Hi all,
we are pushing 9 months with our not-so-little little furbaby!

I was wondering when is a good time to switch to adult food? Some say at a year some say for high energy breeds (ie huskies) wait longer?

Any advice???

Thanks!
T and T

Most people say 1 year....others use all life stages food and don't really buy into the puppy vs adult food. What type of food are you currently using?

My guy is also almost 9 months and I have heard to switch them around a year, others have said they never used puppy food.

I feed Nikko Wellness for puppy, and that is what I am switching Yukon too (breeder had him on puppy chow :-/) My plan is to switch them both over to Taste of the Wild in 2-3 months. Nikko will be about a year, and Yukon will be about 5 months old. I don't like the idea of having them on different foods, and I have heard TOTW is fine for puppies too.

I've always heard approx. a year although I have also read that when your puppy stops showing interest in their food can also be a sign (reason I had to switch Cally over)

Just as an add to that, Cally was around 6 months when we switched and she seems to be doing fine on it

Tama is on Blue Buffalo wilderness puppy kibble. His breeder had him on a grain based kibble before prob because it was cheaper. But we have had great success with BB. His coat changed and his shedding (mind u it was the dead of winter) was so much better.

We would probably stay with BB unless there are other recommendations? He is NOT a fussy eater... Actually it is probably his favorite parts of the day! We though about the Raw diet but from what I have priced it is more expensive.

Tamasmum, I fed Cato WIlderness Adult since I got him and Acana all life stages, until we switched to raw - Claudia helped me out with this, as I was nervous at first, but it appears that the calcium/phosphorous ratio is perfectly fine for huskies and so is the protein content.

Blue Wilderness is a great food. 5 starts and grain free. I alternated between Duck and Salmon, the dogs loved it.

Thanks for the tips....

Megan.... why did you switch to raw? and how are you fidning the cost compared to BB?

ALso GREAT BLOG! checked it out this am! If i was more clever with words I wish i could encapture all of Tama's adventures!

hahaha well thank you.

I switched to raw because after lots of research, I found it to be the best for my dog and any dog I should ever have, since dogs share 99.8% of their genetic make up with wolves.

It's cheaper than Blue for me. But you have to find co ops in your area to keep cost down.

Blue Wilderness is a good food. I feed Orijen to my huskies. I'd personally go with Orijen, Acana or Fromm over Blue, but it is a good food, too.

As with dry food, there are a lot of options for raw and a wide range of prices for raw foods (depends on type of meat, type of food, etc)

tamasmum wrote:

Tama is on Blue Buffalo wilderness puppy kibble. His breeder had him on a grain based kibble before prob because it was cheaper. But we have had great success with BB. His coat changed and his shedding (mind u it was the dead of winter) was so much better.

We would probably stay with BB unless there are other recommendations? He is NOT a fussy eater... Actually it is probably his favorite parts of the day! We though about the Raw diet but from what I have priced it is more expensive.