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I got a question to chane my puppy food. when is the good age to change my dogs food. rite now i give ukanuba large bree puppies,and he is doing alright.well thanks and i hope to get some ideas.

I only feed my puppies, Puppy food until they are 16 weeks and then feed them adult food. I feed Eagle Pack and it has worked great for us.

thanks for your reply vomveiderheiss.do you think i'm doing the rong thing to still be giving him puppy food.he is 11 months old.

von cabalero, I would strongly recommend against it. Switch to Eagle Original Adult (www.eaglepack.com). But if you stick with what you have, Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy is probably not the worst you could do.

I feed premium puppy food until the age of fourteen (14) months, but I keep things under absolute control as far as the amount fed. While I use the manufacturer's recommendations as a rough guide, I observe the growth rate and physical characteristic of the puppy to determine the proper amount of food. This is for puppies that are raised by me to adult age. I don't say this to badmouth dog food manufacturers, but they are in the business to sell puppy and dog food-not raise healthy puppies. It is my experience that a puppies thrive very well on smaller portions than they recommend. For an adult dog it depends on his metabolism and activity level. With all that said, however; when I place a puppy in a new home, I strongly recommend a switch to adult food at sixteen (16) weeks. This is because I can no longer control the amount of food that the puppy is fed. Bob-O

Thanks BOB-O AND D.H. i try my best to follow the recommendations from manufacturer's levels so that i wont overweight my puppy, so that way he wont grow that fast.So do you guys think i should feed him the same food? until hes getting older or cange it at this age? thank you.

Puppy food has a high fat content and it is not a good idea to feed your older puppy. people tend to over feed as well and you should not have a puppy with his/her belly hanging. Over feeding or staying on puppy food is not a good idea. There are many good dog foods out there for large breed puppies one is Best Breed German diet I use on puppies even tho it is a adult food it is a very good food from puppy to adult. A puppy that is on the over weight side benefits from the adult food instead of puppy food especially helping prevent Pano (growing pain) at around six months. Eagle is good, Best Breed is good,Nutro,Solid Gold to name a few. My puppies are feed best breed adult from weaning until adult this is one of the dog foods that is suitable for this and they thrive on it, hard stools, good coats, I have never had a problem with it. I hate Purina Puppy Food it gives puppies the loose stools like crazy too much corn in it I quit using it years ago for that reason. I mix a little powered goats milk in with little ones up to seven weeks of age as well.

>>I don't say this to badmouth dog food manufacturers, but they are in the business to sell puppy and dog food-not raise healthy puppies. It is my experience that a puppies thrive very well on smaller portions than they recommend. Bingo. Eukanauba would have me feed my 5-month-old pup something like 4 2/3 cups per day. He is developing nicely and doesn't act like he is starving on about a cup less than that.

tripe and beef is good

Don't forget to watch the protein content. Too high a protein can influence pano in growing pups.