PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT FEED YOUR NEW GREAT DANE PUPPY ANY FOOD OVER 26% CRUDE PROTEIN!
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THIS MAY CAUSE THE JOINTS/BONES TO GROW TOO FAST, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE BONES TO GROW ABNORMALLY. THIS CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, NOT TO MENTION PAINFUL TO YOUR PUPPY. ALSO, THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS "HIP DISPLAYSIA." ALTHOUGH, THIS CAN LOOK ALOT LIKE HIP DISPLAYSIA. BONE/JOINT PROBLEMS CAUSED FROM INAPPROPRIATE FEEDING IS NOT A GENETIC DEFECT! DON'T RUIN YOUR NEW BABY! HE/SHE WILL BE GIGANTIC ALL BY THEMSELVES! DON'T RUSH IT!
LINDA ARNDT, THE GREAT DANE LADY, SUGGESTS THE FOLLOWING:
23% - 26% PROTEIN
12% - 16% FAT
350-400 CALORIES PER CUP OF FOOD
1.2% - 1.5% CALCIUM
AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROTEIN
68-72 TRACE OR MICRO MINERALS (CAN BE LISTED AS KELP, BARLEY GRASS, SEAWEED).