Velcro Danes

Feeding Your Great Dane

 

Nutrition is the cornerstone to good health, which makes it one of the most important things you can consider for your Dane. 
 

We very strongly recommend feeding a Prey Model Raw diet. We have used this diet with our own pack since 2009 and can testify to the wonderful benefits and superior health it has provided our dogs. PMR is a species-appropriate diet consisting of raw meat, bones and organs from a variety of animals. We do not cook, weigh, or measure anything. While many people feed a PMR diet without supplementing, we do use NuVet plus and encourage you to check it out. In many areas PMR is actually more affordable than quality commercial foods once you learn a few tricks to keeping costs down. 

 

We also recognize that the time and space commitment to PMR isn't something that is doable in all families. We also know in some areas it really can bequite expensive depending on purchasing options available to you. 

Danes can live healthy lives on commercial foods, no doubt. However, not all foods are created equal and navigating labels, brands, protein percents, and ingredients can be quite tricky. 

Please do NOT feed a grocery store brand. Anything made by Purina, Pedigree, Kibbles n Bits, Iams, and Science Diet are all very poor quality foods. 

 

When a raw diet is not possible, we recommend the following based on ingredients, nurtient profile, and company reliability:

 

Nutri Source 

Pure Vita

Orijen (adults only)

Evo (adults Only)

Innova

California Natural

Whole Earth Farms