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julie87 03-10-2013 06:00 AM

Dog is 10 months old when to switch to adult food?
 
Yes, I know I should look at old posts, I tried after spending 5 min don't feel like digging more.

My dog is on Blue Buffelo large breed puppy, is it too early to switch her to adult? I keep hearing different things and I am confused, what is best for her?

mandiah89 03-10-2013 07:31 AM

I would wait another 2 months or so... I have always waited till just over a year

barnyard 03-10-2013 08:03 AM

I don't keep them on puppy food for too long. But I do switch them over to a food that is 1.0% or lower for calcium and phospherous. Fromm Gold Large Breed Adult is a good one but there are lots of others. There is a sticky in the puppy forum that shows the %'s of different food.

Piper'sgrl 03-10-2013 10:30 AM

switch anywhere from a year to 14 months..Ive kept my dogs on it until 14-15 months..then switched them to adult

Pooky44 03-10-2013 11:07 AM

Switch at 18 months. He is still a puppy at that point.
However. most high quality grain free foods will provide all the
vitamins, minerals and nutrients for any dog at any age.
The major concern is dogs with special conditions, allergies
or sensitivities.

llombardo 03-10-2013 11:33 AM

I switched mine at about 6 months. If your feeding a high quality food its okay. I even got it okayed by my vet with no problems.

vukc 03-11-2013 05:04 PM

I switched my dog at 6 months of age from Puppy type food to All Life Stages grain free food.

BMWHillbilly 03-12-2013 12:09 PM

I switched at 4 months to an All Life Stages quality food (Halo) and have just recently gone to Halo's grain free Surf and Turf. Jazzy will be 6 mo old tomorrow.

Shade 03-12-2013 12:14 PM

I've always switched at one year from puppy to adult

3ToesTonyismydog 03-12-2013 03:12 PM

Your gonna get a lot of opinions on this subject. But I keep my dogs on puppy food until they are 16 months. My vet says big dogs grow until they are 2 and need the different vity make up in puppy food. He specializes in large breed dogs and I have been going to him since 1981.


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