We have a 4 year old lab mix and recently got a new English Cocker (3 1/2 months old) puppy.
We have always struggled a bit with what food to feed (we fed our lab Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul) when we got the new pup, we decided to try something really good for both or them.
After attending a Pheasants Forever Fest, every breeder there fed
Pro Plan performance. Knowing that, we tried it. Our lab, who was always a terrible shedder, stopped shedding and the puppy was growing well. After a bit of education we heard it was junk (Corn Gluten #2 ingredient) so we switched to Taste of the Wild which evidently is of rather good quality, now the pup has loose stools and deposits said stools about 4x per day in the yard and the lab is shedding again. Interestingly, they did well on the Pro Plan but I am concerned with long term effects, etc..
What would you recommend for a long term, quality food for both the lab and my new little pheasant hunting buddy?
We have always struggled a bit with what food to feed (we fed our lab Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul) when we got the new pup, we decided to try something really good for both or them.
After attending a Pheasants Forever Fest, every breeder there fed
Pro Plan performance. Knowing that, we tried it. Our lab, who was always a terrible shedder, stopped shedding and the puppy was growing well. After a bit of education we heard it was junk (Corn Gluten #2 ingredient) so we switched to Taste of the Wild which evidently is of rather good quality, now the pup has loose stools and deposits said stools about 4x per day in the yard and the lab is shedding again. Interestingly, they did well on the Pro Plan but I am concerned with long term effects, etc..
What would you recommend for a long term, quality food for both the lab and my new little pheasant hunting buddy?