New Pup - Food question

[Rip_Some_Lip]

We are getting a new Black Lab puppy next weekend and I was trying to figure out what I am going to feed him. I feed my 9 year old Springer Purina One Lamb and Rice food but was thinking of feeding the new dog Taste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy Formula. I have a coworker that feeds his dog the adult version and is happy with it. I had gotten some free samples a couple years ago and my Springer wouldn't even try it. I like the ingredients listed on the bags and I have a store not far away to get it at. Does anyone have any experience with this food? I know it is pretty expensive but am willing to try it on the new pup. Thanks in advance for the replies.

I also need to pick up some treats for training purposes this weekend. I would appreciate some advice for that too. I have a training kit with book and accessories coming in mail from gundog supply on Tues. It comes with Tom Dokken's Retreiver Training book. Getting excited already but I hope my Springer accepts the pup, she is a very jealous dog when it comes too me. The puppy is for my son so I hope that he can handle spending a lot of time with the pup and training it with me.   

[Rip_Some_Lip]

Wow I did some research looking at reviews for this food and I am going to look for a different alternative. I did not realize that Diamond made this food either. I remember hearing about a non-grain food made in MN that was supposed to be good but cant remember the name. I would like to hear any other good alternatives you might have. Thanks. 

[Bobby Bass]

If the Purina is working for your springer why do you want to change? Everyone has different ideas of what will work for you, I am sure you will get some replies on what they feed their dogs. For more then forty years I have always fed my pups  the Purina puppy chow and as they got up around a year old I would then change them over to Alpo which is also made by Purina. When I had three dogs they all ate from a community bowl which is something you can't do when feeding two dogs two different kinds of food. As for treats when training I went cheap, I just used dog food. A few bits of dry dog food and a lot of praise is all I ever use. I never saw a reason to change from the Alpo, good coats, well formed stools and not a lot of waste and the price was good when I went through a 47 pound bag about every 5 weeks, good luck with the new pup!

[Rip_Some_Lip]

I ended up going with Nutri Scource Large Breed Puppy Food. I had a long conversation with a nice lady that knew her food at Pet Expo. It sounds like a good food and is made here in Mn. I am going to get my older dog to switch over at some point when I go to the adult food.

[leechlake]

thats a good dog food.  Bobby's on the right track with the treats.  With our puppies they always loved their dog food so I just grab some out of the bin and usually have some in my pocket.  I whistle train them to come as early as possible so they go out to potty I blow the whistle and they come running for a few kibbles.  Eventually as they get bigger you can't keep them in your pocket because they figure it out and are constantly sniffing your pocket!

[TylerS]

I ended up going with Nutri Scource Large Breed Puppy Food. I had a long conversation with a nice lady that knew her food at Pet Expo. It sounds like a good food and is made here in Mn. I am going to get my older dog to switch over at some point when I go to the adult food.

I used to feed Purina but switched to Nutri Source because my one dog was allergic. Both dogs are now on Nutri Source and they've had zero issue. Great food.