Hill’s science diet large breed puppy food is specially tailored for puppies that will become over 55 pounds as adults. Featuring an optimal calcium concentration to promote controlled bone development – an important development requirement specific to large breed puppies.
This choice provides a healthy balance of minerals, with glucosamine and chondroitin to protect joints against arthritis later on, along with chicken meal, flaxseed oil, and fish oil for extra support.
Contents
Chicken Meal
Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Large Breed Chicken Meal & Oat Recipe Dry Dog Food is specially formulated with an optimal level of calcium to meet the special skeletal development needs of large breed puppies, such as controlled bone growth. In addition, DHA supports brain health while high quality protein builds strong muscles in large breed puppies over 55 lb as adults up to one year of age. This food can also help ensure proper development.
Puppies who are projected to weigh 50 lbs as adults should only be fed large-breed puppy formulas, as these foods regulate bone growth to promote healthful rates of development. Consult your veterinarian on which options would work best for your pup.
Oatmeal
Hill’s Science Diet offers puppy food that puts research first, creating nutritionally balanced dishes for young pups. However, older canines might benefit more from foods made with more natural and varied ingredients.
This recipe has been specially tailored for large breed puppies, providing sufficient calcium levels for proper bone development and protein sources from savory chicken meal and oats, fish oil, flaxseed as well as the antioxidant vitamins C & E which may help prevent disease.
Chicken Fat
Chicken fat is a highly digestible animal-based source of energy and offers essential linoleic acid (omega-6) and omega-3 fatty acids to support puppy development.
Puppies require high-energy foods for proper development, yet must adhere to caloric intake limits in order to prevent skeletal abnormalities. Large breeds often expend more calories than most other dogs and require a diet tailored specifically for them in order to prevent orthopedic issues such as hip dysplasia.
Giant breed pups require food with the appropriate calcium content and calcium:phosphorus ratio to help manage bone development, and Hill’s science diet large breed puppy formula has been designed specifically for these pups.
Brewer’s Rice
This recipe is tailored for large breed dogs up to 100 lb and features lamb as an excellent source of protein and animal fat, along with chicken by-product meal as a source of chondroitin sulfate sourced from non-prime cuts of slaughtered chicken, such as beaks, feet or undeveloped eggs.
Brewer’s rice, which is a low-grade grain byproduct, makes up much of this food’s carbohydrate content and may contribute to hormonal imbalance in certain dogs. Furthermore, it contains phytoestrogens which may contribute to hormone disruption as well as being high in sodium content.
Yellow Peas
Pea protein has recently come under scrutiny due to unwarranted criticism; however, it actually provides many unique advantages. Pea protein is high in albumin which is the most abundant circulating protein and offers anti-inflammatory benefits.
Yellow peas are an excellent grain-free source of protein and fiber, providing important vitamins and minerals. A type of legume like beans, chickpeas and lentils, they feature unique fiber with low glycemic index that may help control blood sugar levels while simultaneously offering antioxidants and phytonutrients to provide further health benefits.
Barley
Hill’s Science Diet produces nutrition for puppies of all sizes and breeds, prioritizing research into creating nutritionally balanced food over finding sources for healthy ingredients.
This recipe utilizes barley, a cereal grain known for being high in fiber and packed with essential nutrients like copper and magnesium that work together to protect against oxidative stress.
Rawson, developed by the North Dakota State University barley breeding program, is a six-row variety with white aleurone and rough awns, perfect for medium early varieties with short straw strength and excellent resistance to spot blotch.
