I did the wrong thing and goggled what to feed my puppy, and now im at a total loss. i want her on the best food possible. she is on cheep rubbish at the mo at my boyfriends brother house.
so i want to make up for this at least while she is a puppy.
i have a few questions: what do you currently/or did feed your puppy and why.
and if money wasn't a problem what would you feed them and why or would you stay who your with.
also dry or wet food, which is best and why do you think that.
how much protein should a puppy have so as not to grow to fast
I personally am feeding Wainwright's Salmon & Potato with a little of the Wainwright's tinned food on top just to keep it a little bit more interesting (he was quite fussy and wasn't keen on just brown balls, but the wet topper did the trick).
Toby seems to do really well on it, and his coat is really shiny.
I've said this before and I'll say it again! You'll get as many different answers to this question as there are members on LF! Its the quickest way to get yourself tied in knots!
I'll answer your questions in order - I feed Orijen, its won dog food of the year a couple years I think anyway? It contains no grains. Its protein that is derived from the region of the dogs origen or some such mumbo?! I'm rubbish for getting the bumph right. Its good stuff anyway It is bloody exspensive so that covers question 2! Personally I won't feed wet food long, only as a treat. You are paying for water. I have a tap that gives me that for free! I've always fed high protein foods to my dogs. Before Orijen I fed Burns. None of my dogs have grown "abnormally" to my knowledge. Burns supports a slow steady growth. Some people think its skimpy for the dog but thats opinion. I would say more meat that anything else, for your next question!!!
The foods that are reccommended most round here seem to be.... Skinners, Burns, Arden Grange, Autarky, James Wellbelloved, Chudleys, Simpsons (more recently but I have no knowledge of it) and Orijen. There are bajillions more. You just need to read a few threads about food and you will soon be bamboozled!
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I agree with Fee, everyone and every dog is different so it's a tough one, it depends on the dog, budget, availability, sensitivity etc
I fed Grouse Burns initially (she came from the breeder on it), she developed warts on her legs - very odd! No one knew why, in the end I turned to my local huntsman (they have seen pretty much anything) he said give her less protein. I put her onto Chudleys and have not looked back. Fern is on Chudelys too.
i am babboozles i thought i had it down to natures diet then head a few dogs have got ill from poor packaging then burns but people day thier dogs loose weight. now im thinking skinners. havent looked into orijen but will do this now. thank you x
for me the first ingredient has to be meat. I like to able to read and understand all the ingredients.
I have raised one pup on burns and one on skinners. I prefered skinners.
I've recently changed both dogs onto orijen. They are both thriving.
I believe its more to do with higher calcium than high protein that can lead to issues in puppies.
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You can always try one and if it looks like you dog is losing weight try another, as long as you swap to a new food slowely you will minimise upset tummy trouble etc. Not everyone gets the right food first time.
There are plenty of dogs doing well on the best most expensive dog food and plenty doing well on supermarket bargan dog food, it is just a matter of choosing one you feel comfortable with and seeing how your dog goes on it.
If you want the absolute best complete dry dog food, then there is no debate, ORIJEN is it. It is the only dog food that has been reviewed independently with a six star rating, and it is 80% meat and absolutely no grain.
Yes, it is 'expensive' but unlike some of the other costly brands, you are actually paying for quality ingredients. And just to put it all into perspective, it only costs an average sized lab just over £1 a day to be fed on it (you need less than other dried foods, as there are no cheap grain fillers in it), so same price as James Wellbeloved or Eukanuba (with only 26% meat). Or you can have Bakers for 85p a day!!!!!!!!!!! Bit of a no-brainer!!!!
I've fed it for the past 18 months, and its kept my dogs tip-top.
Don't be bamboozled by percentages of protein etc. It's more a question of quality of protein, where it comes from, and how it is broken down by the body. Animal protein is what is suitable for dogs, and this is readily digested, whereas grain proteins are not so easily used by the body and the dog is missing out on vital amino acids.
Like Fee has said, you will get a huge gammut of opinions and passionate feelings on feeding, from whoever you ask (we all like to feel we are doing the best by our dogs ), so good luck in trying to decipher it all. But it is definitely worth doing some research.
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puppy food confustion!
Its the quickest way to get yourself tied in knots!
It is bloody exspensive so that covers question 2! 
Bit of a no-brainer!!!!
And just to Bamboozle you further, I feed B.A.R.F (Biologically Appropriate Raw Food), as I believe this is the most natural diet for dogs.
