hedd-wyn Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'm looking for an alternative puppy food for my 10month old lab. I've been feeding her on Burgess Supadog Puppy as advised by the breeder. Problem is I have to order bags of this online so delivery can be dodgy at times and they don't sell it in the local Pets at Home. So could somebody please recommend me some other brands? Heddwch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I really would not be worried about giving it puppy food at that age , get it onto a proper adult food and it will be fine, my Lab has been on adult since he was 7 months. The puppy "tag" is mostly for the owners benefit !, I use Skinners and have been happy with the results, but each dog is different . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian g Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I use to use skinners field and trial but every pup iv had in the past 5 years has been on raw meat an bone from 12 week old I have 2 dogs in pup at the moment and il be weaning the pups on to raw mince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie69 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I really would not be worried about giving it puppy food at that age , get it onto a proper adult food and it will be fine, my Lab has been on adult since he was 7 months. The puppy "tag" is mostly for the owners benefit !, I use Skinners and have been happy with the results, but each dog is different . me neither I was having problems with my dogs digestive system,, runny poo, he is 6mnths old now i was advised to get him onto adult food , and has been on skinners hypoallergenic adult food for nearly a month now. and he is firming up nicely . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottoj18 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 + 1 for the skinners I put my lab on it at 6months old and she's coming on well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Any particular brand of Skinners gentlemen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Mine is on the maintenance , unless the dog is working a lot or has any allergy's that will be fine , I pay around £18-£19 for 15kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michufc Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 +1 for skinners I have 3 spaniels one 2 one 1 and our pup is 6months I use maintenance for all good quality and good price can't say fairer than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottoj18 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Any, more protein in the working months. Less in the lazy ones. It's vat free I pay £15 for 15kg of field and trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie69 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Skinners field & trial hypoallergenic duck and rice (because of his sensitive tummy) I found this web site when we had our troubles found it very interesting http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=myths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 personally I don't think a dog of that age should still be on puppy food, I don't personally choose to use "puppy complete food" either (though I have tested them in the past) as I want to know exactly what is in there at this important stage, rather than trust a manufacturer and his main interest which is in profit margins not the health of the pup I am investing a lot of time and energy into. Thus i feed home cooked mixes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Don't even think about a maintenance feed at that age, I've got mine on the 23% working crunch as it's between puppy food and maintenance. Doing well on it at 7 months with the bonus I can keep her mum on it as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIDES EDGE Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Skinners have just started a new Field & Trial Junior for 6 month old dogs S R P £23.99 FOR 15KG dont know the protein content. As al4x said I would not recomend maintenance for a young dog the working crunch at 23% is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Don't even think about a maintenance feed at that age, I've got mine on the 23% working crunch as it's between puppy food and maintenance. Doing well on it at 7 months with the bonus I can keep her mum on it as well Having worked in the petfood industry for 23 years I like to think I may know a little about pet nutrition , I have had quite a bit of training on it over the years . A lower protein food will have no negative effect on a puppy of that age which is one of the larger breeds , especially if it is doing little in the way of work , it could be argued that a high protein diet will cause more issues , especially if the food has a higher amount of calcium . Lower protein can have a positive effect on adolescent pups both in its behavior and later life joint problems etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie69 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Having worked in the petfood industry for 23 years I like to think I may know a little about pet nutrition , I have had quite a bit of training on it over the years . A lower protein food will have no negative effect on a puppy of that age which is one of the larger breeds , especially if it is doing little in the way of work , it could be argued that a high protein diet will cause more issues , especially if the food has a higher amount of calcium . Lower protein can have a positive effect on adolescent pups both in its behavior and later life joint problems etc. hi fenboy have you ever used linseed/flax oil as a supplement in your dogs meals? I have been told a teaspoon of this has good effect on dogs? for coat condition and also contains natural anti-inflammatory properties amongst others ? Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bi9johnny Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 I feed mine on a mix of dry and raw at the moment, they have dr johns gold in the morning and raw meat at night and they thrive on it. They never have bad poo, they don't make smells and I think it's certainly good for their health. Too many additives in processed food. If you have a dog with a dodgy digestion then raw feed is ideal for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Mine are on harringtons mixed with raw tripe and whole chicken minced. They love it and look extremely healthy on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 hi fenboy have you ever used linseed/flax oil as a supplement in your dogs meals? I have been told a teaspoon of this has good effect on dogs? for coat condition and also contains natural anti-inflammatory properties amongst others ? Paul No I cannot say that I have , my older dog does get a little cod liver oil from time to time and they both on occasions have a little salmon oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Try whole oily fish instead of such supplements, blast frozen sardine etc raw with guts or salmon / trout heads from the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazbev Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 I always recommend this site,it's an interesting read,stop feeding puppy food which is higher protein to help growth when they reach their adult size,probably 12 months with a lab http://www.whichdogfood.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 I really would not be worried about giving it puppy food at that age , get it onto a proper adult food and it will be fine, my Lab has been on adult since he was 7 months. The puppy "tag" is mostly for the owners benefit !, I use Skinners and have been happy with the results, but each dog is different . as above, as soon as my dogs are 6 month old they go on adult food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian g Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Try whole oily fish instead of such supplements, blast frozen sardine etc raw with guts or salmon / trout heads from the kitchen. I wouldn't advise anyone to feed raw salmon unless they know what there doing that there is a possible cause of a parasite/bugs in dogs with potential Leathal consquences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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