I have a 5 mo old boxer puppy. We currently have him on a large breed puppy formula food (not stating which brand bc that is not the discussion topic).
I read somewhere not to feed large breed puppies puppy food due to the high fat content.
Is this true? Arent they supposed to have more fat and protein as babies?
When should I convert him over?
2007-11-06 06:09:33 · 12 answers · asked by . 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Thanks for the great responses :)>
Yes Chelsea...they are so great. I love him so much! He is so cuddly and full of personality. He is like a little person.
2007-11-06 06:14:53 · update #1
CARQUEEN.....that was not my question. Please re-read.
2007-11-06 06:38:35 · update #2
Hello,
Just so happens I am a Boxer breeder. I recomend large breed formula to all my new parents and I feed large breed formula while the pups are in my care. It is also recomended by my vet and he always compliments me on my pups. You should start the switch to adult formula at 1 year old. And yes they do need more fat and protien while they are young because as you know by now they are very high energy. Hope this helps.
2007-11-06 06:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by Barbra W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Large breed puppy kibble is formualted with controled amounts of protein. Giving to much protein and other things can cause alarge breed puppys bones to grow to fast while they are not getting dense enough to support the dogs weight when adulthood weight is achieved.
They need to slow down the bone growth lenghtwise so the bones are of a higher density and therefor stronger.
I feed my Irish Wolfhound pup a very high quality large breed puppy food for 9 months and then moved over to the adult version of the same food. That is how the breeder rasies hers and she has agreat show record on her pups.
2007-11-06 06:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry too much about the high fat content unless ur pup is getting too chubby. I have two boxers and typically they are lean anyway and could use some high fat content food. My 3 year old boy boxer is on active sporting dog food which has 30% fat because he is so hyper active that he can't keep an ounce of fat on him. My other boxer (the girl 4years) is chubby but was thin when she was younger. Just keep an eye on ur pup to make sure he doesn't get over weight. I had my boxers on pup food until they were 2.
2007-11-06 06:49:27 · answer #3 · answered by woohookiwis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
puppy food large breed boxer
2016-02-03 03:30:35 · answer #4 · answered by Dexter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have my 6 month old boxer on that too and i will be switching to adult when hes 1 1/2. They are large breeds so you do have to give them large breed food.
2016-03-14 00:37:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should try wellness puppy food i have my boxer pup on it since she was 7 weeks old she is now 5and a half months old. if you can that would be the best chose for your pup. to find out more about this wellness food go to the web goggle .com and type in wellness dog food and look up puppy and go from there. stay away from the market or over the counter commercial dog it not good it's just plain gross ingredients from what my boxer breeder told me.
2007-11-06 06:19:37 · answer #6 · answered by blue_vue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I have a pitbull and fed him puppy food until about 6-7 months, now I have him on food for active breeds. He loves it and is very healthy. Boxers are so darling aren't they?? !
2007-11-06 06:13:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I adopted my boxer x he was just under a year (4th owner in his short 10 months of life). I fed him a mix of puppy and adult food for about 2 months, about half and half because of his energy level and his poor condition, he needed the fat. Personally I would keep your pup on the puppy food for about 6-8 more months and gradually introduce the adult food. I just love boxers, quite the enthusiastic little entertainers!
2007-11-06 06:35:54 · answer #8 · answered by Sandbaby327 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have Newfies, and we have them on a Large Breed puppy food until they are 10 weeks, then switch to a Large Breed Adult for the lower fat and protein. Slower growing give less chance for bone and joint problems.
2007-11-06 06:13:06 · answer #9 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
On average: Large breeds typically switch between 1 year and 18 months, medium breeds around 1 year, small breeds around 7 months, and many giant breeds are never on puppy food.
If you want to avoid the whole "puppy food" and "adult food" hassle, I recommend using an "all-life-stages" food. "All-life-stages" foods work for both puppies and adults.
Here are some high quality all-life-stages foods:
* Canidae - http://www.canidae.com/dogs/all_life_stages/dry.html
* Merrick Wilderness Blend - http://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/detail.php?c=14&s=20277
* Merrick Turducken - http://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/detail.php?c=14&s=20274
* Innova EVO -http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1488
* Innova EVO Red Meat - http://www.evopet.com/products/default.asp?id=1491
Puppies and dogs need generally the same kind of nutrition, just puppies need more of it. Therefore, you'll feed more of an all-life-stages food to a puppy than to an adult.
Here's a sample of the feeding recommendations of an all-life-stages food. You'll notice that the recommended feeding set up in a grid for both the size of the dog and the age/activity level of the dog.
http://www.areakode.com/abbyful/segami/puppy/food_bag.jpg
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2007-11-06 06:18:32 · answer #10 · answered by abbyful 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋