Question

What kinds of foods do people recommend for lage breed puppies?

Answer 1

Make sure to get a food especially for large breeds. Large breed puppies have special dietary needs because if they eat food that allows them to grow too fast, they are more likely to have joint problems later. They're bone structure and muscles need to grow at the same pace to be optimal.

Answer 2

Here's a list of things to look for that I found online:

• It must be a Holistic or Super Premium level dog food (read the bag for those words)
• Company is owned by a family or individual NOT a large corporation.
• USDA or Human Grade are necessary words to look for on the website and phamplets abaout the food. They are not allowed to put some words on the bags of foods so check the websites.
• You want PROBIOTICS on the food
• Protein levels 23-26%
• Fat 12%-16%
• Moderate calories per cup 350 - 400
• Calcium - 1.2% - 1.5%
• Multiple proteins - at least 2 - in food (meats/eggs/fish)- so all amino acid bases are covered: chicken/fish/eggs or pork/chicken/fish or turkey/fish/beef (get the drift).
• Trace minerals- 68-72 trace or micro minerals - are an absolute must or there are growth problems. They are probably listed on the bag, as kelp, barley grass, seaweed (in Eagle it is the Kelp),
  
  You will have to call the company and ask if they have trace minerals in the food. The first response will be YES, but customer service will think you are thinking about regular minerals like calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, etc. - those are not trace minerals. So you need to ask them OK,where is it listed on the bag. Currently there are only a small handful of companies they pay attention to trace minerals in the diets and they are critical to development and the metabolic system (the body's power plant).

Comments

What website is that from?

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greatdanelady.com

Answer 3

Wolf Cub Puppy Food is wonderful for large breed puppies, and comes from Solid Gold a trusted professional in the pet food industry. They specify each blend of food to bring optimum nutrition, as well as provide healthy, wholesome, delicious ingredients your puppy will love!