I know on regular bags of puppy food it says to wait until a year.. but I'm wondering if that is what I should go by.. I feed her half actrium puppy food and homemade dog food (chicken or turkey or deer, rice and some fruit and veggies).. she is 4 months old now. When is a good time to change over?
i was also under the impression that a puppy should be on puppy specific food until after 1yrs of age
but i've read from some members here that once a dog is 5m or older, he/she can be on "all life stages" food
so that's what im doing. my 5 1/2m old dog is now off puppy food
How big is your puppy though?? My girl at 4 months is 30 lbs.. I don't know if the size makes a difference.. she seems awfullyrics small to switch over already!
Okay. How much do you actually feed him?? In cups. Just trying to figure out if I am feeding this girl enough. I think she just may be smaller then most german shepherds. When I got her at 8 weeks she was only 4.6 lbs.
im not really an expert but i just follow the GSD growth chart, the kibble bag's feeding guide, and visual look of my dog to gauge whether he's overeating/undereating
1 cup, on the back of my kibble, says 8oz.
so right now my dog eats 1 cup per meal, for a total of 3 cups, or 24oz
and he also gets probiotic supplement, coconut oil, whole boiled eggs here and there, baby carrots and celery here and there
Yeah! I have three german shepherds right now. I just was reading people changing their diet so early I was confused and thought maybe there was a better way! Your input still matters!
I took Valor off Orijen Large Puppy when he was about 6 months old. He's now on Orijen Tundra or sometimes Orijen Six Fish. He's doing great on it. He gets a cup and a half of Tundra with some broccoli and ground lean turkey twice a day. He's thriving! I could not be happier and his energy is through the roof.
It's all about their growing too fast on the puppy food which can lead to other issues.
Ease her off the puppy food by mixing it with what you're going to feed her. Start with 2/3 puppy food 1/3 adult food and then after a few days you can do like half. Watch her stools in case they get loose on the new stuff...
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