BLUE Large Breed Formula Dog Food for Puppies
December 27, 2008
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BLUE Large Breed Formula Dog Food for Puppies
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BLUE Large Breed Formula Dog Food for Puppies Review
As with all dog food recipes the first thing we are going to look at are the first five ingredients. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of the dog food. When looking at the first five ingredients you want to make sure there is plenty of meat and grains are minimal.
BLUE Large Breed Formula Dog Food for Puppies First Five Ingredients:
- Deboned Chicken
- Chicken Meal
- Whole Ground Brown Rice
- Whole Ground Barley
- Whole Potatoes
Deboned Chicken is the first ingredient in this recipe. This ingredient is inclusive of its water content. Meaning that once the water is removed and this ingredients becomes a dried ingredient it will weigh significantly less, thus making it fall further in the ingredients list.
Chicken Meal is the second ingredient and is a named meat ingredient. A dog’s diet needs to based on the fact that dogs need meat and protein that derives from meat.
The third and fourth ingredients are grains. Both of these ingredients are of decent quality.
Whole Potatoes is the fifth ingredient and is also of decent quality. Potatoes provides an additional source of protein and carbohydrates.
BLUE Large Breed Formula Dog Food for Puppies First Full Ingredients:
Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal (natural source of Glucosamine), Whole Ground Brown Rice, Whole Ground Barley, Whole Potatoes, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Natural Tocopherols), Natural Chicken Flavor, Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed, Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Kelp Meal, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Garlic, Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Fructooligosaccharides, Monooligosaccharides, Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin C, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Beta Carotene, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Choline Chloride, Calcium Phosphate, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Potassium Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Potassium), Cobalt Proteinate (source of Chelated Cobalt), Potassium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus faecium.
BLUE Large Breed Formula Dog Food for Puppies Guaranteed Analysis:
| Crude Protein | 28.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 12.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 4.0% max |
| Moisture | 10.0% max |
| Calcium | 1.2% min |
| Phosphorus | 0.95% min |
| DHA* | 0.1% min |
| L-Carnitine* | 100 mg/kg max |
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
I have a 6 month old Saint Berdoodle puppy, and she has had diarrhea ever since putting her on this food. The 2 year old west highland terrier we have seems to do just fine on her adult food but not the doodle. I’m wondering if it’s too much protein or if puppies like her need a couple fillers in their food.
No, some dogs just do not do good on certain foods. My dog can not eat Merrick because he gets bad poo. But it is still a good dog food. It just did not work for my dog.
I have a Lab,Saint Bernard,Great Pyrenees mix puppy so I have been looking into the right brand of dog food for her and I was looking at the protein and calcium levels in the large breed puppy food, chicken and rice, and both are too high for a large breed puppy so I don’t understand why it is supposed to be so good if it can potentially harm a large and especially giant breed puppy. They should have lower protein and calcium levels such as 24% protein and 0.8 to 1.0 % calcium. In my opinion this should not be labeled as a food for large breeds.
Well you are totally wrong about the protein. That is old school thinking when the protein mostly came from grains, vegetables and potatoes. Protein from meat is very very good. An example is Orijen Large Breed Puppy. I would recommend you start checking out how much meat is before the first fat or oil. That well give you a good indication of where the protein is coming from.
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=protein_myth
Heather,where did you get that info?? Protein is great for dogs and Puppies,no matter what their size!! As long as it is protein from meat sources.You are right about limiting the Calcium levels,especially for large/Giant breed puppies.For a giant breed puppy I would recommend Orijen lbp,Fromm gold lbp.
@ Michelle, I was told the same thing. It’s on the American Bullmastiff Association website. They even suggest going to a senior food if your dog is gaining weight too fast because the bone structure cannot keep up with the weight gain.
Considering that I have just put down a Rottweiler at the age of 2 with severe hip dysplasia, I’m a little paranoid about what to feed my next dog. He was given the best foods (although I had to switch him around a lot due to stomach issues), I never went cheap on him, he was never overweight (some said a bit too skinny but the vet said he was fine).
I’m not saying it’s right or wrong, but I never want to go through this heartbreak again. Dysplasia is considered 50% genetic (the dog has to carry the gene to get it) and 50% lifestyle (feeding, exercise, weight, etc). Basically the dog needs the gene to get it, but the lifestyle will affect how debilitating the dysplasia is. He had other health problems, so I can’t say that the stomach issues didn’t lead to absorption issues which sped up his dysplasia. Was he getting too much protein? I don’t know. I feed high protein to my senior dogs and they are in excellent health.
I’ve really spent way too much time studying this topic. It’s overwhelming.
I put my GSD puppy on this about a month ago and he has had very loose stools – if you can call them stools – ever since. He’s been gaining weight properly and is very energetic. Looks great. But, his bowel movements have been practically liquid. Every other thing has been checked. We’re switching back to “cheap” food like Eukanuba. He did fine on that.