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I am sorry if I seem contradictory in any way. But, I have to just caution you Chocolate Lab, to not cut back on your dog's food unless you have your dog looked at by a vet...if you can't tell yourself, by looking.
How can we, over the Internet know what weight or condition your dog is in? What if he's not overweight or not receiving proper nutrition? What if slowing growth is not applicable in this case or at this point? If you cut back without knowing these things, you can cause damage to your pup.
You can also p.m. Doberkim, a member on this board who is almost a vet. She may see this thread and respond. She may be able to point you in the right direction and give you some more medical information. I recall her saying in some past thread that it is important that puppies do get enough protein and that in her expert opinion, skimping on some of these nutrients can be more detrimental than just about anything. There are two schools of thought, apparently. Some people don't feed puppy food for the fear of rapid growth. But then they're missing out on some vital trace minerals and protein which are not in lighter, adult feed.
My own vet told me, because I've had larger breed dogs that I wanted to do right by, naturally, that being overweight is more significant in joint/bone desease even than rapid growth. I suspect that both of those things probably contribute.
So, before you decide anything, I would strongly recommend that you talk to Doberkim and your own vet.
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