How long should i keep my German Shepherd Dog on large breed puppy food?

Answer 1

I took both of my dogs off puppy food when they were about 6 months old, one is a larger breed, and one is small, but my vet told me that technically when a dog is old enough to be fixed they can be taken off puppy food, dogs risk a chance of becoming obese on puppy food because of all the fat. What is more important that puppy food or adult food though is feeding Holistic dog food...that is dog food that is made from human grade food. Even Iams, Pedigree and most other well known commercial dog foos use chicken by products, which means if the chicken goes bad at Tyson, they throw it into the dog food styrophome and all! Even worse, there have been reports of animals being put down at shelters and then used for dog food. Even a case where a little girl died because of eating dog food with penicillin in it and she was allergic! I feed Nutro Holistic Dog Food, they have adult, puppy, and large breed formulas!

Answer 2

German Shepherd Large Breed

Answer 3

GSDs are VERY prone to panostetitis - that is growing pains where the bones literally ache from growing to fast.

Won't kill them or even permanently injure them IF you keep them quiet and do the anti-inflammatories and don't make it worse by over-nutrition which makes the growth rate even more rapid. . They are miserable, lame, limping, achey, off their food....It can move from one leg to the other, different long bones get hit at different times.... They eventually grow out of it but it can go on for 6-8 months.

Now in breeds that get pano, you MUST cut back on the nutriiton with these puppies to avoid the excessive growth that can trigger pano.

Lost the large breed puppy food at 6-8 months.

Switch them to a top quality adult large breed.

Answer 4

1) Eukanuba is not the best food...it contains way too much grain & by products..it is an expensive low quality food...you can do a lot better..Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, Merrick, Solid Gold, Canidae ALS, California Natural, Fromm, Premium edge,Wellness Super5 Mix just to name a few. 2) there are a lot of good treats out there...look for treats that aren't heavy on grain, don't contain preservatives or dyes..you can also make your own from chicken, turkey, cheese, liver 3) a crate is a wonderful thing and keeps your pup safe when you can't supervise him..as for type it's a matter of personal preference & what you have readily available 4) look for good stainless or ceramic dishes stay away from plastic as they can hide bacteria 5) dog bed I like the fleece type ones the best as they are usually easily washable 6) no rawhide, no pig ears, no hooves these can cause a lot of problems...Look for safe toys such as kongs, nylabones and the like 7) for a puppy a ZOOM GROOM is a good idea and for later a furminator Leashes, collars, nail trimmers, pet first aid kit, long line all are needed.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Some would say that for large dogs, you may want to keep them on it for more than a year. But when you do decide to change make sure that it is still a large breed formula.

Answer 7

Large breed dogs really need to stay on puppy food until they are 2 years old. They are still growing until 2 years and still need the special "puppy" nutrients found in good puppy food. If you look on the side of the puppy food bag, it will give feeding requirements for up to 2 years of age.

Answer 8

6 mo. That's what mine's vet told me

Interestingly enough, GS aren't considered large breed, but medium breed dogs. They weigh around 60 lbs, on average, as adults. I have a long hair GS, and gave her large breed puppy food. Now I give her holistic kibbles with raw meat.

Answer 9

He should always stay on a large breed food but you can change your dog to adult food around a year old.

Answer 10

I started mixing adult dog foor into my GSD's diet at about 10 months, over a peroid of a few weeks I stopped the puppy food.