Choosing the Best Food for you Large-breed Puppy

By Seram Marquis


There are some things that you should pay attention to when choosing the right food for your beloved puppy. Large-breed puppies have particular nutritional needs because of their fast growth in size and weight.

If you own a large-breed puppy (Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound, Mastiff, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, etc.), make sure you feed her a natural puppy food that's been formulated specifically for large-breed puppies.

These types of puppies grow very quickly. Hence, their growth needs to be controlled for proper development.

A quality large-breed puppy food is specifically designed to regulate growth rates and at the same time supply the nutritional sustenance needed by the puppies for suitable muscular and skeletal development.

Many top-notch dog food companies (Orijen, Innova, Wellness, etc.) produce first-rate large-breed puppy foods in both canned and kibble assortments. The finest large-breed puppy food consists of the right amounts and balance of protein, phosphorus, calcium and fat to promote proper bone formation, together with glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for healthy joints in spite of the stress brought upon by a large pup's weight. Furthermore, it should also contain all the other ingredients needed by every puppy to develop accordingly.

As with food for adult dogs, in general, the more you pay for puppy food, the better quality it will be. There aren't really any "deals" on puppy food, other than looking for sales and using coupons whenever possible.

It is best to steer clear of the cheapest, highly discounted puppy foods. The reason why they are priced that way is anything but good. The cheapest deal is not going to get you the best large-breed puppy food.

When we consider the three types of puppy food formulations (dry, wet and semi-moist), both dry puppy food (kibble) and wet puppy food (cans or tins) are fine to feed your puppy. But please avoid semi-moist puppy foods. Unfortunately, although many dogs love it, most semi-moist dog foods are loaded with artificial chemicals, dyes and other additives.




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