When I got Chubby at 6wks old I started him on Purina Pro Plan Puppy at the recommendation of someone at Pet Smart. He grew fast, went from 10lbs at 6wks to 70 at 6mos, then stopped growing. At 6 months the vet said he was a few lbs overweight so I reduced his diet but I was always buying the Purina brand (today at 14mos old he weighs 75lbs).
A couple of months ago I decided to get him better food with no fillers so I bought Rachael Ray Nutrish because it had a good rating. He's short haired but always shed pretty bad. After a week or two on RR the shedding was reduced to nothing. Went from blobs of hair in the bathtub drain during baths to none at all. He's pretty plump (hence his name), gets tons of exercise but I never noticed how bloated he was until he started eating the good food. He got toned up very fast.
On the second bag of RR he started getting picky and wouldn't eat it for a couple of hours until he got real hungry. Everything else he's inhaled. That's the only complaint I had with it. So a few days ago I went all out and bought Taste of the Wild for $50. He loves it so far, hopefully that lasts. And he has itchy skin so we'll see if grain free food helps with it.
Anyway, this is just an FYI for anyone trying to decide if they should start spending more money for food. Shedding is down to nothing so less vacuuming the house, his coat is brighter, he's toned up and no longer bloated, doesn't poop as much and I don't have to feed him as much at each serving. I would say he has more energy but he never had a problem with that. He's just plain healthier and the change was obvious within a week or two.
A couple of months ago I decided to get him better food with no fillers so I bought Rachael Ray Nutrish because it had a good rating. He's short haired but always shed pretty bad. After a week or two on RR the shedding was reduced to nothing. Went from blobs of hair in the bathtub drain during baths to none at all. He's pretty plump (hence his name), gets tons of exercise but I never noticed how bloated he was until he started eating the good food. He got toned up very fast.
On the second bag of RR he started getting picky and wouldn't eat it for a couple of hours until he got real hungry. Everything else he's inhaled. That's the only complaint I had with it. So a few days ago I went all out and bought Taste of the Wild for $50. He loves it so far, hopefully that lasts. And he has itchy skin so we'll see if grain free food helps with it.
Anyway, this is just an FYI for anyone trying to decide if they should start spending more money for food. Shedding is down to nothing so less vacuuming the house, his coat is brighter, he's toned up and no longer bloated, doesn't poop as much and I don't have to feed him as much at each serving. I would say he has more energy but he never had a problem with that. He's just plain healthier and the change was obvious within a week or two.