Nutrition for your Endeavor Australian Labradoodle

In all of our trials of different dog foods, we have had the best overall results with Purina Pro Plan kibbles. Our dogs have looked and felt their best on this food compared to lots of other foods. Their coat health has visually improved and they are visually more fit and muscular. One of our pet dogs (an Australian Labradoodle) has chronic allergies and she has never been as symptom free as she is since I put her on Pro Plan. I personally believe it is the best dog kibble in its price range.

Pro Plan dry dog formulas are fortified with guaranteed live probiotics. The specific probiotic strain chosen by Pro Plan can exert a positive impact on digestive health by balancing the levels of bacteria in your dog’s intestines. It can also help support immune health.

Purina Pro Plan has fueled 17 of the last 18 WKCDS Best in Show winners, and was the food of choice for 6 of 7 Group winners, including Best in Show at the 2024 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

The most commonly heard rebuttal against Pro Plan is their use of corn as a filler in their ingredients. “Filler” may be defined as feed ingredients for pet food with little or no nutritional value. Every ingredient in Pro Plan formulas has a valuable function and plays a part in providing an excellent source of nutrition to your pet. When properly cooked, corn provides a highly digestible source of carbohydrates, essential fatty acids and protein, and thus, is not considered filler. Corn also has one of the highest levels of natural antioxidants of any grains. Purina only uses the same grades of corn traditionally used in human food products. Purina Pro Plan FAQ

Purina also has a rewards program app called myPurina. We almost always buy our bags at Tractor Supply CO since they often have sales. Purina is not an MLM and Endeavor does not gain anything from recommending purina foods other than the comfort that your puppy is getting fed high quality nutrition. We truly just love this food.

We also do love raw foods here at Endeavor. We supplement our dogs with balanced raw meals or toppers, or give raw chicken feet once every 1-2 weeks. Raw food can be very dangerous if given incorrectly or made at home without the research, especially for growing puppies. If you want to feed raw, we highly recommend that you start with a premed blend since all of the nutrients are already taken into consideration for you. You cannot simply start feeding your dog ground beef or chicken breasts and expect her to be healthy since nutrition is a lot more complex than this. When fed correctly, raw food can be highly beneficial for dogs and is extremely healthy. When fed incorrectly, it can be detrimental to your dog’s long or short term health.

My personal dog Riot before being fed Pro Plan.

Riot after being fed Pro Plan. His coat is noticeably fuller, shiner, and felt softer. He pooped less and with less odor, and he was more fit and athletic.

Below are Purina Pro plan puppy varieties. We recommend to our new puppy owners that they pick up a bag of this food before bringing their new friend home. Even if you choose to feed another food, having a period of time before you make that dietary change can help with the transition to a new home and environment. All of our puppies will go home with a ziplock bag of their food to get them started for a few days. We like both chicken and lamb recipes, and like to switch out proteins with our dogs each bag of food so they have variety. Some dogs might prefer a specific recipe/protein to another.

Here are the normal adult varieties we like to feed to all of our dogs here. Pets and breeding dogs alike are fed these recipes as their main diet.

Purina Pro Plan also has speciality diets for dogs with allergies or sensitive stomachs, for dogs that have trouble gaining or keeping weight, for dogs who struggle to lose weight, or for senior dogs who have slowed down.