My Puppy :-)

[Gayle]

He is just beautiful!!!

Oh yeah...here comes the puppy fever!

 

[marnold]

He is just beautiful!!!

Oh yeah...here comes the puppy fever!

I AGREE! He is ADORABLE! I am definitely having a puppy fever moment too!

 

[kathryn]

What a big bundle of cute!
Looks like he'll be big enough to pull you on skis once he grows up, LOL!

 

[CLD]

I AGREE! He is ADORABLE! I am definitely have a puppy fever moment too!

Yeah, I think I'll go look at Mastiff puppies....! Seriously though, your dog is absolutely gorgeous!!

 

[Travisli]

Thank you all for your kind words about my sweet little boy. I'm so happy to have him. I will happily post pictures every month so you can watch him get big. . . er.

 

[Muscle Car]

Wow.. he's gorgeous and HUGE

Please do post picures as he grows Can't wait to see how big he gets.

 

[patchworkpenguin]

That last picture is just adorable!

thanks for posting

 

[DaneDogHouse]

More (probably) unneeded advice.

No puppy food! You have a giant breed dog and they should not have a food with more than 23% protein. Too much protein basically grows them too fast and can cause bone and joint problems that are painful for them and hard to cure.

 

[syzygy314]

More (probably) unneeded advice.

No puppy food! You have a giant breed dog and they should not have a food with more than 23% protein. Too much protein basically grows them too fast and can cause bone and joint problems that are painful for them and hard to cure.

I wonder if vets actually inform their clients about that? I've never had a giant breed dog, so I wouldn't know, but it seems to me that there's always a lot I learn from other people that I should learn from my vet or the breeder!

 

[lilmo]

More (probably) unneeded advice.

No puppy food! You have a giant breed dog and they should not have a food with more than 23% protein. Too much protein basically grows them too fast and can cause bone and joint problems that are painful for them and hard to cure.

Actually, this information is a little out of date. Several brands now have large breed puppy formula food that is ideal for larger breed pups. It has a nutritional profile that is properly balanced for the needs of a puppy vs. an adult, including the right amounts of protein and calcium, amongst other things. I have a Lab that is just about a year and a half old now and just finished transitioning her from large breed puppy formula to adult food a few months ago. She developed beautifully!

 

[Conni]

Actually, this information is a little out of date. Several brands now have large breed puppy formula food that is ideal for larger breed pups. It has a nutritional profile that is properly balanced for the needs of a puppy vs. an adult, including the right amounts of protein and calcium, amongst other things. I have a Lab that is just about a year and a half old now and just finished transitioning her from large breed puppy formula to adult food a few months ago. She developed beautifully!

I have a chocolate lab that just turned one year, and our vet has had us feeding him a large puppy formula food as well, and he is thriving beautifully.

Best of luck with your puppy. They all just love to be be loved!

 

[DaneDogHouse]

A lab is a large breed dog, therefore a food for large breed puppies is fine. A mastiff is a GIANT breed dog. There is a difference in how fast they should build muscle - hence a lower protein level. As far as I know, the only commercial puppy food for giant breed pups is made by Eagle Pack. And it says it is for GIANT breed dogs.