I'm getting ready 2 switch my puppy 2 adult food. Can anybody provide recommendations on excellent adult food?

Answer 1

Here are things to look at: You don't want food containing BHA or BHT as preservatives because those preservatives are toxic. If your dog is a large breed, it may need food designed for growth of a large breed and need the puppy food for longer than other breeds.
Check with someone knowledgeable for the best type for your puppy according to need according to their size and health. For instance, Great Danes need a lower protein content.
Many large breed dogs need to stay on puppy food longer than other puppies and need glucosamine and chondroitin for their growth.
Here are some excellent Adult Foods I'd recommend:

Newman's Own (organic line of dog food, sold in health food stores.)
Nature's Recipe
Royal Canin
Authority Harvest Baked
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance
Pet Botanics Lamb and Beef logs

Some I have heard great things about but have never tried:
Canidae
Wellness

Whatever you decide to use, even if it is a premium and great brand it may have something in it that does not agree with your dog. Or your dog may react to some meat in dog food. One of mine did so we changed to food that didn't contain wheat or corn (common allergens to dogs), soy is also bad for dogs and is in some foods.
We feed our dogs alternative meat sources in our dog foods like Venison, Duck, Rabbit and Fish. These are all good for dogs needing lower amounts of protein too.
There are a lot of newer doggie "health" foods out that I am not familiar with. Any time you chage your dogs food it is best done gradually and over time and you can add a few spoons of pumpkin pie filling at each feeding to help them not to get diarrhea or upset stomach.

Answer 2

My pups are just now reaching a year and I am still feeding them puppy food. If you have a larger breed, your dog may continue to grow until the 18 month point. Hence they are "puppies" for that long. The higher nutrition in puppy food will help them grow. If you have a smaller breed, most likely they are done growing by now (often times a small breed is full size by 7-9 months). Many dogs have stomach issues. Therefore, gradually changing food is best. I first recommend keeping the same brand, just change from the puppy version to the adult version. Later, if you decide to change to another brand, follow that same pattern - that is, mix a bit of the old food with some new food. Gradually increase the new food over a period perhaps a week to 10 days. By the end of that time, you should be on the new food. But if you are still on puppy food now, don't worry about it. Your dog is only 8 months so it's not as if the puppy food will hurt. Plus, if he's very active, he'll readily burn off the slightly higher fat content in puppy food. As for your other dog - what your mom is doing is sweet, but horribly wrong! LOL! In terms of obedience training - and your dog (and you!) should go through that now - you want your dog to sit before you feed him/her. Take on the "nothing for nothing" mentality. That is, if you just throw food at your dog, he'll think he's the dominant one - that you are the beta giving him your food. So make him sit and wait - no hand feeding or sharing of your food for nothing. The two dogs also need to adapt to each other. Even after you are the alpha in the house, they will establish a hierarchy between them - and the younger pup might dominate the older one! But you don't want it such that one dog eats all the food, while the other starves. So train all dogs well and watch them carefully. My advice - if you have a tiny pup, put that dog's food in another spot for now. Feed your older pup in a spot not accessible to the pup (if possible). Just leave the food there and do nothing. He will either eat it or he won't. If not, let it be. When he's hungry, he'll eat. Good luck!

Answer 3

As for Stephanie's comment...the recall list is only for wet food. If you are buying dry dog food....which most adult dogs are ready for...then I recommend Nutro Max. They give a 100% money back garuntee that you and your dog will love the food. Because of the proper nutrients, your dog will be able to better digest the food permitting a smaller stool. The food will also help your dog have a healthier coat of hair, helping to aid in the prevention of shedding.

Answer 4

Stay away from store brands such as Purina, Science Diet, Pedigree, IAMS/Eukanuba,Alpo, Beneful, etc they are full of cheap fillers.

Some good choices to consider:

Canidae, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, innova, Solid Gold, Percise, Premium Edge, Timberwolf, California Natural to nmae just a few.

Answer 5

Here is my list of tried and true fantastic dog kibbles:

Natural Balance
Merrick
California Naturals
Innova Eva
Eagle Pack
Nature's Variety
Castor and Pollux


Those are in order of my personal preference. Most have to be bought alone as the pet stores will not buy from the companies, which I consider to be a plus. But I do believe some are carried at local pet feed stores as well as petsmart or petco, maybe.

Congrats on feeding better than mainstream!!!

Answer 6

Natural Balance Ultra Premium dog food

Answer 7

Natural balance is an awesome food! There are no fillers, soy, wheat, or sunflower oil. All high allergens. Just make sure to carefully check the ingredient list on any food b4 purchasing it. The first 3 ingredients should not contain a filler, such as corn or any kind of grain. Good luck on your search.

Canidae , Blue buffalo, timber wolf.. all good foods!

Sorry just to edit someone else, do not feed pumpkin pie filling, full of sugar and spices!!!. Feed regular canned pumpkin to prevent diarrhea. If you choose to go that route.

Answer 8

NUTRO does have some but not many wet caned foods on the recall list. They decided to do a voluntary pull some of their foods. Their dry dog foods are excellent I've used them for many years without any problems. All my Golden's have beautiful coats and their bones are sound and their teeth are very nice.
Go to the NUTRO web site and look at the dog foods and then you decide.

Answer 9

Whatever you get, make the swith gradually... mixing in some adult food with the puppy food. Over the course of 5 to 7 days increase the ratio of adult food until you are at 100% adult food.

My puppy is on Iams Smart Puppy and I will probably switch her to Iams adult when it is time (maybe Eukanuba). Whatever kind you get, make sure it is endorsed by AAFCO (American Association of Feed Control Officials) to make sure it is notritionally balanced. Iams, Eukanuba, Nutro, Hill's Science Diet are all good brands. Stay away from generic, supermarket private label and cheap (including the ever-popular Purina Dog Chow) foods.

Answer 10

My dog loves the Nurto Natural. It is not high in fat and she will not eat anything else. I have read and seen several things that say how good this food is for any dog.