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I've heard many answers to this question.

Some say x months, others say when they have thier adult teeth...

What else should I be considering.

Thanks,
Spot

I seldom use puppy food at all but have a time or two and do not like the results if used over a few weeks when you are weaning which starts ay approx. 3 weeks till 6 weeks of age.

My routine is a make a gruel for a couple of weeks and feed twice a day but leave a dry adult feed in front of them so they can start chewing on it when ever they feel hungry. Once they start eating it then the wet feed stops and they eat dry kibble from that point on. This has always worked well and allows a good controlled growth without the pups getting too fat.

Ezzy

I've never used puppy food either. A performance dog food is about the same protein /fat ratio and you get a LOT more for your money.

Thanks for the feedback, I hadn't consider those as an option...

Truth is mom (wifey) wanted to move to adult food mostly because the pup keeps licking the bowl of the other dog (different food).. But I more focused on nutrition impacts, so I want to weight until he's 8 months old before I start moving him off dry puppy food. Frankly he's 30lbs already at 5 months, and thank God the growth spurt stopped... So I was doing some reading and probing on making a switch.

I'll definitely check into some of the options as things move forward,
Thanks,
Spot

I start all my puppies on Purina Pro Plan puppy Chicken and Rice dry as soon as they start getting teeth. they just nibble a little at first. By six weeks they are eating well and the mother is weaning them. I keep them on PPP til about 5 or 6 months and then go to performance. I would like a bit lower protein then performance probably around 26% but it is hard to find a lower protein quality food. watch the weight and try to keep his growth rate down a bit.
don't know what kind of a dog this but 30 pounds for a pointing type dog does not seem very big..................Cj