What brand of food for Lab puppy?

[oldleclercrd]

Just wondering what you guys think is the best puppy food for a 9 week old black lab puppy? Is Purina puppy chow to cheap?

[mallard79]

My brother in law worked at a research company that did studies on dog foods. He said that out of the reasonably priced grocery store foods that Beneful was by far the best food out there. That is what I have been feeding my lab since she was a pup. It is not the cheapest nor the most expensive.....

[Rick]

Cheap food generally leads to more piles of crap.

My brother feeds his dogs kibbles and bits. Those dogs leave mounds of soft serve all over the yard.

My labs have done well on Nutro or Pro Plan. They have turds like tootsie rolls. Firm and easy to clean up.

[Huntbear]

Lets see,, have tried Exclusive, and then one of the Diamond Naturals... my GWP would squat and squirt all over the yard, yellow, stinky runny bleck...  to clean the yard, I just washed it down with a hose and nozzle..

I have him on Pedigree and he is making turds now, but still on the soft side. 

I know that the higher the protein the worse his runs get...

[DoubleJ]

Natures Domain from Costco.  Best food for the price.  For all life stages.  Grain free.  $31/bag. 

[deerhunter_98520]

My lab was allergic to most of the cheap foods and he ate a ton of it...i switched to diamond lamb and rice and it cut his intake way down and no more breaking out in hives

[oldleclercrd]

Any of you guys try Iams? Its kinda in the middle of the pack price wise.

[DoubleJ]

Filled with corn.  I'm not a pet food snob but, I will buy the best food I can afford.  The Natures Domain price wise is right in line with mid class dog food but is on the lower end of upper class dog food.  Bang for the buck.  With it's higher nutritional values, I feed less food too.  My dogs, both lab/border collie mixes one at 80lbs, one at 100lbs both do not hunger for more food despite getting 1.5 cups of food in the morning and another at night vs. the 2-2.5 cups at each feeding of Beniful they needed to stay satiated.  And it contains NO ingredients from China, a major problem with recalled dog food


http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/natures-domain-dog-food/

[runamuk]

read labels lots of spendy foods are filled with fillers like corn, soy, and wheat....that said not all dogs do badly on these foods. 

[Swatson]

Diamond!  Have had my lab on it for years!

[buglin4bulls]

If you want a coat that is thick, shiny and soft as every, Feed your lab WELLNESS. Switched my lab from purina puppy chow when i first got her at 8 weeks, i think it even makes them smarter. She just turned one, and is so healthy. Its a 5 star food.

[Dhoey07]

I just got my lab pup 2 weeks ago and my breeder recommends purina pro plan puppy food.

[Alchase]

Our Border collie gets Beniful usually. My wife tries to mix it up a bit with a little can food mixed in. She thinks Maizie appreciates it. I am not so sure I told her
"she eats it in less then a minute, there is no way she can taste it. Besides she likes kitty rocca and licks her own butt!"
 

[GrousePointer]

Pro Plan Puppy
Pro Plan
Pro Plan Performance

Had great luck with all of them.

If you are running a performance dog, take a look at Dr Tim's dog food.

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[Labs07]

We feed Natures Recipe when they were pups.  Just look for something with meat as the #1 ingredient.  If it is corn or rice as the first then it is a lot of filler and does not digest as well.  Just my opinion though.