puppy food question

[MariaM]

We've recently starting feeding Major Purina ONE Adult Formula but before that he was eating Purina ONE Large Breed Puppy Formula. He was great on it. Never got fat at all. I believe ONE is better than just normal Purina puppy chow...so you could try that if you wanted. I wouldn't recommend it if you can afford more though.

[lute]

thanks for all your advice!

i think i'll feed what the breeder is feeding till i can get her to switch over to what i wanna feed her. i am going ingrediant(sp) shopping at work on Sat t see what we have there since i get it so cheap cause i work there.

[Giselle]

Key points in looking for dog food:

Preferably holistic
Meat ALWAYS has to be the number 1 ingredient. No exceptions for me.
Absolutely NO food coloring
No BHT/BHA/propylene glycol
Corn, Wheat, and Soy are allowed, but discouraged.
By-Products are not allowed.
Dried beet pulp is discouraged, but allowed in minimal amounts.
No generic labels for protein or fat sources. This means, the label must be specific to origin. For example, chicken, beef, and venison are good. Poultry meal, animal fat, and meat meal are not good.
I know I'm forgetting a lot of stuff...but the above is a general guideline. It should head you in the right direction.

Honestly, just follow the Golden Food Rule. As long as your dog is doing well on the food and is as healthy as possible, then stick with it. If he's doing okay, but not greyt, then change it by all means. Lucky was doing okay on Wysong, Wellness, and Professional Adult, but he's doing better on Innova EVO. I plan to switch him to Pitcairn's diet, but not so much emphasis on the supplements. Giselle has been on Nutro (from foster's house), transitioned over to Wysong, which gave her a brittle coat, and now CSFTDLS, which she's doing greyt on. However, I feel like she could do better, so I'm studying about BARF and will switch her over to Innova EVO/BARF. Good Luck and happy hunting!