Dog food???
 

Hey guys,
my choc lab Hershey is 10 weeks now and growing alot.
8 lbs in 2 weeks.
I wanna make sure she gets the proper nutrition and grows up healthy.
Her father is 105 lbs and mother is 85 lbs.
She gonna b big, I want her to b big and healthy!!
So what's the best food to b feedig her now and as she gets older.
Thanks for the help!

euk sporting has by far been the best thing i feed brutus. only downfall is $$$, its pricey.

If she is growing too fast, her vet may put her on calcium tablets to help keep her bones strong....Had to do that with my lab Rock...May he R.I.P...:cry:

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How big is Brutus??
And about how $$$ is $$$???
I ain't got no kids to feed. Just me and Hershey. Lol

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She goes next week for a visit. I'll ask the vet about that.
He's really good been bringing all our family pets there for years.
But this is the first time I've been soley responsible for a dog and seein how I shelled out $$$ for her I wanna make sure I keep up with all her stuff.
Our other dogs lived pretty long and I just wanna keep that trend going.

85lbs.
i believe it works out to be a little over $1/lb

JL is right on the money. Eukabuba is the best that I have fed...especially for young dogs. A 40 lb bag was $43 for the puppy formula last time I purcased it. That was 3 years ago. I feed my older dogs exclusive and they do well on it. Good luck with your pup!

I have been very pleased with Nutro's .

Price is 29 for 40 lbs and they have a program where every ten bags you get one free.

I feed three bassets, a pitbull and my little boykin on Nutros and have for the last eight years.

A solid food for a fair price.

I've always fed mine euk puppy, but then switched to Purina Lamb and rice once mature.......my boxer is 12 now and still acts like a pup.....their normal life span is 8 to 10 yrs. That's just my experience.......the expensive foods always gave my dogs loose stool, yours may be different.......... Tim

mine eat's purina pup chow. but she a;so isn't that big of a lab

And definatly talk to you vet about growing so fast.......my rotti would cry and whine b/c she was growing so fast, it hurt!!! Not sure what they can do, but it sucks having to watch it........

I feed mine pedigree large breed. They have a puppy type too that I fed him when he was a pup.

Been feeding my labe Purina 1 lamb and rice for years. No issues whatever. Watch the "fillers" in any food you look at.

Don't you have a girlfriend? Those things are more expensive than kids!!!!:eek::grinpimp:

I fed my labs Purina 1 also. When they got older I fed them the one with fish in it. They ate the crap out of that stuff. The good thing is they never had the runs with Purina 1.

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I got em both trained.
Hershey is house trained!!!
Lauren in financially trained!!!
Lmao!!!!!! X 100000000000000000
:)

man that there is some great bribe material right there i'd like to see how "trained " she is if she read this:*****::*****::p

i definitely agree - i am going to save this on the side in the hopes that you lower my insurance premium!!!!! :p:p:p

you f'ed up now chris:*****: micah knows about the blackmail stuff. i keep something on my phone just for kicks:*****::*****:

Lmao!!!!
Y'all all funny!!
She read it as I typed it!!
And she laughed and went bk to drinkin her beer and catchin beads.... It's all good in my hood!!
I wear the pants.... She picks out the color and style.... And what days I wear em...... But I STILL wear em!!

that's just wrong - boy can't help that his mom dresses him like a clown :work::work::work:

if you worried about price try your local feed store, the food we get for my wifes 2 dogs is much cheaper there than pet smart or petco

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We have fed science diet to our dogs for a few years.
Was what the vet recomended . But Cost is not an issue when feeding chihuahuas.

Eukanuba is w/o a doubt one of the best out there! It is also $$$$$$!

With that said, I find Diamond dog food great, and just as good, but cheaper! I pay $26.00 for a 40lb. bag, I think!

Look at the Sam's Exceed

http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/nav...410&pCatg=4743

ingredients (sp) are real close to Purina 1

That's good food. The only reason I don't feed it anymore is that the feed store went out of business. Nothing around the house carry's it.

Diamond dog food is a great alternative...the vet will usually push whatever brand they use, but the ingredients in Diamond are comparable to some of the big name brands without the big $$$$$...40 lbs for 27.99 @ Tractor Supply...We also have a monster chocolate @ 110 lbs and he loves this dog food...we use to use ProPlan, but he's such a horse, we tried the Diamond and have stayed with it ever since...:D

i have a lab she is about 55/60 pounds and willnot put on weight i feed her twice a day.what is the best way to get her to put on some weight..thanks tanner.

Here's a recipe to help add weight a lot of breeders use...be careful with how much you give her...this stuff is highly fattening and will put it on her quick...at that weight, she's about the right size for a female...Start her out with just a little at a time to make sure this won't upset her stomach...It's got ingredients she ain't going to be use to, so best to take it slow...:)

Peanut Butter Fat Balls

• 2 cups dry dog food
• 2 packs cream cheese
• 1½ cups Peanut Butter
• ½ cup corn oil or sunflower oil
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 lb raw (or lightly browned) beef mince (with grease)

1. Blend dog food until finely crushed, and add remaining ingredients. Mix until you have a doughy lump. Add more dog meal as needed if mixture is too thin.
2. Roll out into a log shape on waxed paper. Refrigerate and slice as needed, or form into ping pong sized balls.

This can be fed a slice or two at a time several times a day. It is very high in calories so should put weight on fairly quickly, and if the beef is lightly cooked it shouldn't be too hard on your dog's stomach. The best beef to use is the really cheap stuff, because it is so high in fat.

That sounds pretty good! The hell with the dog, I may try that!:rolleyes:

i feed my lab pmi I get it at the feed store next to holliers in sulphur. http://www.pminutrition.com/rf_brand.html. I feed him 3 cups a day and use the red flannel PRIME during offseason and put him on PMI Exclusive during hunting season the 30/20 mix. If he starts slimming down I feed him a 4th cup but never more.

I have a 13 week old lab and feed her science diet puppy large breed. 4 cups day. It's good for bones and optimal growth in a large breed puppy.

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Let me know how that comes out..... Lmao!!:)

D what the hell you still doing up? It's almost 11pm. It's way past your bedtime! Gonna have to treat you like fool. "D ain't it time for you to go take a nap"!

I would not feed Diamond to anything I own....check out the links below for my reasons.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/..._dog_food.html

http://blogs.dogtime.com/dog-blog-fu...-kill-your-dog

True the recall was years ago but, the company did not handle their problem like they should have. I know of no breeders or kennels that will use Diamond again, ever! My preference is Pro Plan Preformance by Purina but most dogs do not need the high preformance dog food that working dogs require. Eukanuba is also an excellent dog food that I would feed if they had a Pro program to offset the price like Purina does.

Petsmart has the Pro Plan Preformance for $38.99 per bag and if you shop Petco you can tell them to give you the Petsmart price match of $38.99.

My roommate feeds royal canin to his lab he's trainin for ducks. Its more palatable than purina 1. But its also more expensive. If money isnt an issue I'd feed nutro, eukanuba, or the royal canin. If it is my lab eats purina 1 and likes it just fine. In one of my animal science classes at LSU one of the feeds professors spoke and she said that you mainly wanna make sure you have a diet that isnt corn based which makes sense because they're naturally carnivores and thats what their bodies are lookin for.

I dont know anything about Diamond. Where do you guys usually buy it? If what ya'll say about the price holds true, sounds like id wanna switch

I know here in DeRidder you can get it at Tractor Supply