This is a subject that will yield a different opinion from everyone that you ask. There are some excellent dog foods on the market we can give you some suggestions, but bottom line is getting a high quality puppy food and see if your puppy does well on it. We suggest you do not go hoping around from one food to another. If you find a quality food that your puppy enjoys, and he is doing well on it, stay with that food. It is our recommendation that you keep your puppy on a Puppy food till at least 12 Months of age before you put your dog on adult food again a high quality adult food.
Check with your Breeder what food your puppy is eating. Do not change the puppy's diet which has been recommended by the Breeder. Make sure you have a supply ready if your breeder has not arranged for a bag of formula to go with puppy.
At Shepheven
Our dogs are feed Orijen, K9 Natural and raw meaty bones.
This is a Grain free natural diet.
Dogs and cats are carnivores, unlike herbivores and omnivores they have a very short and acidic intestinal tract that has a Ph of 1.0. Because of this FACT they lack enzymes to break down and digest carbohydrates efficiently. Their digestive system is tuned to run on meat based proteins.
Have you ever checked which of these ingredients forms the basis of your current dog food?
If your current dog food is high in cereal based grains, your dog may not be getting the goodness you think it is! Whilst the nutritional analysis and the protein % on the label will probably be technically correct - if cereal ingredients form the majority of the food, how much real goodness do you think is actually being taken in by your dog?
If you consider grains and cereals are reputed as being the leading cause of allergies and skin conditions in dogs. Ask yourself, why do most commercial dog food diets base grains as their primary ingredient
