Anyone feed their puppies Chicken Soup brand food?

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I have been using the dogfoodadvisor web site to finally decide to use Chicken Soup for the puppy Lover. I fed my other sheltie this with good results. I am just wondering if anyone else uses it. I am feeding him 1 cup of this in the morning and 1 cup in the evening. Stools are good but he gained 5 pounds in 3 weeks. He is currently 11 weeks old weighing 12 pounds and 11 1/2 inches tall. I know he is going to be a big boy but thats just more for me to love. I just want to make sure I am doing the right thing. Any feedback will be appreciated.
 
I don't know much about that brand of food other then it is made by Diamond. Diamond also makes Taste of the Wild. My dog did great on Taste of the Wild, but one time I found a completely different kibble in her food. That made be wary of their operations, so I switched.

As for the amount of food... I say as long as your puppy isn't getting chubby, then do what you're doing. 5 pounds in 3 weeks for a big sheltie doesn't sound that abnormal to me, but my puppy was only 3.5 pounds at 10 weeks old, so harder for me to judge. :lol:

If he is getting chubby, you can cut back on his food. You can also ask your vet about his weight and amount of food. You don't want to cut back too much and deprive him of nutrients, but you also don't want a fat puppy. You gotta find the happy medium. Good luck!
 
If you know he's going to be big, that is the proper weight for him.. my pup was 10lbs at 8 weeks and 10 inches :lol: basically, until about a month or two ago, he weighed how tall he was. Now he's 23 lbs at 17 1/2 inches. As long as you can feel his ribs, he's fine
 
I used this food before I switched to Pro-Plan. At the time I still had my little Dixie and she had a week tummy and always got loose stools. When I started feeding her Chicken and Soup it cleared up pretty quickly. They all did very well on it, but when we got Ida it upset her tummy and I decided to swich her back to what her breeders used (Pro-Plan). Dixie did well on both, which I was very gratful for.:o

As far as weight, if you can feel his ribs without pressing he should be fine. Better to be a little under weight than over. If your unsure you can ask you vet on your next visit.:smile2:

Just to make sure it is Chicken and Soup for the pet lovers Soul that you feed, right?
 
I won't feed anything made by diamond. Right now I feed Merrick Classic. My girls love it and it's still privately produced.
 
We use the chicken soup brand for cat food, and the cats like it & seem healthy.

The dogs eat different foods, Roxie needs reduced calorie to keep her girlish figure, and Forrest is the opposite, he needs full calorie & burns every one of them. He eats a salmon-sweet potato from Costco/Nature's Domain.
 
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