Re: [PyrNet-L] Question about food:

[Jack & Charlotte Perry <pyreau@erols.com>]

Tony,
We usually change our pups over to adult food by 6 months of age. 
The reasoning behind this is to try to slow down their growth since too
rapid growth can cause problems. Some of our friends never feed puppy food
and their dogs are fine. Now that there are new puppy foods for large breeds
with a lower protein count (beware of the puppy food with very high protein),
I would think it would be ok to keep them on puppy food until 12 months
if they still like the food.  Our pups seem to prefer the adult food.
Charlotte

Tony Leopold wrote:

>  When should
> one begin to feed their Pyre regular dog food instead of puppy food? I
> read that you should feed them regular food at around 6 months b/c that
> is when they hit their rapid growth stage and no longer need the extra
> protein, ect, that puppy food provides. But I don't want to take him off
> the puppy food too soon....and if I do will I hamper his growth?  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "If you pick up a starving dog
> and make him prosperous, he will not bite
> you;  that is the principal
> difference between a dog and a man."
> -- Mark Twain