Siberian Husky Puppy Feeding Question!?

i love merrick. the can stuff looks and smells good enough for people to eat. a woman at the pet store even told me humans can eat it. my dogs love the can stuff. i havent bought the dry food yet, but im sure it is just as good of quality. i dont know much about huskies, but i do know it would be best to feed him the large dog formula. it will have the right balance of nutrients for your dogs size.
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8 weeks is too young… he should be about 10 weeks old when you get him… with dog food, you should be giving him puppy food first, but look for a brand that has meat as the first ingredient. I'd talk with your vet as to what type he/she recommends for larger dogs. Hip dsyplasia is mostly inherited, but I'm sure there are some things you can do to try reducing that risk. Check out this website: http://www.ehow.com/how_9973_care-siberian-husky.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art on more information about how to care for Siberian Huskies.
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yes hip dyspepsia is common but if you buy him good natural food (try looking at wellness core), it is a great dog food. I feed it to my pit and pits also have hip problems. Also look to buy dome glucosime pills to help the cartlidge maintain its strength and it will also help any swelling around the joint which he may have later on down the road. Be sure to give him enough exercise like walking him because walking the dog will help the blood flow which is good for large breeds
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I would use orijen if I fed kibble, but I feed raw. http://www.rawfed.com/myths, http://www.rawmeatybones.com

http://www.bigdogsporch.com is devoted to feeding dogs appropriately, particuraly big dogs, and many have had success feeding the foods you mentioned. I have heard to just feed the adult food. I would ask the forum on the website mentioned above. Most people on the site have large and giant breeds.
The site advocates raw if you are willing to feed it. It took me awhile to get used to the idea of dead animals in my house, I am a vegan. It seemed hypocritical, but after a couple weeks of just looking into it, I wasnt brainwashed but I am convinced that it is the best for my dog, it just happens to be cheaper. (The amount for raw is around 1267.5 while kibble added up to around 2600 per year for me.) the raw is a wholesale price, at standard grocery prices it can still be cheaper, just not as big of a difference. A good rule for buying the meat is to stick with under a dollar per pound.

All the brands you have picked out are good quality. It now depends on local issues such as price and availability, along with your dogs reactions to the food.
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Owner if three raw fed dogs. If you decide to look into raw I would start with the internet sites. They were the most informative for me. If you feel you still need more info, look into a few books as well.

First off I have to say this breeder sound dodgy. All breeding dogs (male and female) should be hip scored before mating. If the individual hip scores and/or the combined hip scores of both parents are higher than the breeding standard they should not be bred. This is for the sole porpose of preventing hip displasia.

I have never heard of a breeder recommending food to prevent this and as such I would be very wary. Maybe you should ask what the parents hip scores were (although a good breeder will give you eye test and hip score tests results with your puppy pack)

However, in answer to your question huskies are a medium breed and as such should be fed a medium breed food (huskies on the larger side of the size range can be fed large dog food.)

You should look at whats in the food. Huskies have low tollerance to carbohydrates so the less carbs and the more protein in the food the better. I have never herd of they brands you are talking about so I dont know which country you are from.

You might want to get in touch with a siberian husky club from your country and ask the experianced owners what they use. You will probably find there will be 2 or 3 brands that are most popular.

One last thing to note is huskies often have runny bottoms. This can be becuase of a sensitivity to the food (even changes to the recipe might do this), changing from one food to another too fast, feeding too big a portion or for no obvious reason at all. What ever you do with the food do it gradually. If the tummy doesn't settle you might have to try a different brand.

Good luck.
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