New puppy .....

[Cranky_pebs]

and need help.

I'm getting my puppy April he 8th, the breeder has the dogs on kirkland food, I'm not able to purcahse this food anywhere close so im going to have to change foods. I'm wondering if you have any suggestions on food replacement.

Thanks,

[phillydogs]

You can buy food online if you want to stay with the same food, I use petfooddirect.com but I don't know if they sell kirkland food.

You should switch the food slowly, usually over 2 weeks time. You have add a little bit of the new food to their food each day and then increase the mix until it's all the new food.

[PatchO'Pits]

Don't know what stores you have in Canada, but I found this...

Kirkland C & R (available at Costco - made by Diamond)

Kirkland L & R (available at Costco - made by Diamond)

If you can't get it there are better foods out there any way , if you really want this food you can most likely oder online

[Cranky_pebs]

phillydogs

thank you forthat information .. i'll keep that in mind.

[Cranky_pebs]

PatchO'Pits

thus far i havent heard good things about this food and was hoping to which. Yesterday while i was out i was so many different things. and i'm not too sure what i should be looking for. I have been thinking about this Performatrin Ultra, any thoughts?

[PatchO'Pits]

http://forums.petlovers.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12958&page=2&highlight=worst+foods

[Cranky_pebs]

thank you .. :)

[fzzymom]

Here are two sites that I have recommended before first one has the list from the Whole Dog Jounal with the criteria for picking a good food - www.dogaware.com and this site has an excellent comparison tool www.naturapet.com.

Diamond Pet foods market different foods under different names in different regions. So maybe you could check their site for a comparable food if you don't want to switch.

Good Luck!

[Cranky_pebs]

thank you so much, i'll check those sites out :)

[JustJo]

Hi Cranky Pebs!

I would not recommend Kirkland or Diamond. The listing Patch provided by the Whole Dog Journal for best foods is a great one to go by. Where is your puppy arriving from? How old will he/she be?

[Cranky_pebs]

I located the puppy from the CKC, a breeder Near Ottawa.. I will be picking him up april 8th, he will be 9 weeks old.

[Cranky_pebs]

I have located a retail store near me that sells wellness.. i may check that out.. the other i was looking at was http://www.performatrinultra.com/puppy/pdi_chicken.htm

[JustJo]

Wellness is an excellent food and I looked at the site for Peformatrin Ultra and those ingredients were great too! Glad you were able to find some super premiums. Be sure and post pics of your pup when you get her/him!

[Cranky_pebs]

Great to know, in fact both products are located close. I have a sample pack of the Peformatrin Ultra so i might try that .. but will check out the other and go from there first before purchasing.

thanks again.

I so have some pic's of you check out the link below, but i'll be sure to add more or post when i have some..

Btw i'm getting a male, he's name is lucci :)

[dogs7]

and need help.

I'm getting my puppy April he 8th, the breeder has the dogs on kirkland food, I'm not able to purcahse this food anywhere close so im going to have to change foods. I'm wondering if you have any suggestions on food replacement.

Thanks,
Well, I remember when I first got my puppy he was a black lab and we were going through many small bags of food to see what he liked then we found Natural Choice(NUTRO) my dog loved even to today.
Well the vet we go to said my dog has the best he has ever seen and it was from the food.

[Cranky_pebs]

Thats awesome to know, In fact i was looking at that today, but think i'm going to use the wellness... I have a few sample bags and i'm gonig to give it a try and see how that goes :)

but thank you for the input o nthe *nutro* i'll keep that one in mind as well if this doesnt work out.

Well, I remember when I first got my puppy he was a black lab and we were going through many small bags of food to see what he liked then we found Natural Choice(NUTRO) my dog loved even to today.
Well the vet we go to said my dog has the best he has ever seen and it was from the food.

[dogs7]

Well, I remember when I first got my puppy he was a black lab and we were going through many small bags of food to see what he liked then we found Natural Choice(NUTRO) my dog loved even to today.
Well the vet we go to said my dog has the best he has ever seen and it was from the food.
Also I heard that Diamond foods give dogs bad problems and might kill them!!!:eek:

[Cranky_pebs]

Oh wow that isnt good at all

[phillydogs]

Not all Diamond foods are bad, my dogs eat Chicken Soup and I personally think it's a great food.

[Cranky_pebs]

great thanks