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Comment by Alison w/ Odin and Dashel on November 16, 2009 at 4:47pm

I did Odin change over a week (thats because i only had a small sample from the breeder), he did really well with the change from Eukanuba to Innova. His stool looks so much healthier LOL! that's weird to say...

Comment by Buddy & Wynstan on November 13, 2009 at 11:45am

The breeder sends some food, I believe that she will give me enough for about a week. Thanks for the advice everyone. Only 14 days left until I pick him up

Comment by Sky and Lyla on November 13, 2009 at 10:37am

As everyone else said, the slow 2 week method is the best. I also wanted to add, that when I first bring a new pup home, I like to keep him on his food 100% for the first few days to a week. There is so much stress already being separated from mom and litter mates for the first time, being in a new house with new people, that I don't like to change food on them too. A lot of pups will not eat anyway in high stress times, and I'm always afraid changing foods first things will only encourage them to refuse food. Good luck. Are you getting so excited already?

Comment by Jane Christensen on November 12, 2009 at 10:00pm

I agree with the others it is not hard but to do it slowly to avoid tummy upset. Does the breeder send any food with? I always include a 5-8 # bag with my pups! If so then you would only need to get the new kind...just a thought or a question for your breeder.Glad you're thinking ahead!

Comment by Geri & Sidney on November 12, 2009 at 8:59pm

Not difficult at all. Do you have any idea what brand you want to switch too?

Comment by Beth on November 12, 2009 at 6:42pm

Yep, a two week transition should be good. There are directions on the side, usually (as stated). What I do is decrease the old food and increase the new by about 1 tablespoon at a time, then when I get to half-and-half I keep it there for quite a few days, then start decreasing by a tablespoon every day or two again. The whole process should take about 2 weeks, as stated.

Comment by Bev Levy on November 12, 2009 at 6:06pm

No problem but do it slowly. They can easily get an upset stomach if you change too quick.

Comment by Ashley on November 12, 2009 at 5:50pm

Not at all. We had no problem switching Jet when we got him. I would suggest buying a small bag of his current food just so you can do a slow transition from his current to the new food without problems. I think that the normal time frame is a 2 week transition. There should be directions on the side of the food bag of how much of each for each day during this period.