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Originally Posted by JaxlaB  Before everyone goes crazy i know that Purina is not in the elite brands of dog food which is why i will be changing it, and yes my breeder was reputable and did everything by the book and yes Jax has been to the vet and has a clean bill of health. |
That is very funny! Love how you did that! LOL
Purina has a lot of puppy formulas available. I think you referred to this one:
https://dogchow.com/dog-food/1064/puppy-chow
This one reminds me of some of the Royal Canine formulas discussed in earlier threads:
https://www.proplan.com/dogs/product...breed-formula/
Here's Orijen's Puppy:
Puppy | Orijen and the ingredients: Boneless chicken*, chicken meal, chicken liver*, whole herring*, boneless turkey*, turkey meal, turkey liver*, whole eggs*, boneless walleye*, whole salmon*, chicken heart*, chicken cartilage*, herring meal, salmon meal, chicken liver oil, chicken fat, red lentils, green peas, green lentils, sun-cured alfalfa, yams*, pea fiber, chickpeas, pumpkin*, butternut squash*, spinach greens*, carrots*, Red Delicious apples*, Bartlett pears*, cranberries*, blueberries*, brown kelp, licorice root, angelica root, fenugreek, marigold flowers, sweet fennel, peppermint leaf, chamomile, dandelion, summer savory, rosemary, Enterococcus faecium.
* FRESH AND PRESERVATIVE-FREE
SUPPLEMENTS
Vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E Supplement, zinc proteinate, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product.
Acana Puppy Small Breed:
Puppy Small Breed | ACANA Pet Foods
INGREDIENTS
Chicken meal, steel-cut oats, chicken fat, deboned chicken, whole potato, peas, whole egg, deboned flounder, sun-cured alfalfa, chicken liver, herring oil, pea fiber, whole apples, whole pears, sweet potato, pumpkin, butternut squash, parsnips, carrots, spinach, cranberries, blueberries, kelp, chicory root, juniper berries, angelica root, marigold flowers, sweet fennel, peppermint leaf, lavender.
SUPPLEMENTS
Vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, selenium yeast, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product.
I used to grab the info(ingredients & analysis) from retailers websites, but I found it's not always up to date, so, now I grab the info directly from the manufacturer's website with the hopes that it is the most up to date. Manufacturers change their formulas from time to time and do not inform consumers when they do so.
There's some info out there about having too high of a protein level causing problems in some dogs. I'd find it, read it, be aware of it and make a decision after doing so. FEED corn is not necessarily a bad thing, neither are rice or oats ect for most dogs.
With that being said, Orijen Puppy ingredient list looks pretty darn good! I'd serve it up to my relatives as pate' any day! LOL (just kidding, for levity)