Hi,
My first post on this forum. I have a 13 month old English Setter. She is 56 lbs., appears to be done growing, and is really a beautiful dog. She gets a 45 minute walk every weekday morning, with a 30 minute run in the field at least once and sometimes twice on the weekends. She had been on puppy food (I regret to say that before I learned more about dog food, I was using the Science Diet large breed puppy food). She did have some ear/yeast infections and some itchy skin. When she turned one year, I gradually switched to Nature's Recipe Lamb & Rice, and she has done much better with the ears and itching, but after reviewing foods on dogfoodanalysis.com, I think I would like to try a better quality food than Nature's Recipe.
I was thinking of switching to the Innova Adult Large Bites. I thought of going grain free (my pet store carries Wellness Core and Evo), but with her level of activity, I was concerned that the protein content (34% for Wellness, 42% for Evo) was too high. Innova is 24%.
Anyone use Innova's Adult dry food? If so, could you please let me know your thoughts on this food?
Also, I have noticed that for her weight and activity level, it appears that the recommended serving is about 2 1/2 cups per day of the premium dog foods. I understand that there are better ingredients, etc., but will she be "full" and satisfied on just 2 1/2 cups per day (currently, the recommended serving for the Nature's Recipe is 4 cups per day, which she loves and devours)?
Thanks for any advice any of you can give.
Tom
My first post on this forum. I have a 13 month old English Setter. She is 56 lbs., appears to be done growing, and is really a beautiful dog. She gets a 45 minute walk every weekday morning, with a 30 minute run in the field at least once and sometimes twice on the weekends. She had been on puppy food (I regret to say that before I learned more about dog food, I was using the Science Diet large breed puppy food). She did have some ear/yeast infections and some itchy skin. When she turned one year, I gradually switched to Nature's Recipe Lamb & Rice, and she has done much better with the ears and itching, but after reviewing foods on dogfoodanalysis.com, I think I would like to try a better quality food than Nature's Recipe.
I was thinking of switching to the Innova Adult Large Bites. I thought of going grain free (my pet store carries Wellness Core and Evo), but with her level of activity, I was concerned that the protein content (34% for Wellness, 42% for Evo) was too high. Innova is 24%.
Anyone use Innova's Adult dry food? If so, could you please let me know your thoughts on this food?
Also, I have noticed that for her weight and activity level, it appears that the recommended serving is about 2 1/2 cups per day of the premium dog foods. I understand that there are better ingredients, etc., but will she be "full" and satisfied on just 2 1/2 cups per day (currently, the recommended serving for the Nature's Recipe is 4 cups per day, which she loves and devours)?
Thanks for any advice any of you can give.
Tom