[Bralic H]

Ok, so I have St.Bernard/Great dane/Lab mix. He is just about 1 year old and roughly 95 to 100 lbs. I have been feeding him (Nature’s Variety Prairie Large Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Medley Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag) from chewy.com. but the price just went up 20$ per bag so I am looking for a new food. I have several selected that are closer to my price range, but then I started to wonder, when should I be switching to adult food? He doesn’t seem to have grown much in the last few months, Would it be ok to order a large breed dog food instead of puppy? I want him to live a long and happy life, as him and my 3 month old daughter seem to be getting along great! His name is Wrex! This is him at about 2 months.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by Bralic H.
• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by Bralic H.

[Bralic H]

Sorry it won’t let me edit a second time, and after reading the google doc from the first page again, I see it recommends grain-free. And I noticed a few posts saying going grain-free helped the stools. Again, any advice on brands is welcome! Especially if I can buy it online, was my co-op only has like 2.40$ a lb dog food or 1.20$ a lb…

• This reply was modified 10 years, 9 months ago by Bralic H.

[Bralic H]

Ok, another one asking for food advice… I have a Lab/Great Dane/St Bernard mix puppy, almost 6 months old and weighs ~60lbs… I have tried quite a few different foods, but his digestion hasn’t really liked many. I tried the Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover’s Soul, but the kibble was tiny, so that wasn’t working. Just before that was Costco’s Kirkland Signature puppy, which he liked, but he had soft-ish stools and gas… before that was Nutro Max Large Breed Puppy, because I didn’t know better and bought from our local co-op.

I currently am feeding him Merrick’s Whole Earth Farms Puppy recipe, and he LOVES it, but he still has soft stools and I worry because its not a “Large Breed” food. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions from a website, like petflow.com, which is where I ordered the Merrick’s from. I am trying to keep the cost down, as we just bought a house and are 2 months away from having a little baby girl, so I have been comparing brands on DFA that petflow.com sells. So far I am stuck between “NutriSource
Large Breed Puppy Chicken and Rice Dry Dog Food” and “Horizon Complete Large Breed Puppy Formula Dry Dog Food”, which are 1.53$ and 156$ a lb respectively.

So should I be switching his food from the Merricks, which is only 1.33$ a lb? Or choose one of these other 2. I am willing to even pay a little more, but was hoping to stay under like 1.90$ per lb. Thanks!!

P.S. Oh and also, i was reading this website by a “Great Dane Lady”. She recommends not going grain-free until adult, is there any truth to this? Has anyone else glanced at her website? Is it too old to be useful? (copyright on bottom is 2002-2003)

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