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Also, what about "Life's Abundance"?  We fed this to our most recent Dachs, and they do very well on it.  But it is not cheap.

The P/C/F are as follows:

Protein:  26% Min.
Carbs:  41% Max.
Fat:  16% Min.



INGREDIENTS:
Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Oat Groats, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Dried Beet Pulp, Brewers Dried Yeast, Flaxseed Meal, Natural Flavors, Dried Egg Product, Catfish Meal, Potassium Chloride, Salt, L-Lysine, Canola Oil, DL-Methionine, Calcium Carbonate, Monosodium Phosphate, Dried Carrots, Dried Celery, Dried Beets, Dried Parsley, Dried Lettuce, Dried Watercress, Dried Blueberries, Dried Broccoli, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacteriu m thermophilum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Pomegranate Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Supplement, Inositol, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Citric Acid, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Proteinate, Selenium Yeast, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide.

Contains a source of live (viable), naturally-occurring microorganisms .

Thanks to everyone for the replies and thank you Holly for the education.  I have been doing some reading and I was wondering if you know anything about Canidae?  Below is a list of the foods composition.  This is their "All Life Stages" food.


Crude Protein (min.) 24.00% 
Crude Fat (min.) 14.50% 
Crude Fiber (max.) 4.00% 
Moisture (max.) 10.00% 
Linoleic Acid (Omega 6) (min.) 3.70% 
Calcium (min.) 1.20% 
Phosphorus (min.) 0.90% 
Vitamin E (min.) 200.00 IU/kg
Alpha Linolenic Acid (Omega 3)* (min.) 0.50% 
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) (min.) 50.00 mg/kg
Lactobacillus Acidophilus* (min.) 100 million CFU/lb.
Cellulase* (a) (min.) 100 CMCU/kg

Thanks for the replies.  When we bathed him last we noticed we could feel his ribs nearly all the way up to his shoulders, and his hips looked like they were sticking out.  I felt horrible, so I called the breeder and she explained that this will happen as the pup goes through various stages of growth.  He had grown roughly 2 inches in height in a bit over a weeks time.  I have been slowly increasing his food, until this latest jump, but he is now eating 1.5 cups, 3 times per day (4.5 cups total).  After he eats he is ALWAYS looking for more, and he knows where his treat jar is and will periodically get up and pace around near it.  I don't give in to his cravings though.

We got a male from this litter knowing the father was a bit on the small side 135# (29in tall), but we were warned that his grandfathers were huge, one ~210# (33in tall) and the other ~200# (32.5 in tall).  I am curious as to how big he'll actually get now.

I checked his height again last night to be sure and he is just over 22in at the shoulder.

The trip went well and "Murphy" (Yes, we finally picked a name) is a great traveler.  The first couple of days we thought we had a elderly dog in a puppy's body, seeing how he just kind of sat around, and really didn't even make a peep.  Well, that is all definately changing!!  He is obviously getting more comfortable with his new home.  He is such a good boy and honestly the calmest puppy I have ever seen.  I will post pictures as soon as I have the opportunity!!!!

Yeah, it sucks having to wait, especially now that we've had the chance to see him in person!!

Well we went to Canada this past weekend and got to meet the puppies!!  After playing with them, and speaking with the breeder, we decided to go with the less "vocal" of the 2 males.  We get to pick him up on August 30th!!!

Here's a couple pics (Clicking the links will give larger images)



http://quicklx.stangnet.com/images/Dogs/6%20weeks%20001.jpg




http://quicklx.stangnet.com/images/Dogs/Close%20up%20Navy.jpg

This seems to be an older thread, but I too am in SE Michigan.  Livonia here. 

I have given the neighbors a heads-up on the arrival of our newf pup, and they are all very excited!!  Many of them have seen "pictures" of them and atleast know what they look like, but have never seen one in person, so this should be interesting 

I have lived in Livonia my entire life and I have only seen 2 newfs there, the first was many years ago, and the second was just last week.