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More important then what you feed, Is HOW
you should feed your puppy. Many new owners are very excitted for there
big dog to get just that BIG. This can be VERY harmful to your puppy. The
goal in feeding giant breed dogs is to allow them to grow to their maxium
genetic potential without making them grow too fast. This can be hard,
since every dog is an individual and has different nutritional requirements.
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Overfeeding of a puppy during its growing stages do cause these
orthopedic problems. Such as: Osteochondrosis dissecans of all the joints,
Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy, Hip Dysplasia and Elbow Dysplasia. Overzealus
feeding which may force the dog to carry around too much weight at too
early an age when its joints and bones are still rather fragile. A puppy
that is forced to become over weight at an early age will also go down
in its front pasterns.
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