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Good food for Boxers?

Sean

Posted : 4/13/2006 5:19:46 PM

I'm going to be getting a Boxer and I was trying to decide on a food. What's a good food for Boxers, or large breeds in general?

tony

Posted : 4/13/2006 5:31:02 PM

If you are not familiar with this site, they have a lot of good information regarding boxers, including what to feed.

[linkhttp://www.boxerworld.com/forums/]http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/[/link]

Sarah

Posted : 4/13/2006 7:11:51 PM

Good foods for Boxers or dogs in general are:

Innova Large Breed Puppy
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Solid Gold WolfCub
[linkhttp://www.solidgoldhealth.com/products/showproduct.php?id=61&code=180]http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/products/showproduct.php?id=61&code=180[/link]

I HIGHLY suggest a raw/BARF diet. It's the best diet for dogs, IMO. You will not want to feed your pup a puppy formula, unless it is a large breed one. I suggest going straight onto an adult food. Puppy formulas contain too much calcium, fat and protein causing rapid growth in LB puppies. Any high quality adult food will do just fine. Innova, Timberwolf Organics, Canidae, California Natural and Natural Balance are a few of my favorites. Good luck!

willowchow

Posted : 4/13/2006 7:26:07 PM

I've never had my own boxer but Willow's groomer breeds and shows them and he uses Chicken Soup and Back to Basics. [

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Sean

Posted : 4/14/2006 12:52:14 AM

Thanks guys! I'd like to do BARF, but I don't know that much about it and I'd be afraid to mess up the ratios and make him grow too fast, and I'm not sure how much I'd be feeding him. I'd consider it if I knew what I was doing though. But if I had to choose between Innova LB and Solid Gold WC, I think I'd choose the Innova. Chicken Soup seems to be popular, but I think it would be more expensive than Innova over time (plus Innova has better quality ingredients, right? the ingredients look similar but Innova has a lot more calories?). I have no idea what Back to Basics is.

willowchow

Posted : 4/14/2006 1:39:08 AM

I'm just saying what he feeds the same breed. I have never used either of these brands. Here is a link to Back to Basics and I do know it is human grade and also comes in chicken. The best thing I think to do is to pick something you like, try it and see how the dog does on it. Innova is a good food but some dogs don't do well on it. There are so many to choose from, I'm sure you'll find something.

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Sean

Posted : 4/14/2006 6:14:08 PM

What do you guys think about the Breeder's Choice line, more specifically Pinnacle?

tony

Posted : 4/14/2006 6:36:25 PM

I personally like the Breeders Choice line and Pinnacle, but with any food you need to try it and see what the results are.

Sarah

Posted : 4/15/2006 1:58:10 PM

I'd personally feed Innova over Breeder's Choice. Also, here are some great raw diet links if you're still interested:

[linkhttp://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm#switch]http://www.njboxers.com/faqs.htm#switch[/link]

[linkhttp://www.rawfoodlife.com/barf_faq.html]http://www.rawfoodlife.com/barf_faq.html[/link]

[linkhttp://www.rawnaturaldiet.com/faq]http://www.rawnaturaldiet.com/faq[/link]

[linkhttp://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html]http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html[/link]

[linkhttp://www.jakeanddaiseys.com/faq.htm]http://www.jakeanddaiseys.com/faq.htm[/link]

Good luck!