Can I switch to adult dog food

Schultz9008 · 04-27-2013, 09:00 PM

I have been lookin on here and couldn't find when I am able to give my puppy adult food...she is only 4 months old but am just curious...I have also been thinking about switching from wellness to diamond large breed has anyone used diamond dog food?

zyppi · 04-27-2013, 09:38 PM

Yes, you can switch, but don't know about brand.

doggiedad · 04-28-2013, 06:14 AM

i've never fed puppy food to my dogs.

Galathiel · 04-28-2013, 06:38 AM

If you do a search on the forum you can probably get some feedback about Diamond foods. Sold at Tractor Supply?

Schultz9008 · 04-28-2013, 12:59 PM

Yeah they sell it there but also I found it at pet sense as well and the adult food is 32.99 for a 40 lb bag

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mego · 04-28-2013, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by doggiedad

i've never fed puppy food to my dogs.

I also didn't feed puppy food.

If you pick an appropriate adult food that has good calcium levels and such you will have to increase the amount for awhile but it is perfectly fine for a puppy.

RiverDan · 04-28-2013, 02:54 PM

Just curious. Is the idea behind adult food early to maintain an even/slow growth weight? While some puppy foods cause growing too rapidly in GSDs? Been thinking about it lately.

curedba · 04-28-2013, 02:57 PM

I wouldn't feed diamond if it were the last thing out there a better quality food is blue buffalo or Origen or better yet raw food

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Originally Posted by Schultz9008

I have been lookin on here and couldn't find when I am able to give my puppy adult food...she is only 4 months old but am just curious...I have also been thinking about switching from wellness to diamond large breed has anyone used diamond dog food?

**jocoyn** · 04-28-2013, 03:35 PM

There is a good sticky note in the Feeding Our Puppies section that talks about calcium and protein in feeding a puppy.

With a treand towards hi protein adult dog foods it presents another perspective for feeding pups...most hipro foods have high calcium (not all higher quality meals have less calcium) but puppies are not as capable as adults as managing dietary imbalances.

Schultz9008 · 04-28-2013, 06:11 PM

My mom has a Great Dane and feeds her diamond large Breed dog food and uses uni milk as well and she is still a puppy as well have any of you experienced uni milk?

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04-27-2013, 09:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Schultz9008 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ft Stewart Georgia Posts: 43	Can I switch to adult dog food I have been lookin on here and couldn't find when I am able to give my puppy adult food...she is only 4 months old but am just curious...I have also been thinking about switching from wellness to diamond large breed has anyone used diamond dog food?

04-27-2013, 09:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
zyppi Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Back home to Louisiana! Posts: 5,234	Yes, you can switch, but don't know about brand. __________________ Anne Nothing is as simple as it seems or as complicated as we make it~ Attitude is everything -- Pick a good one! Sofie AKA Ussina vom Haus Brezel Jack von Jagenstadt Tatty - Burmese bad cat

04-28-2013, 06:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 12,718	i've never fed puppy food to my dogs. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

04-28-2013, 03:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
jocoyn Zombie Queen Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 11,877	There is a good sticky note in the Feeding Our Puppies section that talks about calcium and protein in feeding a puppy. With a treand towards hi protein adult dog foods it presents another perspective for feeding pups...most hipro foods have high calcium (not all higher quality meals have less calcium) but puppies are not as capable as adults as managing dietary imbalances. __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Beau -NAPWDA Certified Cadaver Dog Waiting at the Bridge (italics=GSDs) (hemangiosarcoma=blue):Grim , Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

04-28-2013, 06:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Galathiel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: East Texas Posts: 326	If you do a search on the forum you can probably get some feedback about Diamond foods. Sold at Tractor Supply?

04-28-2013, 12:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Schultz9008 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ft Stewart Georgia Posts: 43	Yeah they sell it there but also I found it at pet sense as well and the adult food is 32.99 for a 40 lb bag Sent from Petguide.com Free App

04-28-2013, 02:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
RiverDan Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 147	Just curious. Is the idea behind adult food early to maintain an even/slow growth weight? While some puppy foods cause growing too rapidly in GSDs? Been thinking about it lately.

04-28-2013, 06:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
Schultz9008 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ft Stewart Georgia Posts: 43	My mom has a Great Dane and feeds her diamond large Breed dog food and uses uni milk as well and she is still a puppy as well have any of you experienced uni milk? Sent from Petguide.com Free App

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