Yes, that is why I am feeding it to him. He needs to put on a little weight. I was just wondering if it will affect his joints even though he is done growing.
DO NOT FEED HIM PUPPY FOOD, HE IS AN ADULT DOG AND IT IS CALLED "PUPPY FOOD" FOR A REASON.
Here is a site that will show you which dog foods are the best and the worst. I suggest that you get any one of the dog foods that are top rated.
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
Most of grocery store dog food formulas, like IAMS, Pedigree, Science Diet, Purina,and etc contain "meat and bone meal" which has been known to contain dead dogs and cats that were euthanized in animal shelters. Their bodies are picked up and bought by the truck load by "rendering plants" , that also pick up road kill, dead live stock, and etc. They are shredded, and boiled. They skim off the fat on the top of the "soup" and collected it and sell it to pet food companies as "animal fat", the rest of the animals' remains are crushed up, dried and sold to dog and cat food companies as meat and bone meal.
You can read more about it here.
http://earthislandprojects.org/eijournal/fall97/fe_fall97petfood.html
Here is an article where the owner of a rendering plant talks about it. He says that cremating the dead shelter animals would cause pollution, and that rendering them is good.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_12_26/ai_115041999
Here is further information on what you shouldn't see in the ingredients list in your dog's food.
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients
Top rated dog foods like Canidae contain good healthy ingredients.
Maybe feeding the right amount might cause problems, but puppy food is more or less the same as adult food, in the 70's there used to be no such thing as puppy food and puppys ate dog food
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There really is no need to do that….puppy food is made especially for puppies who are growing. Therefore, there is more calories, fats, etc.
Just use a high quality adult version….Innova, Orijen, etc….or try the Canidae All Life Stages.
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There is no side affects but feeding him/her puppy food doesn't give him/her the proper nutrition that they need at that age. Its best to feed a great dane food that is rich in growth and joint formulas.
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Vet Tech
Puppy food has extra calories, so he may gain a little weight.
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If you're finishing off a bag, sure it's fine.
Otherwise, I don't know why someone would do this permanently. Puppy food isn't less expensive and has things in it for growth, and if your dog is done growing, it doesn't make much sense.
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I don't think so. I do know that you Great Dane will not get his or her proper nutritional needs meet if he or she is only eats puppy food. Puppy food is made to give a puppy what they need and older dogs have deferent need as a puppy.
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I was feeding my 4 yr old shih tzu puppy food (bc at the time we had a litter of puppies) and my vet got very upset about it. He said it was damaging my dog's liver because of the excessive vitamins, minerals, calories, etc. I would switch to adult food so that your dog lives a long and healthy life.
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YES!!!!!!!! You should not be feeding your Dane puppy food- EVER- it has too much protein and will cause your dane to grow taller and can have joint issues.
http://www.i-tails.com/great-dane-mastiff-nutrition-feed.html
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Theres no side effects. Puppy food has all the nutrients and calories for a growing puppy. I would suggest a good quality dog food that is made for large breed dogs. It has all the nutrients and calories that a large breed dog needs. It will help him gain the weight that he needs.
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It would be far better to feed your Dane a high quality food such as Canidae ALS, Wellness Super5 Mix chicken, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul,Innova EVO, just to name a few.
Some Danes do have an issue with gaining weight, if you haven't already you may want ot get a good vet exam done that includes bloodwork, fecal, etc. Also try satinballs, they are great at weight gain.
You can also try mixing a good quality canned food in with the dry.
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owned Danes for over 25 years
Do not EVER feed your dog cooked meat or any kind of pork. ALL raw meat (besides pork) is what you should feed him. cooked meat will mess up his system.
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dog trainer/handler
DO NOT FEED HIM PUPPY FOOD, HE IS AN ADULT DOG AND IT IS CALLED "PUPPY FOOD" FOR A REASON.
Here is a site that will show you which dog foods are the best and the worst. I suggest that you get any one of the dog foods that are top rated.
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
Most of grocery store dog food formulas, like IAMS, Pedigree, Science Diet, Purina,and etc contain "meat and bone meal" which has been known to contain dead dogs and cats that were euthanized in animal shelters. Their bodies are picked up and bought by the truck load by "rendering plants" , that also pick up road kill, dead live stock, and etc. They are shredded, and boiled. They skim off the fat on the top of the "soup" and collected it and sell it to pet food companies as "animal fat", the rest of the animals' remains are crushed up, dried and sold to dog and cat food companies as meat and bone meal.
You can read more about it here.
http://earthislandprojects.org/eijournal/fall97/fe_fall97petfood.html
Here is an article where the owner of a rendering plant talks about it. He says that cremating the dead shelter animals would cause pollution, and that rendering them is good.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_12_26/ai_115041999
Here is further information on what you shouldn't see in the ingredients list in your dog's food.
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients
Top rated dog foods like Canidae contain good healthy ingredients.
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I agree with most of the answers but you could also find it to be too rich for him and that will lead to loose stools and its questionable what benefit your approach will be – if he needs to put on weight add higher fat foodstuffs to his food – such as tripe etc. If in doubt phone the breeder! Jim
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