BelleBot Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I want switch Fenrir over to dry food as he's currently on wet from the breeder (pedigree puppy cans). I'm going to switch him over to Applaws dry as it's high meat content food, and we feed our cats the cat version and they're magnificently healthy with gorgeous coats. However I'm not sure whether to buy the applaws puppy food for small/medium sized breeds or for large breeds. I've read so many conflicting things over whether huskies as classed as a large or medium breed. My instinct is to go for large breed puppy food as Fenrir's father was huge. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmscott Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Do you know the estimated weight of the parents? Max weight for males is 60lb, but I know I've seen them getting a lot bigger in recent years. I feed prey model raw, but when we did kibble I preferred the medium sized kibble. I'm glad you are switching your pup off the canned pedigree, can't believe the breeder had them on that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelleBot Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Don't know the weights of the parents, but the father was definitely on the large side for a husky, the mother I'd say was about average size for a female husky. Fenrir was apparently the biggest of the litter (and most playful) so I'll imagine he'll end up a big boy. I'll ask the breeder if he can weigh the parents for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Huskies are technically, a medium breed. The large breed foods may be OK, but they tend to provide nutrients that may push bone growth too quickly. Huskies don't fully develop until they are between 18 and 24 months of age, and slower growth provides a better skeletal foundation for adult life. It would be my recommendation to not go with the large breed formula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelleBot Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 See I've read that the large breed food promotes slower growth as dogs like great danes can take over 2 years to develop unlike small breeds that only take a year or so. But if huskies are definitely a medium breed I'll go with the small/medium puppy food. I guess what confused me is huskies can grow to over 50lbs which seems to be the cut off point for where a dog is either large or medium. If only there was a medium/large breed food lol. Mind you whichever will be better than his current diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Huskies are technically, a medium breed. The large breed foods may be OK, but they tend to provide nutrients that may push bone growth too quickly. Huskies don't fully develop until they are between 18 and 24 months of age, and slower growth provides a better skeletal foundation for adult life. It would be my recommendation to not go with the large breed formula. I've heard this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 See I've read that the large breed food promotes slower growth as dogs like great danes can take over 2 years to develop unlike small breeds that only take a year or so. But if huskies are definitely a medium breed I'll go with the small/medium puppy food. I guess what confused me is huskies can grow to over 50lbs which seems to be the cut off point for where a dog is either large or medium. If only there was a medium/large breed food lol. Mind you whichever will be better than his current diet. I've seen a few purebred Sibes that are around 70 pounds. Suka's 75 pounds, though to be fair I'm not sure if he's part Mal. If you can, try to find out the weights of the parents (and if possible, the grandparents if they are still alive). This will help you decide what the likely weight range of your boy is. But, if in doubt, I would go with the medium breed. You don't want to go with the small, because the small won't provide enough nutrients for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 We feed Vlad with Orijen puppy large and he was fine and he is a big husky ! This food is quite high in proteins in this case he had a bit less then the feeding recomandation by manfacture .He grow being a healthy boy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 I just read that, if dogs are fed a diet too (high?) in calcium and protein when they're growing, it can cause joint damage like premature arthritis and HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelleBot Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Well his father is around 30kg so 66lbs and his mother is still putting weight back on after nursing so can't get an accurate weight for her. His grandparents and further down the line were within standard weight ranges as several were champions, we've looked them up. But Fenrir will end up on the big side for a husky. I'm put off the medium breed food as its aimed at small dogs too. I could always feed a mixture of both. The large breed food has less calcium and protein in apparently to encourage slower growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Kodi is on Royal Canin Giant Junior at the moment as he's around 47 kgs. But, he's a pure breed Mal and a giant at that!!!! He was originally on large junior, but we upgraded him when he passed the max weight for it... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Pete [MENTION=2905]The Anarchistic Huskies[/MENTION] maybe able to offer some advice on foods [h=1][/h] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #3 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 how old is he ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erinc Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 From what i've seen on food bags, anything over 30kg seems to be considered large. So i'd go for large! Definitley not small, and if its small/medium, id still go for large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelleBot Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 He's 8 and a bit weeks old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLuka Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 i feed Luka large breed. always have and he has done fine on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 He's 8 and a bit weeks old. At this age he should still be with his mother and on puppy food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelleBot Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Everything I've read and heard says puppies are ready to leave their mothers at 8 weeks which was how old he was when we got him and it's puppy food I'm enquiring about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Everything I've read and heard says puppies are ready to leave their mothers at 8 weeks which was how old he was when we got him and it's puppy food I'm enquiring about. My mistake for skip reading soz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Would say medium to be honest, however it mainly depends on weight I would have thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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