What to feed my new lab
 

I have a 12 week old lab pup and I am wondering if anyone has suggestions as to what food is best for her? Are the expensive brands like blue or diamond etc. worth the money? And should i stick with the same brand as an adult? Any info. Is much appreciated thank you all. D

Purina Puppy Chow until your pup is a yr, old....
Make sure you have all the vaccinations and have your pup dewormed.

Feed a quality Large Breed puppy food until the dog is 12 to 14 months old.
Then go to a quality Performance food.



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My dog is getting long in years so I've switched foods for her. Blue Buffalo and human grade chicken. Treats are non-Chinese chicken jerky.

Tried the neighbors cat but the cat didn't go down well.

My DD started on Iams puppy and went right up the line to the large breed as an adult. He'll be 9 in October and about a year ago I started mixing close to a 50-50 mix of the food they have for older dogs with the large breed. As he gets older I plan on decreasing the large breed until he's strictly on the old stuff. Right now he still has the look and pep of a 5 year old dog.

Just remember that different dogs do better or worse on different foods.
Just because my dogs do best on Eagle Pack doesn't mean that yours will.

Because our dogs are 'extreme' athletes, I believe that regardless of what food you end up feeding, that supplementation (Omega-3's and Glucosamine) is definitely needed.



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I would recommend Blue Buffalo Wilderness. :)

I fed my pups Purina puppy chow for the first 12 months and then started whinning them off of it with Proplan....just pay attention to the protein intake....less protein in the summer and more during the colder months...

Give natural foods to her Blue Buffalo, Natural Balance, Natural Choice, Organix and Pedigree are the best. Have fun with your dog.

I feed Iams. Also I feed Eukanuba and Pedigree. They are very easy to find foods and have good results.

Many choices,best to work with vet. Most feeds grain based,boo.hiss. am feeding adults taste of the wild. Raw meat not often enough(enzymes help with teeth.) Veggies good too.
For pups we,re using purina pro plan for large and purina one for small.
Know breeders who raw feed only,a couple studs who visited come back in great shape.
I agree with watching protien levels,again with vet.to much is not good,nor to little.
If first ingredient is corn don,t bother looking further. By rotating brand on occasion any trace minerals might get covered, that said its hard to find good brands. Watch for runny eyes ,itchies,ear problems as many can be traced to diet,changing brand has helped with some of my dogs.
Overweight can get green beans for filler in reduced portions of chow.
I,m not promoting vets here but show them your food list of ingredients and contents and let them know what diets your using.
Congrats on your pup,heres wishing you many years of fond memories!

Look into Merrick, it's a good brand of dog food. Grain free is the best way to go.

I use Exclusive or Blue Buffalo.