Jodi, 32% protein is TOO high for a large breed puppyin MHO!....anything from around the low - mid 20s is more than adequate for a growing puppy....Pauline Most important - Not to forget to always consider the protein source....not all proteins are created equal...one may say 32% and the protein have questionable sources, another might say, 23% and be of excellent sources.....so it is not always what you see in the numbers..AND, last but not least, there are always exceptions to every rule or generality....Pauline Msg: #4 in digest rom: "Jodi Distilli" <djdistilli@xxxxxxxxxxx> ubject: Re: puppy diet 20% protein ate: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:17:09 -0400 But nobody is mentioning the 20% - twenty percent. No need to reply ecessarily, I'm just sayin' and I wonder where this trainer gets this from. ast time I checked Euk I think it was, was 32% so let's see, it's not them . . ersonally, I wouldn't feed a dog a diet of 20% protein, nor would I recommend t. Jodi Distilli ww.dinovagsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================