Hi,

I am new to the forum.  Can anyone give me advise on the best food to feed 8 week old Bullmastiff puppies and recommend a good dog food going forward.  I had though about Pro Plan Puppy Sensitive digestion.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Have you collected your puppy yet?  He should come with complete feeding advise from the breeder and, hopefully, a starter pack of food.  Assuming you have bought from a knowledgable breeder, rearing large breed puppies is quite a specialist area, I would stick with their advise but if you do decide to change I would do it very gradually.
If you are wondering on what to stock up on give the breeder a phone in advance and ask them.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.  I am picking them up in two weeks and was just trying to plan in advance.  I will contact the breeder for their advice.

Cheers

> I am picking them up in two weeks and was just trying to plan in advance<

The breeder has sold you two puppies?

Your best bet is to feed the puppy the same as the breeder was feeding it, to avoid digestive problems which would only add to the stress of a new home.

I assume you're not getting two puppies at once? Or are you very experienced with having multiple dogs? Two puppies at once is a lot of hard work and very little fun.

Have a read of this link. As you haven't collected the puppies yet there is still plenty of time to change your mind. :-)

Yes please read JG's link as two BM puppies together sounds a nightmare waiting to happen :-)

> I am picking them up in two weeks

wooo... i would not take on two bully pups (well i wouldn't do 2 of any breed personally), but having had bullies for my whole life i would not want two developing in the house at the same time. 1 pup brings chaos and destruction. To put it in perspective my current boy once ate a wall, two together would have had the house down! They are not an 'easy' breed and need a lot of time attention without pup being more interested in its brother/sister.

With regards feeding unfortunately I have never found that the bullies do well on on premium quality food, certainly not the foods I would like to feed. However, the others are right, your breeder should provide you with a feeding schedule and product for your pup(s) and should be about to make reccommendations for adulthood based on their own dogs.

I take it this/these are your first bullies, so if you have any questions give us a shout! :)

It's been a while since I have posted on here as I have relocated to the USA with my bullmastiff.....

Believe me I could not comprehend 2 bullmastiff puppies......Boscoe was 8 weeks old when we collected him, he is now 16 months and relocated to Texas he has been a delight and would not change it for the world but bloody hard work......stubborn was a word made for bullmastiffs .....!

I am a new owner to bullies but any help I can offer ......please ask!

Phew! 2 puppies at the same time, I tried it once many many years ago and learnt my lesson quiet quickly! A responsible breeder should never sell 2 puppies to the same home (whatever the breed) and they should advise the purchaser not to go looking for a second. I would advise to get the first house trained and responsive and reliable to yourself first. They will wreck your life and your home!! DON'T DO IT.

I was told to go ahead and get a second pup/dog when this pup becomes a good role model for the new pup.. so that looks like never then!! 

>I was told to go ahead and get a second pup/dog when this pup becomes a good role model for the new pup.

That's good advice. :-) Getting a second pup when the first is as well-trained as you're happy with (because its training will slow down when you have another pup to concentrate on). That depends on the individual dog, but is usually post-adolescence.

All the advise is if you've not got the experience in the breed or a large breed and going in with 2 puppies really is hard work.
You'll need to do double the training as theyll need to be trained apart. You will need to separate them for periods and really work on your bonding otherwise theyll rely on each other and not give a toss about you!
Can I ask what you are getting? 2 of the same sex or different? 2 males IMO that are the same age is waiting for a firework to go off, the chances of in house fighting is high as they mature. I'd now want more than 2 yrs between 2 males of this type in a home together. If they are going to be kennelled and apart then this may help aid the process, but in a household it's a serious risk an a question why are you wanting 2 at the same time.

Yes people do it in large breeds, often when they have experience and know and can be trusted to do the right thing..
We are only summoning here that this is your first BM, really from the way you ask the question about food otherwise you'd know the answer.. I just think in the long run it'll be a lot of heart ache with 2 at the same time :)

> 2 males IMO that are the same age is waiting for a firework to go off

indeed, but i'd personally say 2 bitches of the same age even worse. old adage, dogs fight to breed, bithces fight to breath!