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Ange MMember
We have a now 8 week old Rhodesian ridgeback lab and I was wondering how much protein carbs calcium should I be giving a puppy? And what would it look like when she gets older? So people tell me no fish for this breed others say no chicken and grain?! I feel like there is too much info i am being told and would just like a dog parent to yell me
Thanks guys!!haleycookieMemberSo protein doesnât matter (unless your dog is sensitive which is unlikely at that age) the most important thing youâll want to find at the moment is a proper large breed puppy food. Two of my favorites are wellness and Fromm large breed puppy foods. Feed that for about a year and a half to two years and after that it doesnât really matter what you feed. One of the only difference between a large breed adult food and a regular adult food is pieces are bigger for a bigger mouth. So Iâd recommend if you try the Fromm to just switch to adult fromm at the right time and just rotate flavors to prevent any sensitivities from popping up. Or even do a rotational diet of all the food brands he likes best and agrees with him and that you like best just to mix things up and to avoid any chances of a recall or recipe change if youâre feeding the same food for years in and out.
pitloveParticipantHi Ange M-
The best thing you can do is find a food that states it is for a large breed puppy. Now I will warn you, some that make this claim are not actually large breed puppy safe because the company formulating the food doesn’t actually understand what causes developmental issues in growing LBPs on the diet side of things. Holistic Select was a really good example of a company like this.
The companies that are going to have the most trustworthy large breed puppy foods are Purina, Science Diet and Royal Canin. There is no reason to “avoid” any ingredients in a puppy on the assumption that maybe just maybe, he could one day develop a food sensitivity. This is absurd and will only cause you to be more confused. There is also no need to feed a puppy a rotational diet as suggested above. If something does happen, it will be almost impossible to know the cause. I went through this myself, so I can no longer recommend rotational diets.
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