how young is too young ?

[elle57]

Originally Posted by LDMomma

You have to with Preference because it is an unbalanced food and does not contain meat.

It is optional with all other formulas as they are balanced.

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yes thats what i am currently feeding sammy is preference with raw meat. i would like to change it to embark or thrive, as i imagine i do not have to add raw meat and i can feed it to sammy and benji. it says it is for active adults and puppies.
do you happen to know if there is enough meat in those 2 i mentioned? have you ever tried it for your dogs?

[LDMomma]

Originally Posted by elle57

yes thats what i am currently feeding sammy is preference with raw meat. i would like to change it to embark or thrive, as i imagine i do not have to add raw meat and i can feed it to sammy and benji. it says it is for active adults and puppies.
do you happen to know if there is enough meat in those 2 i mentioned? have you ever tried it for your dogs?

They are complete balanced foods so they can be fed without supplement. I use (meat) supplements (on some meals, not all) because I feel they are a little low on protein. It is not required though. We do give raw meaty bones on Sunday for the dental benefits.

Yes, you can use them for active adults as well. You'll have to experiment with the feeding amount because those two formulas are higher in calories (per cup).

For our adults, we feed a rotation of Force and Zeal, with them getting Embark about 1-2x per week. Roxy, our puppy, alternates between Thrive and Embark only for a couple more months. We've just ordered the other formulas for the first time (Keen and Verve).