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food

  1. B

    Cooking Recipe for Cane Corso of my own :)

    today I cooked 30kilos kind of a paste for my CC puppy , this is the recipe I hope you'll find something useful First of all I boiled for 4 hours a large young cow bone in a enormous metal container then I removed it , put a bit of salt , then I sliced young cow meat in little peaces and put...
  2. A

    Food switch recommendation

    I just brought my 10 week old English mastiff puppy home from the breeder. The breeder had him on Diamond dog food, but I'm thinking about switching him to Pioneer natural grain free. Pioneer's proportions are: 27% protein and 14% fat. Will this work? Help this is my first mastiff I've only...
  3. BrittneyM

    What to feed my Mastiff puppy

    Hi Everyone! I'm new to this forum, and I have SO many questions for you all. I'm the proud mama of an almost 5 month old Neapolitan Mastiff, Moose. When I picked him up from the breeder at 8 weeks, he was on Puppy Chow. I immediately started weaning him off of that, and on to Blue Buffalo's...
  4. jordankyleet

    Puppy food?

    Hey everyone.. I'm new to this forum but I had a question I was hoping you all could help me with..I'm bringing home my first EM on Friday and I have read a lot of conflicting info about whether or not to feed him puppy food. Some say that it makes them grow too quickly and others say you...
  5. NeSaxena

    When can I give treats to my baby?

    Boone, our BM, is two months old today. He knows sit, lie down, come, off, give paw and a little bit of stay right now. I'd like to start giving him treats like jerky as rewards (currently I'm using broken up kibble). When can I give him these? Please keep in mind that for 1 week (1/13 - 1/20)...
  6. NeSaxena

    Me - Boonelover, You who?

    Hey there! I'm Neelanjana - or as I like to be called now, Boone's mom. Boone is our (me and hubby) first BullMastiff puppy. He's now about 2 months old (we don't know his exact date of birth) and the apple of everyone's eye :cool: I've grown up with dogs (I owe my life to two separate dogs...
  7. K

    mastiff growth rates PLEASE HELP

    hi i'm doing a canine care, training and management course and for our second assignment we have been asked to plan a nutritionally balance raw diet and a health commercial diet for the dog of our choice from puppy to adulthood. i'm doing fine with the nutritionally balanced part i just need to...
  8. C

    Help choosing puppy food.

    Can anyone offer me help choosing a food for our new English mastiff puppy? I appreciate any help if there is anyone on here that is more knowledgable or has done any really good research on the subject? We will be getting him (Gatlin) Friday and he is 8 weeks old. It seems that the concern for...
  9. H

    DDB puppy nutrition - Orijen LBP or Acana LBP???

    Hey guys, I have been looking into different dry food options for my DDB puppy. I will be picking him up the week of Feb 17th and need to finalize on this before that. Obviously I am going to start him off on what the breeder has him on, and gradually transition him to the new variety. There...
  10. BugattiAlva

    When to switch my puppy to adult doggy food

    Hello to all, I have a quick question. I currently have a 10 week old DDB pup and I would like to know when to switch him to adult food. I have heard the general rule is 6 months, but with mastiffs it is different due to their growth spurts. I am currently feeding him bil jac for large...
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    How much food will a mastiff eat in a month if it will be roughly 125 pounds

    Hi everyone, My boyfriend and I already have a boxer/lab mix and we are looking to get him a friend. Right now a friend of our works at a local animal shelter and she has some neapolitan/dogue de bordeaux mixes that are 3 months old that we are seriously considering adopting. However, our only...
  12. C

    Rescued a 4 year 8 month old English Mastiff

    Wanted to introduce myself and brag on my new family member. Hercules is almost 5 and weighs in at 175lbs. He is very well behaved and so laid back. Walks on a leash better than any dog i have ever walked, (stays beside me with the lead dragging on the ground between my hand and his collar)...
  13. J

    What to feed my new puppy???

    I'm getting a 8 week old French Mastiff on Saturday, Any advice on what to feed the pup?