from puppy to dog food ?

[x3megannn]

hi

my little man is going to be 4 months on June 4th. He currently weighs 2.5lbs & is still eating his puppy food . at what age do you all recommend i switch to dog food & what kind is best. He is eating puppy chow. Should i put him on Dog Chow when the time comes or something better ?

[bellababy08]

Originally Posted by x3megannn

hi

my little man is going to be 4 months on June 4th. He currently weighs 2.5lbs & is still eating his puppy food . at what age do you all recommend i switch to dog food & what kind is best. He is eating puppy chow. Should i put him on Dog Chow when the time comes or something better ?

First I would recommend putting your baby on a better puppy food like wellness for puppies..Puppy Chow is the worst of the worst in dog foods pack full of corn and by-products..not good for our babies...And I was always told by my breeder and Vet to not switch from puppy food to adult until they are a full year old....Good luck!

[bellababy08]

Here is a link to some real good dog foods...the first 2 or 3 ingredients should be meat.

www.dogfoodadvisor.com/

[ArmaniMan]

Can't help on the age to switch because I have always fed an all life stages food, so never had to deal with the switch.

However, I would recommend you research foods and switch to a better quality food for your little one.

[sganow]

I fed (and feed) all my dogs (from puppy to adult) Nature's Variety Prairie dog food (chicken and brown rice formula). It is good for all life stages and the kibble is small and easy for them to eat. I have multiple dogs so feeding them all the same food worked out best for us. Nature's Variety is a very good food. If you only have the one puppy, you could switch to a better quality puppy food. My son likes Blue Buffalo puppy food for his Morkie. You can get that at PetSmart or Petco. You should keep them on puppy food (or at least all life stages food) until at least a year old. Good luck with your new puppy.

[bellababy08]

Right now this is what you are feeding your baby

Puppy Chow

Ingredients: Whole grain corn, corn gluten meal, chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of vitamin E), soybean meal, egg and chicken flavor, barley, animal digest, calcium phosphate, fish oil, calcium carbonate, dried yeast, salt, potassium chloride, l-lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, dl-methionine, added color (yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40, blue 2), manganese sulfate, manganese proteinate, niacin, vitamin A supplement, copper sulfate, copper proteinate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite
Fiber (estimated dry matter content) = 5.7%