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14 | 28.00% |
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12 | 24.00% |
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5 | 10.00% |
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9 | 18.00% |
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03-02-2011, 12:49 AM
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Puppy food to adult food. When do you switch?
Puppy food to adult food. When do you switch?
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03-03-2011, 09:49 PM
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Depends on the dog. Dakota stayed on puppy food until he was about 2 years old because he was growing that long. Ditto also stayed on for that long for extra protein/fat due to her inability to put on weight. We switched Daisy at about 1 year because she wasn't growing and wasn't putting on any weight. We put her on a HIGH energy dog food which ditto is also on.
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03-03-2011, 09:55 PM
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Never fed a puppy food. As long as the calcium % isn't too high, there's really no need to feed puppy food. An ALS or adult food should be fine at any age.
It's kind of a marketing gimmick when you think about it... kind of like breed specific formulas.
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03-04-2011, 05:11 PM
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I think one should ask their vet. When I had Lucy, he told me after 1 year.
I don't think it's a marketing gimmick, puppy food has more nurtient value than adult dog food. Puppies need it for their growing bodies and pregnant females need it as well. |
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03-04-2011, 05:53 PM
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Oh and your average vet is the last person someone should ask regarding dog food.. Sad but true.
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03-04-2011, 06:25 PM
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As far as puppy food being a gimick, im not sure how it could be since the brand I feed actually is the same price for adult and puppy. Ive had no trouble with my method as I am sure others have had no problems with theirs. If its a high quality food, the dog should be fine.
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If you know how to read the ingredients and analysis... You'll see there really isn't much of a difference at all.
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03-05-2011, 04:49 AM
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When dogs were in the wild (wolf's), do you think that they ate something different when they were puppies than when they became adults? Maybe as a pup they ate only 2lb rabbits and then ate 6lb rabbits as adults?
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