When Should You Switch Your Puppy TO Adult Food?

[Dillydoodle]

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[TNCorgi]

I think I am gonna go out and read a bunch of dog food labels this weekend. Since most of those brands arent sold around me either which ones should I look for? I know look for meat as the initial ingredients but what else? I am to the point of needing to switch boots off pup food.

[yonae12]

This is what I used to evaluate what to feed Ein, it might help you too:

The Dog Food Project - How does your Dog Food Brand compare?

[Mvons]

Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

In the case of (English) Mastiffs, this particular breeder would be using dry food for giant dogs put out by Royal Canin.

I wasn't thrilled about Royal Canin having corn gluten. I just emailed Sensible choice asking if their ingredients are changing because of Royal Canin buying them out. I also emailed California Natural to ask why they put white rice in the chicken and rice. Any replies I received I'll post under the food thread.

Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

Anyway I don't much like Mastiffs.

We aren't liking the current mastiffs with the dinky heads, or high hips, not majestic looking at all. My brother lucked out having the sweetest overbread female given to him. She was so sweet she got my husband to let her lay next to his side of the bed. Of course the farting and moaning moved her to the guest room the next night. It is like having a minature horse in the house but she was so careful when she walked through my cluttered house, never a thing broken. She made us appreciate the size of a corgi!!!

TNCorgi, get ready to spend an hour. It took me that long to find a dry food with lower protein (for late kidney disease) but ingredients I liked. I wanted brown rice which the Vet said was the best grain for her.

Merrie

[corgimom]

[quote=Mvons;25923 And to think growing up years ago our doxie ate gainsburger! She only ate 1/2 one each night and had good health. But there are so many more chemicals in our food supply (1960 vs 1969 450 more) and livestock because of what they eat now. I just may have to see if we can afford the organic dog food for our future dog if I can find one with one protein and one grain. Sorry I don't like the fish because of how my last one reacted.[/QUOTE]

Merrie,

Have you ever looked into the Natural Balance? Can I ask, why you don't like fish - how did your last one react to it?

Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance® Dog Food

I rotate Cody on the Venison/Brown Rice, Fish/Sweet Potato and Potato/duck. He used to have really loose stools(last summer), but since he has been eating this food, he is fine and I don't have to even give him any pumpkin.

[corgimom]

[quote=Mvons;25923 And to think growing up years ago our doxie ate gainsburger! She only ate 1/2 one each night and had good health. But there are so many more chemicals in our food supply (1960 vs 1969 450 more) and livestock because of what they eat now. I just may have to see if we can afford the organic dog food for our future dog if I can find one with one protein and one grain. Sorry I don't like the fish because of how my last one reacted.[/QUOTE]

Merrie,

Have you ever looked into the Natural Balance? Can I ask, why you don't like fish - how did your last one react to it?

Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance® Dog Food

I rotate Cody on the Venison/Brown Rice, Fish/Sweet Potato and Potato/duck. He used to have really loose stools(last summer), but since he has been eating this food, he is fine and I don't have to even give him any pumpkin.

[corgimom]

Originally Posted by Mvons

And to think growing up years ago our doxie ate gainsburger! She only ate 1/2 one each night and had good health. But there are so many more chemicals in our food supply (1960 vs 1969 450 more) and livestock because of what they eat now. I just may have to see if we can afford the organic dog food for our future dog if I can find one with one protein and one grain. Sorry I don't like the fish because of how my last one reacted.

Merrie,

Have you ever looked into the Natural Balance? Can I ask, why you don't like fish - how did your last one react to it?

Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance® Dog Food

I rotate Cody on the Venison/Brown Rice, Fish/Sweet Potato and Potato/duck. He used to have really loose stools(last summer), but since he has been eating this food, he is fine and I don't have to even give him any pumpkin.

[Prince]

wow looks like i started a debate here... but yeah i have prince on CANIDAE Chicken and Rice For All Life Stages he Used to be on Blue Buffalo Puppy. He is 7 months old now.

[Chip's Mom]

Cindi posted a site that you can type in two different kinds of dog food and it will do a comparison. Great site.

[corgimom]

Yes, it is a great site; I saved it and here it is.

http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=tools-tab

Click on GO in the Comparison Wizard box ,and select which foods you want.

The ingredient Wizard is helpful also.

[Peggy]

Originally Posted by ZdogZ

Which Purina ONE do you recommend? I buy this, on your recommendation, because the nearest pet store to me is 1-1/2 hours away. I can buy the Purina ONE locally. I have been buying the healthy weight. Thanks!

I don't think it matters which one. I prefer the one with Salmon in it when I have to use it. Beef and rice, or chicken and rice work ok too.

Peggy

[Michael Romanos]

For once and for all - AAFCO are a international independent organisation based in the USA with testing facilities and experts in the field of canine nutrition in the USA and in a few other countries, designed in part to SET MINIMUM STANDARDS, and MAXIMUM STANDARDS (where applicable) of food requirements for dogs. Their minimum standards are no form of trickery. There should definitely be standards and they are charged with setting it through the latest available research, and in policing the standards. They are the dog owners great friends - not in any way The Enemy. AAFCO is one of the major players in dogs been better served, much more healthy and longer lived with a longer quality of life. They are the ones who force or seek to force manufactirers of dog food to raise their own standards, expose the frauds and not fool the unsuspecting public to the extent that has gone before and is stiil continuing on today with dog food being such a gigantic and growing market and players coming into it from all angles.

Linda - Royal Canin and some other dog food manufacturers do produce food specifically for junior dogs ie those aged between one year and eighteen months to two years. I would just use some common sense on this. If junior formulated food is not available for one type of breed or a breed size, go down or up to another. I don't think junior food is as important as the differences between puppy, adult and senior.