I have a puppy bulldog and adult cocker spaniel, i am trying to change the puppy to dry food that he will like!!!
i have tried Iams, Eukanuba(dont think i spelt that correct!! sorry) and also tried bakers, now he does not like any of them,
all he does eat is my cocker spaniels adult dry meal, now i know he needs to be on puppy food, can anyone recommend any brands?
atleast when he is older i know i can put him on the same as my cocker spaniel!! which is easier.
please advise, thanks

Does the cocker food not do a junior mix? I feed Natures Best but its hellish dear. My Border is on Bents lamp & veg puppy & now adult.

Cocker was on eukanuba, tried Bents which upset him plus JW now on Natures Best and he's fine.

y dont u try James wellbeloved dry  puppy food, is a little bit more money  but my pup loves it they also do adult and cat

My own favourite (for the dogs that is :D ) is Ardeng Grange.

Arden Grange - puppy/junior - my pups love it and my adults also enjoy the adult range. http://www.ardengrange.com/

Is there anyway of getting samples of these foods?
i dont want to fork out for food which is quite expensive and then for him not to like it, i think he finds the dry food boring,
which is why he likes the adult bakers complete, because it has moist meaty chunks in it,
its a shame they dont do something similar to the adult meal for the puppies to make it more appealing,
i dont know these fussy animals, they should be more greatful!!!

Arden Grange will send samples out if you email and request some.

Have you thought about Naturediet (a wet food) - most pet shops sell it and you could just buy one pack (about 60-70p).

i do prefer dry food for many reasons, but if i cant find anything he is happy with then i may revert to wet food!!!
i would like to eventually, like with my cocker spaniel, leave dry meal out all day for them to pick at, fingers crossed!! works well with my cocker as he was getting very demanding with meal times!
i will try contact arden grange for a sample, thanks

Well I have a VERY fussy cocker and tried allsorts, Burns, Arden Grange Autarky and then tried Royal Canin, she loved it and they all look wonderful on it mine all have the medium adult, but they do a junior up to 12 months.

We feed ours on James Wellbeloved for dry and naturediet for meat.

You could try ringing all the major quality brands and see which one your pup likes best. Then go from there. You can always wean him onto your usual adult food when the time comes.

> You can always wean him onto your usual adult food when the time comes.

But I would suggest you don't and get yoru adult off it too if you can.  it is packed full of sugars 9whcih no dog needs in their diet at all) and also lost of colours whch they certainly don't need, ti si designed to appeal to the owners visual senses.

Also ad lib feeding is a very bad idea for the majority of dogs, and certainly when you have more than one.

You won't be able to easily gauge who is eating what.

Ahhh I missed the Bakers bit! *rolls eyes*

Yeah I would avoid this. Full of cr*p! Its like raising children on a diet of macdonalds and sweets.

Find a food without colourings/sugars and loads of preservatives.

That'll teach me to scan read lol :P

>i dont want to fork out for food which is quite expensive and then for him not to like it

Most companies offer your money back if your dog doesn't like the food.

Also the reason he likes bakers is the same reason kids love junk food....it's full of....well nothign thats good for them!

Have a look at the ingreedients for yourself and then compare to some other brands such as Arden grange, Eukanuba, even PAH own brand!  You will see a huge differance of type of meet, meat percentage, etc, let alone sugars, salts, colourants...

It can sometimes also be quite easy to make a food more interesting and that is to heat it in the microwave for afew seconds which will bring out the flavour and smell, add a gravey of some kind over the kibble and pick up the food thats not eaten and refuse all food and treats untill next meal time, no dog will starve itself unless very ill.

out of interest how old is the pup? 

You could always try a bit of wet food mixed up in the dry food which is what my girl has.  She has Arden Grange puppy dry with a spoonful of Natures Harvest that she loves, the bowl is licked clean nowadays.

My dogs are fed on Nutro Lamb and Rice - one adult, one puppy version.  We changed our older dog to this food when our new puppy arrived.  The breeder had recommended it and, as we have long suffered with a fussy dog, we thought it worth a try.  They love it - although competitive eating seems to help both dogs.  Neither will attempt to take food from the other but both seem aware that if they don't finish it might happen!!

Obviously when the puppy was small the food was soaked and given more like porridge but right up until he was 9 months he had app 50% of it moistened and warmed in the microwave.  He's now 10 months and eats it dry although I still stir it about with wet fingers to 'activate' the smell. 

I weigh the food for both dogs and if one of them doesn't finish, as sometimes happens with my older dog in warm weather, I can check what he is leaving.  I pick up the bowls, finished or not, after a reasonable time and leave it until the next meal.  They are fed twice a day.

Our local Nutro stockist have free tester bags so I imagine these are available from the supplier.  Presumably most of the 'big' brands do the same.

You could try an ALS food(All life stage) that both of your dogs can eat,such as Orijen or Timberwolf organics,available from http://www.zooplus.co.uk
I feed puppy kibble to my adult dogs,always have.I don't take too much notice of the labels of "junior" "puppy" "adult" etc,but instead focus on the ingredient list and general analysis.

Your pup may well be old enough to change over to adult food anyways,plenty of dog owners don't bother with puppy food at all,or change over at around 6mths old.

I echo what the others have said about Bakers,i would get your other dog off of this food asap and don't even consider feeding it to your precious pup.

Terri....dump the bakers, its not good for man nor beast, I would suggest Arden Grange for both your dogs, get them to send a sample for them both. If they like it, you can buy a sack for more or less the same price as your Bakers, online, berrywoods (did I spell it correct? Someone on here will put me right) do it at much the same price as Bakers and its a much better food. They also have a breeders/exhibitors club where you can get it cheaper by direct order.

If they like it great :)

Here is the link for Berriewood for Arden Grange - a good quality food.

http://www.berriewoodwholesale.co.uk/pages/arden-grange-748.htm

My 15 week pup loves Royal Canin Junior.  She will eat it dry (which is more than our other dog did at that age) but I also mix things in it to vary the taste.  I use raw mince, small amount of grated cheese, few dollops of naturediet and also the naturesmenu meat and veg nuggets.  It's nice to ring the changes.  Why do you prefer just the dry food?  Try adding some wet and you'll make feeding time more interesting!

i have bulldogs and feed them james well beloved, they also have raw meat addded, normally beef or tripe are there favorites.

how old is you pup

feed burns puppy food with small meat small veg mix all cooked not raw.
loves chicken lamb and pork and goes bonkers for tripe sticks hes favorite fruit is pear.