hey guys, nice to see there alot ppl who look into what they feed their furkid. i need some advice . I've got a 10 weeks old GSD pup , super active also started obedience training.i'm feeding him eukanuba puppy food for now which i realized is crap( didnt do much research when i bought it last week).

1.so my Q is what dog food would i look for for my new purchase of dog food, any suggestions or recommendation. also how much $$ for food am looking forward too
2. when do i switch to adult food, as i have been told and read rapid growth in large breed puppy can cause joint problems in future as high protein content in puppy good ( dun shoot me if i'm wrong)
3. is there any good breed specific food for GSD ?
4. what would be a good treat to give once in awhile ?

looking forward to hear your replies. thanx

thanx davis for the great info.
made some research on the net and visiting some stores and interested switching to natural balance or royal canine as both fits in my budget of rm 230 permonth. is 15kg bag of food enough for GSD full grown adult ( plz dun shoot as 1st large breed dog owner ). i have considered arcana but its way of my league for now as its like rm330 per 15kg bag. all the sifu's out there is there other brand or dry food that you guys have experience before and produced results. as i read even royal canine as alot crappy fillers in their food. so i'm open for any consideration if it fits into my budget.

price list from some of the shop
1. nutriedge ( lamb and rice) - 25kg - rm245 15kg - rm180
2.royal canine -GSD breed spec - 13kg - rm240
3.natural balance - 15kg - rm223
4.eukanuba - puppy large breed -- 15kg - rm 150
5 arcana - 15kg - rm310

and whats the benefit if i feed lamb, chicken or fish ?? does it provide better coat skin or etc

another thing is potty training. i bought a 5 feet by 5 feet cage for him. its quite big as he is still tiny. how am i to teach him to poop in th garden wen i let him out, coz all the potty training i read they are using crate which i believe is small so the dog not free to poop so it does its bisnez outside. another problem is he poops on irregular timing, even if i feed him on time. he usually poops within 20 min of eating and the once in the cage he will poop again if i leave him inside for 2 hours plus. and its a good size poop. so i'm wondering is the food or age. poop has irregular form ( semi firm shaped to semi watery ). so i need advice on this matter coz need to train him before its too late


thankin in advance


pix taken 7 weeks , now 9 weeks old pup


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nice explanation DIVAS.
i'm using acana puppy& junior for the the past week. my dog seems to give positive signs. loves to the food. turns out training is easier. haha

i was confused regarding the protein content for large breed puppies as well. orijen puppy large breed has 70% meat which is really good but it also has 40% protein. i'm not about official research, a lot reviews seems to explain that to much protein is overkill the pup as excessive growth relates to joint and bones problem. on the other hand usually when it comes to joint and bones is the calcium is the one on topic is origen has 1.4% which i think is sustainable. and also it has 1400mg/kg of glucosomine which aids strengthening the joints. and high protein is good if the dog has a active lifestyle. if not could results in kidney problems

so ya , i'm really confused whether should i give orijen large breed puppy a try. and also my pup has to like it in the 1st place. or should i just stick to acana as it has also good ingredients which has 33% protein and so on
( sadly cant find acana large breed puppy so resorted to junior&puppy <-- kibbles to bit small )

all above just my opinion, so i could be wrong. need to decide quick orijen or maintain acana . CONFUSED !!!!

My advice would be to stick where you are. Choosing a good food is great, but constantly switching foods can cause more problems than good.

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ya i guess thats the best solution. coz i don't mind paying bit more for better quality. but then have to suite the dog. but the Acana kibbles are like small. most of it he just swallows. its there so solution to that.


is excess protein in kibbles bad for pups. like i explain before in orijen 43% and acana 33%

tq divas for reply

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Added on November 15, 2010, 6:10 pmi think i found why my pup was having loose stool. coz the OWNER was too sayang the dog and overfeeds everytime. was feeding almost 3.5-4cups a day. so i guess that was the reason why he poops everytime and loose stools.

so guys just stick to the instructions in the package !!!

This post has been edited by PACIFICO: Nov 15 2010, 06:10 PM