How Often Should You Feed Your Dog?
This is an important question and the answer should be based on the age of and the breed type of the puppy.
If it is a puppy has not yet been weaned and is within the first six weeks of its life, it will need to be given milk five to seven times per day, this will help development and ensure strong growth of bones, teeth and coat.
The frequency of its feed may be reduced when the puppy becomes six to eight weeks old. By the time the dog is four months, it should be enjoying solid foods.
To make sure your puppy is ready to make the change to solid foods you can mix the solid food with water and feed this to your puppy once or twice in the beginning.
Should your dog develop diarrhoea it would be prudent to delay feeding him solid foods until his digestive system has developed further.
In some cases depending on the breed of dog it can be trial and error buy taking some basic steps in feeding. You need to be aware and very observant of any changes in your dog until the transition to solid foods is complete.
At this stage of your dogs development the feeding frequency may be changed to two to three times a day.
However, if your dog seems to still be hungry and craving more food, then increase the frequency from three to four until he is satisfied. Once again this varies with different breeds of dog.
By six months you should reduce the feeding to two times only with a balanced type of nutrition to provide the dog of this age group with enough protein, minerals and vitamins to aid his development.
From six months to one year, try using puppy food that is available commercially, and that your dog enjoys which does not upset his digestive system.
This period in your dogs life is very important from a nutritional point of view, he will be developing and growing so he will need a balanced food, with plenty of protein, minerals and vitamins.
In later life the frequency and type of food you give your dog should change. Older dogs require less food and food that is not so rich in protein to help them digest the food and prevent digestive disorders in the later years.
If it is a puppy has not yet been weaned and is within the first six weeks of its life, it will need to be given milk five to seven times per day, this will help development and ensure strong growth of bones, teeth and coat.
The frequency of its feed may be reduced when the puppy becomes six to eight weeks old. By the time the dog is four months, it should be enjoying solid foods.
To make sure your puppy is ready to make the change to solid foods you can mix the solid food with water and feed this to your puppy once or twice in the beginning.
Should your dog develop diarrhoea it would be prudent to delay feeding him solid foods until his digestive system has developed further.
In some cases depending on the breed of dog it can be trial and error buy taking some basic steps in feeding. You need to be aware and very observant of any changes in your dog until the transition to solid foods is complete.
At this stage of your dogs development the feeding frequency may be changed to two to three times a day.
However, if your dog seems to still be hungry and craving more food, then increase the frequency from three to four until he is satisfied. Once again this varies with different breeds of dog.
By six months you should reduce the feeding to two times only with a balanced type of nutrition to provide the dog of this age group with enough protein, minerals and vitamins to aid his development.
From six months to one year, try using puppy food that is available commercially, and that your dog enjoys which does not upset his digestive system.
This period in your dogs life is very important from a nutritional point of view, he will be developing and growing so he will need a balanced food, with plenty of protein, minerals and vitamins.
In later life the frequency and type of food you give your dog should change. Older dogs require less food and food that is not so rich in protein to help them digest the food and prevent digestive disorders in the later years.