Puppy nutrition transition plan

First off, I have to say this is an amazing group. As a veteran pet owner, I have looked often for valuable nutrition advice for my furry family, and this is by far the best group I have come across. Karen - your work here, along with the others, is invaluable. My vet has admitted that as a profession they have failed their animals by the lack of understanding (hence advice) of nutrition. I am going to be telling her about this group next time I see her.

We are welcoming Georgia into our family next week. She will be 9 weeks old and is a standard goldendoodle. She is currently being fed Kirkland puppy food, but I want to switch her to a better food. My previous dog was a Lab cross, and she had skin issues at certain points of the year. We had switched her to Orijen at the age of three but her coat suffered, then we moved her to Fromms and then back to Orijen and added Omega 3s and plain yogurt. She died too early at age 8 last year - cancer.

Anyway, I want to switch Georgia so I have been reading posts on this group to gather information. I didn't know that Fromms was designed to be rotated - that is great. Is Orijen designed that way too? How often does one rotate? Do you rotate puppy food as well? Is Acana related to Orijen?

I guess I am going to have to buy a huge bag of Kirkland puppy food - argh. I think the general recommendation seems to be to wait to transition their food until they have been settled at least two weeks. Is that correct? How long should it take to switch over?

Our poor Parker suffered from dermatitis two or three times a year. Am I correct in understanding that you may think grains cause these reactions? Could someone point me to good grains and poor grains?

Thanks all. Much appreciated.

Nicole

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