy (so excited!!!). This will be my first puppy and after reading the posts and looking at the shared document that’s floating around, I know I need to be sure to look at the calcium levels because I want to hopefully prevent andy kind of developmental problems that might be associated with large breed dogs. So my question is, I asked the breeder what he’s currently feeding my pup since I haven’t picked her up yet and he’s currently feeding the whole litter Purina Puppy Chow and since that’s not on the list I’m assuming it’s higher in calcium levels or doesn’t meet another criteria. So will feeding the puppy this at this stage (she’s about 5 weeks old) causing any issues? As soon as I pick her up I’m planning on putting her on a grain free 4 or 5 star good from that list (depending on what I can find locally).

Thank you for you time!