Feeding Information

Regardless of breed giant dogs need a special diet to support them as they grow as puppies and to sustain them as adults. I don't know exact %'s of protein vs. crude fat etc. But I do know your vet and the people making and selling the food will. Talk to them, think about what they tell you, read food labels and you should do alright. Also pay attention to your dogue, if they are overweight don't feed them so much, if they refuse food it's probably for good reason.

Variety is the spice of life. It's my opinion that switching your dogues food is a good idea. Feeding a dogue the same food month in and month out could be compared to a human eating meal replacement bars month in and month out. I feed my dogue a little bit of everything ( rice, veggies, dog food, beef, poultry, the occasional french fry ) and she loves me for it.

You are what you eat. There is a reason "cheap" dog food is so cheap. It's made with cheap ingredients. From personal experience I can attest if you feed a dog cheap food they will act and SMELL cheap. Case in point when I was in college I lived with a Chesapeake bay retriever named Noah. Noah ate cheap food, in fact that's all he did, with the rest of his time he slept next to bowl were ate the cheap food, the only time he would move was to go out back and relive him self of the cheap food. On top of that he smelled so bad no one could stand to pet him. Later Noah's owner wised up and bought some slightly more dignified dog food and Noah was changed for ever. Noah had energy a pleasant smell and an improved attitude. I'm not saying budget $200 monthly for dog food, but please do your dog and yourself a favor buy some decent food and realize if you buy a dog that will grow to weigh upwards of 120 lbs they are going to eat a significant amount of food ( 5-6 + cups a day , you'll go through a big bag every 3 weeks to a month).