When to change to adult food?

[atp160]

Hello All,
Have a male english mastiff and have been feeding him eagle large/giant breed puppy food. He is 13 months old and weighs about 135 pounds. When is a good time to change him to adult food. He eats 4 cups in the morning and 4 cups at night. How many cups is everyone else feeding there mastiff

 

[Dino]

I have 2 cane corsos both around 100lbs.my vet told me it was ok to switch about a yr old.I feed them both 4 cups a day

 

[acoz47]

Hello my two girls eat 3 cups each Orijen Large Breed Puppy in the morning and either boiled chicken, beef, salmon with vegetables in the evening. The girls are 14 months and weigh 84 and 100 lbs. They are on the lean side.

 

[Clark Kent]

u couldve switched to adult food a long time ago...From what the top breeders say Mastiff puppies need adult food a lot sooner than other dogs due to their size

 

[jen_mccorkle]

I switched my pup to adult food after he hit the 100 lbs mark...which was when he was around 7 months old.

 

[Jackie Bryan]

Thats handy to know as im having issues with Appollo not liking the small bits of the puppy food!

 

[Dogue Lover]

To my knowledge all large breed pups should be started on adult food immediately. Puppy food isn't necessary unless there's a reason why you have them on puppy food.

 

[jen_mccorkle]

I had to keep mine on puppy food for a while because he would choke on the adult food. Smaller bites with puppy food worked until he got his big boy teeth in...haha

 

[ElJayBee]

I've never fed puppy food. I've always started mine on a good quality, less than 30% protein adult food. And they do fantastic.

 

[moose]

I switched moose off of puppy food early, I wanna say like 5 months.

 

[Mongo]

I agree with the members that switched immediately to adult food... large/giant breeds do not need to be on "puppy" food but rather a high quality adult food with little to no grain and less than 30% protein

 

[morrigan05]

by 10 weeks old, my english mastiff puppy was on adult large breed food.

 

[Ralo]

Everyone think switching my Corso off puppy at 70lbs 7 months would be fine? He eats Holistic for giant puppies.

 

[dogman#1]

hmmm, I would never feed puppy food to any mastif breed at any age...so yea now is a good time to switch to adult dog food ( it was a good time when the pup was 6 wks old).

 

[Ralo]

What's the reasoning behind not feeding them puppy food even if it's formulated for giant breeds.

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Food I'm currently feeding

Crude Protein Not less than 23.00% Crude Fat Not less than 12.00% Crude Fiber Not more than 3.50% Moisture Not more than 10.00% Calcium Not less than 1.10% Phosphorus Not less than 0.80% Vitamin A Not less than 22,000 IU/kg Vitamin E Not less than 165 IU/kg Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)* Not less than 30 mg/kg DHA* Not less than 0.10% Omega 6 Fatty Acids* Not less than 2.00% Omega 3 Fatty Acids* Not less than 0.70% Beta-Carotene* Not less than 5 mg/kg Taurine* Not less than 0.11% Total Lactic Acid Micro-organisms* Not less than 100,000,000 CFU/lb (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Enterococcus faecium in equal amounts) Total Bacillus Organisms* Not less than 7,000,000 CFU/lb (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis in equal amounts) Protease* (from Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger)1 Not less than 280 HUT/lb Cellulase* (from Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger)2 Not less than 100 Cellulase Units/lb Alpha-Amylase*(from Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger)3 Not less than 5 Dextrin Units/lb *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles

 

[Ralo]

Food I'm currently feeding

Crude Protein Not less than 23.00% Crude Fat Not less than 12.00% Crude Fiber Not more than 3.50% Moisture Not more than 10.00% Calcium Not less than 1.10% Phosphorus Not less than 0.80% Vitamin A Not less than 22,000 IU/kg Vitamin E Not less than 165 IU/kg Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)* Not less than 30 mg/kg DHA* Not less than 0.10% Omega 6 Fatty Acids* Not less than 2.00% Omega 3 Fatty Acids* Not less than 0.70% Beta-Carotene* Not less than 5 mg/kg Taurine* Not less than 0.11% Total Lactic Acid Micro-organisms* Not less than 100,000,000 CFU/lb (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Enterococcus faecium in equal amounts) Total Bacillus Organisms* Not less than 7,000,000 CFU/lb (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis in equal amounts) Protease* (from Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger)1 Not less than 280 HUT/lb Cellulase* (from Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger)2 Not less than 100 Cellulase Units/lb Alpha-Amylase*(from Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus niger)3 Not less than 5 Dextrin Units/lb *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles

 

[sunbear]

We switched our pups at 7 months to adult weight management food. It is great lean protein, nice balance and limited fillers. This was to control the growth and they eat less as they are getting a better balance in the diet than when they were on straight puppy food. They are now 9 months and around 120 lbs each. (parents are just under 200lb EM and on the leaner side, big boys )

 

[Enzos Dad]

OUr EM is on all life stages TOTW pacific stream at 4 months.

 

[dogman#1]

puppy foods tend to have excessive fat and protein "to help a pup grow"...it makes them grow too fast and may help contribute to joint and bone issues later in life...feeding large breed dogs adult food helps the "grow out slower" which keeps weight off of their weak fast growing limbs and helps them develop properly.