Due to their adult size, large breed puppies have a different growth curve to smaller breeds and therefore have different nutritional requirements to support optimal growth and development.
If large breed puppies grow too rapidly, this can cause serious and debilitating issues with bones, joints and muscles and therefore pet foods that have been formulated specifically for large breed puppies help to support controlled growth and do not promote rapid growth.
Our Grain Free Large Breed Puppy recipe has been formulated with a lower crude protein and crude fat content compared with our standard Grain Free puppy recipe as this reduced energy density helps to optimise the rate of growth. The recipe has also been formulated with a balanced level of calcium and phosphorus based on FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines, as diets with excess levels can lead to excess absorption and development of skeletal malformations.