Dry Food:
Regardless of whether you feed dry kibble or raw food it is ESSENTIAL that you closely monitor the amount of CALCIUM in your puppy’s food.
There has been a study carried out by the BVA which provides compelling evidence that too much calcium in a puppies diet is catastrophic for giant breeds hips and elbows.
The recommended limit is 1.4% or UNDER as a total constituent of the meal.
Here is a really useful video that explains why it's best for your large breed puppy to have a slow and controlled growth rate
Not all dried foods have this information on the side of the bags, but you can ring the manufacturers. Most are NOT under 1.4%.
At the moment all Kernowbears puppies are fed on Purina Pro Plus Robust Puppy.
There has been a study carried out by the BVA which provides compelling evidence that too much calcium in a puppies diet is catastrophic for giant breeds hips and elbows.
The recommended limit is 1.4% or UNDER as a total constituent of the meal.
Here is a really useful video that explains why it's best for your large breed puppy to have a slow and controlled growth rate
Not all dried foods have this information on the side of the bags, but you can ring the manufacturers. Most are NOT under 1.4%.
At the moment all Kernowbears puppies are fed on Purina Pro Plus Robust Puppy.