Please someone advice me on the best food to feed a giant breed puppy.
Which brand, and why.

Thanks
Nicole Freeman

oops posted in wrong place!

http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=comp-wiz

There are several premium foods on the market. I don't know if you can get them there or not. This is a website where you can compare the ingredients. You can also type in a search to investigate what ingredients are best for dogs and why. I looked into this but forget where it was. Just look around.

I think Innova and Canidae are good. So is Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul. There are others that look pretty good too, but those are my favorites. Oh, also Nutro makes a pretty good one. You want a meat or better two meats listed first. You don't want corn. Oat flour or oats is best or rice. Meat byproducts are not so good, but if it says turkey or lamb or chicken meal, that's good. In meal, the water has been taken out and you get more of a concentration of the meat...more for the money. It shouldn't say poultry. It should specify what kind of poultry. Vitamins and needed trace minerals are important. Selenium is missing in many foods. Flax is good, but some dogs prove to be allergic to it. Some veggies are good too.

For a large boned puppy, most breeders advise taking them off puppy food early, at around 6 months. (I've heard and read this about my Doberman...fast growing dog, big bones) Their bones shouldn't grow at mach speed. So, a little less protien is called for. Maybe like 24 -26%. Many puppy foods have about 28. But you need to make sure that the trace minerals are adequate.

So, that's some info. But I would advise checking into more as far as getting an understanding of what a dog needs and what ingredients do what for them.  That website above is a good one to compare foods, but it won't do too much explaining about the benefits of all the ingredients. Hope this is some help.

Carrie

I feed  Nutro Natural Choice for Large Breeds.   This has added glocosamine for joints, and has no additives, only human grade ingredients are used.

They also have Nutro Nat Choice for Large Breed puppies 

thanks both of you for the help!
I will have a look around at whats about, trouble is everyone has a different opinion , dont they?
O well, go with your own instincts i suppose!