Comments on: Which dog food is better for my german shepherd puppy?

By: gk

gk — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:05:10 +0000

Neither. Go to http://www.whole-dog-journal.com for their recommendations. Foods with whole meats listed as 1st ingredient are best. Wellness, CA Nat’l and lots of others fall into this category.

By: egs101404

egs101404 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:30:56 +0000

nutro

By: KATTIN

KATTIN — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:24:56 +0000

PLEASE PLEASE try Purina One . Start your pup on the ” growth and development ” then when she is a year old you can switch to adult ” total nutrition” . I have raised two dogs on Purina One . They both are a picture of health , with clean white teeth and healthy gums, shiny coats and clear beautiful eyes. They are both full of energy all the time. This brand of dog food ( which is dry of course) is very affordable and you can find it at any grocery store or pet supplier store .

By: badgirl41

badgirl41 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:17:29 +0000

DO NOT switch to science diet……….. Vets recommend this food because they get a 40 percent profit on what they sell. If you look at the ingrediants it has nothing but junk and fillers that is no good for your dog in it. I had a sheltie that was fed nothing but science diet for 9 years of her life. She acquired allergies from the food. I took her off and she never had another problem. Vets are PET DOCTORS not NUTRITIOISTS..

By: mamme

mamme — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:26:06 +0000

Any good quaility puppy food, as long it is Puppy food for Large breed dogs. A shepard will get large. This type of food slows down the growing of their bones. Everyone thinks of a puppy as little & they don’t think about how big they will soon get. If they grow to fast they are more likely to have hip & joint problems. Stick with the same brand & feed him puppy food for a whole year. I buy Euckanuba for my 10 yr old lab (reduced fat)& my 8 week old lab (puppy for large breed)

By: Michelle M

Michelle M — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:21:17 +0000

I have had my dogs on every top of the line food out there even the Holistic foods. But my dogs LOVE the Royal Canin Labrador 30. They look the best on it and my older who has had problems with all the other foods has had not one problem on Royal Canin. My friend recently got a GSD and I reccomended her to use the Royal Canin German Shepherd food and her dog has done amazing on it, not to mention absolutely loves it.

By: Sattori

Sattori — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:11:47 +0000

Hills Science Diet, did the vet have a stand of it he was selling?
Vets get profits from the company to reccomend hill.

I do have a friend that raises her pits on it for more energy and muscle growth.
With your GSD you are going to need to slow its growth so it doesnt develop poor bone structure, leading to hip problems that are prone to GSD and other large breeds.
Kibble and dry foods speed up your dogs growth, which is not good.
I would suggest if you have the funds , feeding a raw to partially raw diet to your dog to help with his grown and health. The calcium digested from raw bones is great for growing pups.
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By: barksabit

barksabit — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:57:27 +0000

Innova and California Natural are the best foods on the market. Try not to switch food around too often though. If your dogs skin, coat and health are good your doing alright.

By: Misa M

Misa M — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:25:59 +0000

Nah, forget about Hill’s, it’s not good dog food. It’s confusing when vets are in the pockets of the big dog food companies……
I like Flint River Ranch, Wellness, Wysong, Innova, Evo, Solid Gold – if you have to feed kibble, these brands are better.

By: Paul S

Paul S — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:37:40 +0000

http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=product-detail&pxsl=%2F%2Fproduct%5B%40id%3D%27502%27%5D

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