jamesn184 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hi all, At the moment my puppy is on supercoat for puppys as the breeder started her off on it and its free of chemicals. I'm now looking for a "premium" puppy food, it will get mixed with chicken necks at lunch and chicken mince/rice with peas & carrots. Cheers James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hi all, At the moment my puppy is on supercoat for puppys as the breeder started her off on it and its free of chemicals. I'm now looking for a "premium" puppy food, it will get mixed with chicken necks at lunch and chicken mince/rice with peas & carrots. Cheers James. I've been feeding my puppy Black Hawk Adult plus a RMB & he is going great on it. It's a premium food at a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) James, I would feed the kibble separate to other foods. Your pup would already be big enough to tackle chicken wings and could do frames too when he grows. Other bones like lamb necks, ribs etc are good too. As for kibble? It might pay to ask in the Golden Retriever thread as folk knowledgeable about the breed may have some views. The only Golden Retriever breeder I know well feeds Advance. I feed Royal Canin (to my Whippet and poodles) but there are plenty of good quality kibbles out there. Edited September 13, 2011 by poodlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 If you want to stick within the "Nestle Purina " family then your choice for a Premium would be Pro Plan puppy, in either chicken or lamb, Proplan is now Australian made. Advance is another Australian choice. I personally like Royal Canin and have had great success with raising healthy, active babies on it. As PF suggested, I would feed dry seperate to raw. Make one meal a day dry and the other necks, wings, carcass, lamb flap etc. Your pup could probably tackle wings, carcass and lamb flaps now, they are excellent for the teeth and the larger the pieces, the less risk of a choking hazzard. Peas and carrot are of little value to your pup and will go in one end and out the other, they offer little nutritional value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenWei Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I'm currently feeding Advance, have raised him on adult food. Eagle Pack is pretty good too. Friends raise there's on Pro Plan and I did that with my older golden 5 years ago. Surpercoat puppy I find has too high a protein level which can cause issues.... How old is the puppy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I have my girl on Royal Canin at the moment, but I'll be changing her to Black Hawk as soon as I've used what she has left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I have my pup on Royal Canin lab junior, think they do a goldie formula too?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesn184 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 I have my pup on Royal Canin lab junior, think they do a goldie formula too?? Yeah they do but only for Adults.. I picked up some food today.. Hills Science Diet for Puppy's, already started to mix it in with the supercoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Don't bother with the rice/peas/carrots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesn184 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Don't bother with the rice/peas/carrots Is it possible to do say 1 meal a day with raw food etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Don't bother with the rice/peas/carrots Is it possible to do say 1 meal a day with raw food etc? Definitely at least two meals a day, my almost 2yo still gets two daily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I have my pup on Royal Canin lab junior, think they do a goldie formula too?? Yeah they do but only for Adults.. I picked up some food today.. Hills Science Diet for Puppy's, already started to mix it in with the supercoat Have you checked the ingredients in Hills ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I picked up some food today.. Hills Science Diet for Puppy's, already started to mix it in with the supercoat Not a food I'd have recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I picked up some food today.. Hills Science Diet for Puppy's, already started to mix it in with the supercoat Not a food I'd have recommended. Me either. I would go Royal Canin, eagle pack, holistic select, earthborn holistic or Canidae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aziah Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I picked up some food today.. Hills Science Diet for Puppy's, already started to mix it in with the supercoat Not a food I'd have recommended. Me either. I would go Royal Canin, eagle pack, holistic select, earthborn holistic or Canidae Me either - I dont' even think anyone mentioned it in this thread? I can recommend Royal Canin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielover Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I agree. Science diet is low quality food for the money. There are so many better choices that would cost less or the same. As mentioned Royal Canin, Advance, Eagle Pack, etc are all good foods. I've fed my goldens, including my litters on Artemis for a few years now and very happy with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 The first three ingredients in Science diet Puppy large breed = Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal Puppy Original = Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal Puppy Small Breed = Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal That's a lot of money to spend on feeding your dog corn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minyvlz Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 The first three ingredients in Science diet Puppy large breed = Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal Puppy Original = Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal Puppy Small Breed = Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal That's a lot of money to spend on feeding your dog corn Looking at Royal Canin Mini Breed Puppy Junior food: Maize, dehydrated poultry meat, maize flour, maize gluten I think that's quite a lot of maize too. From memory Advance has corn in one of its first few ingredients as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason_Gibbs Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Yip i would go holistic select or earthborn holistic, i love Canidae but not so sure how good it is for a pup with such high protein levels. My pup gets Royal Canin for now but he gets heaps of fresh meat and bone, fish etc each day too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Daisy Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Just check the protein levels. You need to make sure the protein levels are about 22% and about 12-14% fat for a large breed. I can't stress how important that is. They need to grow slowly, especially for their first 12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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