Puppy Food / Weaning

[Dave C 63]

It seems quite a few of the genuine dog lads on here are either breeding or bringing in a pup this year, so i thought i would get your thoughts on this,

 

I have always used Beta Pup when bringing in a puppy and last year when i bred my first litter i used it to wean them and all went well, although they can be a bit loose on it.

 

Back end of last year i got a Wire Viz pup which had been weaned on Eukanuba, as the breeder gave me quite a bit i kept her on it and was amazed how solid she was on it and with her being quite picky how good a condition she was for how little she ate.

The only problem was it took her along time to get used to another brand of food when she was a year old.

 

So my question is this, i was thinking of weaning my current litter of Labs on Eukanuba but with it being over £50 a bag i don't think people will keep the pups on it when they go to there new homes, if this then upsets the pups is it worth using Eukanuba in the first place?

 

Also what do you use on your pups?

[paulus 26]

always fed raw minced chicken and beef

[socks 32,253]

Puppies need the best food possible at that stage and raw meat is the best as a canines body is designed to process meat ... When I breed a litter they are always weaned on flesh and they thrive on it ......

 

[Inthesticks2013 0]

As said above raw mince and chicken worked well for me

[born2hunt81 6]

I also feed my working cocker puppy on raw mince but I do mix it with biscuits

[Carl298 0]

I have a five month old HWV and feed Arden Grange. She seems to be fine on it.