Hill's Science Diet Large Breed

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Hill's Science Diet large breed dog food covers a big dog's whole life, from puppyhood through to the senior years. We stock nine Science Diet large breed recipes: Puppy, Adult, Adult Lamb & Rice, Adult 6+ Senior, Light, Perfect Weight, Perfect Weight & Joint Support, Sensitive Stomach & Skin and Healthy Mobility.

The one thing worth knowing before you buy: Hill's moves large breed dogs onto a senior formula at six, not seven. The standard Science Diet adult range switches at 7+, and small dogs are not moved onto an 11+ food until far later. Large dogs simply age faster, so Adult 6+ Senior Large Breed exists a full year earlier than the equivalent food for a mid-sized dog. If you have been feeding a standard adult recipe and your dog has just turned six, that is the change to look at.

Hill's Science Diet Large Breed Puppy is a genuinely separate recipe, not the usual puppy food in a bigger kibble. Hill's builds it around a controlled level of calcium for steady bone growth, which is a developmental need specific to large breed puppies, and includes glucosamine and chondroitin for developing joints. Hill's recommends it for puppies that will be over 25kg fully grown, up to 18 months of age - a much longer growth window than a small dog, which is exactly why the recipe differs.

From there the choice comes down to the adult dog in front of you. Light and Perfect Weight are the reduced-kilojoule options, with Perfect Weight & Joint Support adding joint nutrition on top of the weight recipe. Healthy Mobility Large Breed is the dedicated joint food. Sensitive Stomach & Skin suits dogs with a delicate gut or an itchy coat, and Large Breed Lamb & Rice is the alternative protein if chicken does not agree with them. All nine are dry food; the Science Diet wet range is not split by breed size.