pomchi Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Hi guys I put up a post regarding my hyperactive puppy, and after going to puppy school today the trainer said it may be due to her diet, she explained that Eukanuba can sometimes cause your puppy to be hyperactive, has anyone else had this problem? and could recommend a good dry puppy food brand to switch to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielover Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I've never heard that before but i suppose it is possible your dog is reacting to somehting iin the diet. You could try royal canin, advance or science diet as these are premium foods also. You might want to change to a raw diet, perhaps there are too many carbs in the dry food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genabee Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Aren't most puppies hyperactive? Our family dog Aurora, has always eaten the Eukanuba (she is now 8) and still has hypo moments. We just always thought she was a 'happy to see you-lick you to death' kinda dog! But maybe there is something in the food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Just a question...does your puppy school sell a specific brand of food? they could simply be trying to switch you to 'their' brand, my agility club pushes their members to feed Pro Pac because we are sponsored by them But yes the brand of food you are using may simply not agree with your pup, if you are concerned just buy a small bag of a new food and change the pup over and see what results you get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomchi Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 Just a question...does your puppy school sell a specific brand of food? they could simply be trying to switch you to 'their' brand, my agility club pushes their members to feed Pro Pac because we are sponsored by themBut yes the brand of food you are using may simply not agree with your pup, if you are concerned just buy a small bag of a new food and change the pup over and see what results you get No they don't sell any dog food, the trainer said she has had a number of people mentioning that there puppy is quite hyperactive after eating and most of them seemed to be eating eukanuba. so I thought I should try another brand, just wasn't sure which others are any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I have my pup on Royal Canin...scratch that, at the moment she is on a mix of Royal Canin, Eukanuba, Nutro, Pro Pac and Holistic Select, lol, I got a stack of samples and a couple of 3kg bags for free so Ive slowly been mixing them as Im low on RC, but when she is on just RC she does well on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomchi Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 I have my pup on Royal Canin...scratch that, at the moment she is on a mix of Royal Canin, Eukanuba, Nutro, Pro Pac and Holistic Select, lol, I got a stack of samples and a couple of 3kg bags for free so Ive slowly been mixing them as Im low on RC, but when she is on just RC she does well on it okay thanks for the suggestions I might try the Royal Canin, I still have a lot of eukanuba left so I guess I will miix them a little till she is just on Royal canin. fingers crosses she likes it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genabee Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Perhaps if you mix the Eukanuba with another food source, maybe the hyperactivity will lessen enough that you could feed out the bag? It would certainly give a good indication if the food is the source, I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peaceful Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) I'd forget the Eukanuba for now and try another brand see if it changes the behaviour..... if it does donate the Eukanuba to charity. Its not worth the behaviour characteristics of hyperactivity to set in at puppy age if its only caused by the food. You could also try Natures Gift puppy can food and see if that helps, as it has no additives. Edited July 13, 2010 by peaceful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Contact the distributer they should refund you the Eukanuba if your dog doesnt like it or it doesnt agree with your dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydz Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 could be simply that you have a healthy puppy. or your giving it a premium food so it has lots and ots of energy and calories to burn. have you had other dogs on cheaper food maybe thats the difference I work at a petstore and havnt heard of that before. however corn can affect dogs in a wide variety of ways. mainly skin conditions though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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