It depends on the type of puppy food you are feeding which is why the differing recomendation. If you are feeding a traditional puppy food six month maybe sooner, but if you are feed a puppy food designed for large breeds then you can feed 12-18 months because it has reduced calories and reduced calcium and calciumto phosporus ratio which eliminate to problems of over nutrition from traditional puppy food. As a matter of fact it is better to stay longer term with large breed puppy because while adult food offers lower calories they are often quite high in calcium which is detrimental to proper bone growth at six month such growth diminishes but it is still a concern.
Keep in mind that controling the dog weight is not that diffcult it reality it is not about the calories in the food but how much of that food you put in the bowl. You simply need to feed less of a high caloric content food.
Dog Diet Do's and Don’t's
Traditional weght loss dog food formulas do not work well because they are heavy carbohydrate pased with a bit of extra fiber. There is know way to encorporate enough extra fiber needed to create a sated feeling in dogs In studies that have added extra fiber the amount it huge. It has be shown that the reduce protein levels in weight management formulas hurt in two way. First increase Protein appear to help satisfy dogs with limit extra calories especial when compared to fat or carbs. Secondly when you reduce protein it can have an effect on muscle mass. Muscle mass is critical to matabalism rate. The more muscle mass the more calories a dog burns simple doing nothing so when muscle mass goes down the dog need even less food which creates this cycle. HigH protein diet has been shown to improve weight loss in dogs. You will have far better success controlling a dogs weight simply by feeding less than by switching to a weight management or diet food.
Keep in mind that controling the dog weight is not that diffcult it reality it is not about the calories in the food but how much of that food you put in the bowl. You simply need to feed less of a high caloric content food.
Dog Diet Do's and Don’t's
Traditional weght loss dog food formulas do not work well because they are heavy carbohydrate pased with a bit of extra fiber. There is know way to encorporate enough extra fiber needed to create a sated feeling in dogs In studies that have added extra fiber the amount it huge. It has be shown that the reduce protein levels in weight management formulas hurt in two way. First increase Protein appear to help satisfy dogs with limit extra calories especial when compared to fat or carbs. Secondly when you reduce protein it can have an effect on muscle mass. Muscle mass is critical to matabalism rate. The more muscle mass the more calories a dog burns simple doing nothing so when muscle mass goes down the dog need even less food which creates this cycle. HigH protein diet has been shown to improve weight loss in dogs. You will have far better success controlling a dogs weight simply by feeding less than by switching to a weight management or diet food.
