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Krista I

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What's the best puppy food for saints???
« on: January 04, 2007, 05:40:30 pm »
I'm getting my saint puppy in just 6 more days, and was wondering what the best food is out there???  I'm so scared for my pup to get bloat or something.  I read that the first ingredient should be meat, crude protein should be no less than 30%, crude fat no less than 20%, and the fiber content needs to be 4% or less.  So does anyone know which foods out there are the best ones to buy for a saint pup???  Thanks.....

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Re: What's the best puppy food for saints???
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2007, 06:01:24 pm »
I have my 6 month old Newfie pup on Innova Large Breed Adult and she loves it.  She's at a great weight with a healthy coat and a good energy level.  I highly recommend it.

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Re: What's the best puppy food for saints???
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2007, 06:05:53 pm »
I have never heard of Innova... hmm..I live in a small town, that could be why lol.. I'll definitely have to take a look at all the stores for it.  Thanks..

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Re: What's the best puppy food for saints???
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2007, 10:42:18 pm »
I would start your pup on adult food right away. Puppy forumla, even large breed puppy food, is meant to help them grow. But with a saint, because of hip dysplacia, you really want them to grow as slowly as possible to help minimize the effects of HD in the future. The sooner you start your pup on a high quality adult food, the better off they will be for life.

I recommend looking at the list of "whold dog journal" approved foods and seeing which ones you can get in your area. I would suggest you go to your local pet stores and get a list of the foods that they offer. Then you can compare the foods online (with the help of the wdj list and of course your friends here at bpo).

Whatever you decide to get, I would start with a small bag of whatever your breeder is feeding so that you can slowly transition the pup :)
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Re: What's the best puppy food for saints???
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2007, 09:07:51 am »
I would start your pup on adult food right away. Puppy forumla, even large breed puppy food, is meant to help them grow. But with a saint, because of hip dysplacia, you really want them to grow as slowly as possible to help minimize the effects of HD in the future. The sooner you start your pup on a high quality adult food, the better off they will be for life.

I recommend looking at the list of "whold dog journal" approved foods and seeing which ones you can get in your area. I would suggest you go to your local pet stores and get a list of the foods that they offer. Then you can compare the foods online (with the help of the wdj list and of course your friends here at bpo).

Whatever you decide to get, I would start with a small bag of whatever your breeder is feeding so that you can slowly transition the pup :)

Hi.. thanks a lot for the info...  what do you consider to be the best foods... could you name a few brands for me ??? thanks... appreciate it :)

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Re: What's the best puppy food for saints???
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2007, 09:08:35 am »
When we got Lola I put her directly onto adult food. We feed Canidae which is an 'all life stages' food. She's growing nicely.. I'm really happy with it. It's a great quality food and it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg which is awesome. LOL

http://www.canidae.com/

I agree with shangrila, You definitely don't want 30% protein or 20% fat. You want to slow their growth. They will still reach their adult size, just at a much more even pace.

Good luck! And we expects lots of pics when you get him!  ;D

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Re: What's the best puppy food for saints???
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2007, 06:36:11 pm »
Hi.. thanks a lot for the info...  what do you consider to be the best foods... could you name a few brands for me ??? thanks... appreciate it :)
This is the "whole dog journal approved" list of dog foods - anything on this list is a high quality food.
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Artemis: www.artemispet food.com
Azmira: www.azmira.com
Back to Basics: www.beowulfs.c om
Bench & Field Holistic Natural Canine: www.benchandfi eld.com
Blue Buffalo: www.bluebuff.c om
Burns: www.bpn4u.com
by Nature BrightLife: www.bynaturepe tfoods.com
California Natural: www.naturapet. com
Canidae: www.canidae.co m
Canine Caviar: www.caninecavi ar.com
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul: www.chickensou pforthepetlove rssoul.com
Cloud Star Kibble: www.cloudstar. com
Drs. Foster & Smith: www.drsfosters mith.com
Eagle Pack Holistic Select: www.eaglepack. com
Evolve: www.evolvepet. com
Firstmate Dog Food: www.firstmate. com
Flint River Ranch: www.flintriver-pet-food.com
Foundations: www.petcurean. com
Fromm Four Star Nutritionals: www.frommfamil yfoods.com
Go! Natural: www.petcurean. com
Hund-N-Flocken: www.solidgoldh ealth.com
Innova: www.naturapet. com
Innova Evo: www.naturapet. com
Karma Organic: www.karmaorgan ic.com
Lick Your Chops: www.healthypet foodsinc.com
Lifespan: www.petguard.c om
Limited Diets: www.royalcanin .us
Merrick Pet Foods: www.merrickpet care.com
Mmillennia: www.solidgoldh ealth.com
Natural Balance Ultra Premium: www.naturalbal anceinc.com
Natural Choice Ultra: www.nutroprodu cts.com
Newman's Own Organics: www.newmansown organics.com
NutriSource: www.nutrisourc edogfood.com
Organix: www.castorpoll uxpet.com
Performatrin Ultra: www.performatr inultra.com
PHD Viand: www.phdproduct s.com
Pinnacle: www.breeders-choice.com
Prairie: www.naturesvar iety.com
Premium Edge: www.premiumedg epetfood.com
Prime Life: www.ompetprodu cts.com
Royal Canin Natural Blend: www.royalcanin .us
Timberwolf Organics: timberwolforga nics.com
VeRUS: www.veruspetfo ods.com
Wellness: www.oldmotherh ubbard.com
Wellness Simple Food Solutions: www.oldmotherh ubbard.com
Wenawe: www.wenawe.com .uy
Wysong: www.wysong.net
Zinpro: www.lincolnbio tech.com
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Krista I

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Re: What's the best puppy food for saints???
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2007, 07:21:36 pm »
Hi.. thanks a lot for the info...  what do you consider to be the best foods... could you name a few brands for me ??? thanks... appreciate it :)
This is the "whole dog journal approved" list of dog foods - anything on this list is a high quality food.
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Artemis: www.artemispet food.com
Azmira: www.azmira.com
Back to Basics: www.beowulfs.c om
Bench & Field Holistic Natural Canine: www.benchandfi eld.com
Blue Buffalo: www.bluebuff.c om
Burns: www.bpn4u.com
by Nature BrightLife: www.bynaturepe tfoods.com
California Natural: www.naturapet. com
Canidae: www.canidae.co m
Canine Caviar: www.caninecavi ar.com
Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul: www.chickensou pforthepetlove rssoul.com
Cloud Star Kibble: www.cloudstar. com
Drs. Foster & Smith: www.drsfosters mith.com
Eagle Pack Holistic Select: www.eaglepack. com
Evolve: www.evolvepet. com
Firstmate Dog Food: www.firstmate. com
Flint River Ranch: www.flintriver-pet-food.com
Foundations: www.petcurean. com
Fromm Four Star Nutritionals: www.frommfamil yfoods.com
Go! Natural: www.petcurean. com
Hund-N-Flocken: www.solidgoldh ealth.com
Innova: www.naturapet. com
Innova Evo: www.naturapet. com
Karma Organic: www.karmaorgan ic.com
Lick Your Chops: www.healthypet foodsinc.com
Lifespan: www.petguard.c om
Limited Diets: www.royalcanin .us
Merrick Pet Foods: www.merrickpet care.com
Mmillennia: www.solidgoldh ealth.com
Natural Balance Ultra Premium: www.naturalbal anceinc.com
Natural Choice Ultra: www.nutroprodu cts.com
Newman's Own Organics: www.newmansown organics.com
NutriSource: www.nutrisourc edogfood.com
Organix: www.castorpoll uxpet.com
Performatrin Ultra: www.performatr inultra.com
PHD Viand: www.phdproduct s.com
Pinnacle: www.breeders-choice.com
Prairie: www.naturesvar iety.com
Premium Edge: www.premiumedg epetfood.com
Prime Life: www.ompetprodu cts.com
Royal Canin Natural Blend: www.royalcanin .us
Timberwolf Organics: timberwolforga nics.com
VeRUS: www.veruspetfo ods.com
Wellness: www.oldmotherh ubbard.com
Wellness Simple Food Solutions: www.oldmotherh ubbard.com
Wenawe: www.wenawe.com .uy
Wysong: www.wysong.net
Zinpro: www.lincolnbio tech.com

Thank you so much!!!!!  Very helpul.. :)