3y/o Pitbull wont eat....?

ORIGINAL: jondoe89

if i leave hte garage or gate open, my dog will run out and run around the neighborhood. ill have to runa fter him. sometiems hell just sit down somewhere and its easy. its wierd tho cuz when im walkin him back he runs back inside the backyard.iono what his deal is.  he was trained at petco and graduated but he forgot everything and doesnt listen to stop and come etc anymore.  he gets wild sometimes too, especaily with new people, he justs jumps too much. any sugeestions?

if i leave hte garage or gate open, my dog will run out and run around the neighborhood. ill have to runa fter him. sometiems hell just sit down somewhere and its easy. its wierd tho cuz when im walkin him back he runs back inside the backyard.iono what his deal is. he was trained at petco and graduated but he forgot everything and doesnt listen to stop and come etc anymore. he gets wild sometimes too, especaily with new people, he justs jumps too much. any sugeestions?

ORIGINAL: sooner
I'm feeding my pit mix [linkhttp://www.sensiblechoice.com/SCHDLRA.HTM]Sensible Choice[/link]. I also had good results with [linkhttp://www.canidae.com/dogs/all_life_stages/dry.html]Canidae[/link]. However, my boy was having some allergy problems and I've noticed from lurking on the pit bull boards that sunflower oil allergies are very common. Since Canidae has sunflower oil I decided to take him off of it to see if he improved. Pits are prone to skin problems as well, so a food with balanced essential fatty acids is good for them. My boy has a very sensitive stomach and Sensible Choice is what has agreed with him the best.

One thing you might notice if you move to a higher grade of food is that his coat condition and muscle tone will improve. On the "better" foods the dog's body tends to use more of the food. Dogs use protein and fat mostly, carbohydrates are stored in the body... resulting in poor muscle tone. "Grocery store" foods don't contain as much useable (meat based) protein. At least that's the way I understand it.

Any of the foods on [linkhttp://www.dogaware.com/dogfeeding.html#TopDry]this list[/link] would be good for him and there are lots of acceptable foods that aren't on that list. These links can help you in picking a good food [linkhttp://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=labelinfo101]Label information 101[/link], [linkhttp://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=betterproducts]Identifying better products[/link], and [linkhttp://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients]Ingredients to avoid[/link]. Hope that helps [sm=happy.gif]

ORIGINAL: chewbecca

ORIGINAL: sooner
I'm feeding my pit mix [linkhttp://www.sensiblechoice.com/SCHDLRA.HTM]Sensible Choice[/link]. I also had good results with [linkhttp://www.canidae.com/dogs/all_life_stages/dry.html]Canidae[/link]. However, my boy was having some allergy problems and I've noticed from lurking on the pit bull boards that sunflower oil allergies are very common. Since Canidae has sunflower oil I decided to take him off of it to see if he improved. Pits are prone to skin problems as well, so a food with balanced essential fatty acids is good for them. My boy has a very sensitive stomach and Sensible Choice is what has agreed with him the best.

One thing you might notice if you move to a higher grade of food is that his coat condition and muscle tone will improve. On the "better" foods the dog's body tends to use more of the food. Dogs use protein and fat mostly, carbohydrates are stored in the body... resulting in poor muscle tone. "Grocery store" foods don't contain as much useable (meat based) protein. At least that's the way I understand it.

Any of the foods on [linkhttp://www.dogaware.com/dogfeeding.html#TopDry]this list[/link] would be good for him and there are lots of acceptable foods that aren't on that list. These links can help you in picking a good food [linkhttp://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=labelinfo101]Label information 101[/link], [linkhttp://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=betterproducts]Identifying better products[/link], and [linkhttp://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients]Ingredients to avoid[/link]. Hope that helps [sm=happy.gif]

So, you have a pittie, I plan on getting either an amstaff or a pittie<--- (if I end up adopting). I do want to get a puppy, well, my fiancee and children want a puppy, anyway, if I chose that food, would I feed the large dog breed? Pits are often labeled as medium/large. Anyway, there's probably weight charts, but if you know off the top of your head, could you tell me?
Oh, and how would I know which puppy mix to feed him? To trial and error with that kind of food can be costly. I was going to go with Canidae dry and canned.

ORIGINAL: sooner
Typically a large breed is a dog with an adult weight of over 50 lbs. My boy, at nine months, is a little over 60 lbs but pits and pit mixes can vary greatly in weight and build. I've never fed a puppy food or a large breed food but I do pay particular attention to protein and mineral levels in the foods I feed. A good all life stages food like Canidae is fine as long as your dog has no problems with it. I know trial and error can be costly, but sometimes it's necessary to find what your dog does best on. For instance, we went through Innova, California Natural, Timberwolf Organics, Eagle Pack and Canidae before settling on Sensible Choice and I would still like to find another food or two to rotate with, but for the moment we're sticking with what works.