Confused on what to feed my puppy

[Dobieinthecity]

I feel like everyone has a different opinion. The one thing I’ve stuck to (mostly from my breeder) is Purina pro plan chicken and rice plus i give him some supplements and probiotics.

I definitely want him to be getting ’the best’. I don’t know what route to take here.

Separately, how many cups of food for a 5 month old dobie!?

 

[Panama]

As far as brand of food.... that's a tough on. As you've said, everyone has a different opinion. I know a lot of people switch from PPP Chicken to PPP Sensitive Stomach Salmon & Rice.
My big boys do best on Taste of The Wild Ancient Prairie (Bison & Venison) and PPP Salmon & rice 50/50 mix.
My puppy (now 6 mo) was weaned with Diamond Naturals, but I switched her to Loyall All Life Stages.

My puppy gets 4 - 4 1/2 cups a day. A lot depends on activity level. Especially if it's rainy and she hasn't been about to get out and run, that's when I feed a little less.

 

[JanS]

Part of it also depends on what you have available in your area, unless you want to order it.

We also feed ours Tasted of the Wild Ancient Grains - Wetlands and they do well on it.

Our female is 9.5 months and she gets about 3 cups/day and our male is 15 months and gets a little over 5 cups/day.

 

[Ddski5]

It’s really a matter of opinion or one’s experience(s).

I wasn’t too pleased with Victor, even before the recall. Mine did not do well on Diamond or Tractor Supply 4Health.

I liked the different brand flavors of Taste of the Wild- I like to switch proteins to a leaner protein during the summer because it gets so damn hot down here and mine eat it with no problem. A couple of things happened that caused me to switch.
1. They lessened the bag weight- it was either 40 or 50lb bags, now it’s 28lbs.
2. I found FROMM dog food- it’s a smaller family owned company and I liked their vision.

Then mine started having liver/pancreas issues and I researched and learned there is too much Copper Sulfate/Chelate in reg dog food- that’s a long story but if you want to read it all….https://doberman-chat.com/threads/acute-liver-injury-vs-copper-storage.38634/

So now, I feed Voyager Dog Food which specializes in low copper high quality dog food.

Regardless of what you choose, if you are concerned enough to ask this question then dive into the internet rabbit hole of “what is a good dog food”….takes some time to read and research but do it and feel confident in the end of what you choose.