When should I transition my dog's diet from a puppy formula to an adult formula?

He's an 11 month old Norwegian Elkhound, 55 lbs., and is currently on Purina Puppy Chow. The instructions on the back of the bag are not specific and I cannot find any useful information on their web site regarding the transition to an adult formula.

Actually you can start now. You need to make the change slowly anyway, ideally taking 10 - 14 days to prevent your dog getting diarrhea from the change. You start with about 10% of the new food, gradually increasing the amount every day.

This is off the Eukanuba website:

"Switching Formulas

When your dog's growth in height slows, begin switching to a premium adult formula. This usually occurs around 9-12 months for small breeds, around 12 months for medium breeds and 12-24 months for large breeds.

A gradual switch over a period of four days helps minimize intestinal upsets. This same gradual switching of formulas should be done any time you change your dog's type of food.

Day 1: Fill your dog's bowl with 75% puppy food and 25% adult food.

Day 2: 50% puppy food, 50% adult food.

Day 3: 25% puppy food, 75% adult food.

Day 4: 100% adult food. "

http://www.eukanuba.com/EukGlobal/GLOBAL/en/jsp/puppyGuide/PuppyArticleDetail.jsp?articleType=puppy&articleId=SwitchingFormulas&categoryId=2

Good luck with your puppy.

i would say after a year you can switch to adult food. i would suggest that instead of going directly into the adult food you should try every other day adult food and the other days puppy food. then just start to add more days of adult food and less days of puppy food until your dog is just eating adult food. hope this helps.

at about a full year. so in a month. simply mix the puppy food with the adult food until the puppy food is gone then only give adult. you can do it now, but usually a year is sufficent.

To be honest my dog is almost two and i have a dog who is 12 and they both are still on puppy food.

right now is ok. once they reach 11 months you can start switching them over. don't just switch the food though. once you have about half a bag left buy adult food and slowly start to mix it in and slowly work out the puppy food so your puppy wont get sick. =)

you should have already changed the formula, but that's okay. a puppy is considered 5 or 6 months and under, and also the dog is about the weight of a full grown dog (well in some breeds).

A) purina is crap!

and 1 year is the perfect time to switch

although most of the best quality brands are all life stages anyways

try

canidae, taste of the wild, oreijn, wellness

A year is an appropriet age to change.Gradualy mix the food until he eats basic adult feed.Beneiful is pretty good and has alot nutrition.

Purina is the crappiest food you can feed. Look up high quality foods. Feed wellness all life stages. This kind of food has actual meat no road kill that Purina uses,.

He should be fine for Adult Dog Food.

Go Redskins!

when hes an adult

when he is 12 months old.

I haven't had any problems with my chow chow.