dog food for siberian huskies!!!

    • Puppy

    dog food for siberian huskies!!!

    hi.... i would just like inquire all of you out there ., what are the best or if not better dog food for [&:]huskies////
     
    tnx a lot...
    • Gold Top Dog
    Questions: How old is your kid-o?
    Does he have any current health problems?
    What have you tried that didn't work in the past?
    Price range?
    When I recommend a food I consider the dogs breed and the genetic problems that breed tends to have and find a food that will prevent that problem in the future.  Husky's tend to have joint problems.  Eagle Pack, makes an excellent large breed dog formula called Natural (it doesn't specifically say it's meant for large breed dogs unless you read the package carefully).  I have a friend with a husky.  She expiramented alot and found that Eagle Pack Natural formula worked the best.  It took the excess weight of her husky and stoped the diareah he used to have on the other foods she tried.  Eagle Pack natural has glucosamine, chondroitin and yucca, all of which will help prevent joint problems.  But if he/she already has joint problems it won't cure them. 
    I know a husky breeder that uses Eagle Pack Natural too. 
    • Gold Top Dog
    It depends. If you are going to work them in sled pulling, especially in competition, which may be 10 miles or more, you'll want to feed them a racing dog formula, such as Mometum, with 37 % protein and 25 % fat. If you don't work them quite that hard but still want to pull, you might consider a working dog formula, such as Eagle Pack Power or Nutro High Energy. Otherwise, a regular maintenance diet will do. It is common for mushers to feed a combination of kibble and extra meat and supplements, sometimes raw, sometimes cooked.
     
    My dog is a mix, but with husky metabolism and physiology. I feed him Nutro Large Breed Lamb and Rice, sometimes supplements, and sometimes, cooked beef, pork, chicken, and turkey.
     
    You can also feed raw or BARF but make sure you do your research and get the balance of nutrients correct. There are plenty of people here who feed raw and most of them recommend that you visit [linkhttp://www.rawdogranch.com]www.rawdogranch.com[/link]. A winning team in the Iditarod (the most famous sled dog race in the world, with more attention than the Yukon Quest) was fed Eagle Pack Power and fish.
     
    Whatever you feed should plentiful linoleic acid, as it was prevalent in the diet of their ancestors.