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I was just wondering how much food to feed my puppy a day? He is only 8 weeks. Also I was wondering if it is good to give your dog vitamins? If so what kind. Thank you for your help.
How much food to feed your puppy?vitamins?
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I free fed my puppy until they were about 16 weeks old, then I started measuring it out. At 8 weeks make sure they always have food and water for them.
Vitamins can be a touchy subject with people, you will get many different answers, its like asking "What food should I feed?" Everyone will tell you something different.
Vitamins can be a touchy subject with people, you will get many different answers, its like asking "What food should I feed?" Everyone will tell you something different.
ditto on the free feeding, i did the same and i have heard that vitimans can do more harm than good. if you are feeding a complete balanced food, you dont need them
Vitamins are totally unnecessary, unless you are dealing with a malnurished pup or one with a specific health condition.
As to food. First off, the most important thing is consistency. The brand of food is not the important factor, consistancy is. Always throughout a dogs life stay consistant with the food, do not go jumping from one brand to another. If you switch everytime someone tells you this food is better, you will find yourself at the vets office more frequently with GI problems. As to quantity, the free feeding is great, but once you get beyond that, always follow the guidelines on the package for the particular brand you feed. All foods vary, some more than others, the lower quality foods will always have you feeding larger volumes than the higher quaility because with the higher quality foods, the body uses more of the nutrients in it. In other words, you have less waste coming out the rear end. Never buy the cheapest, there is a reason why it is the cheapest, but you do not have to buy the most expensive either.
As to food. First off, the most important thing is consistency. The brand of food is not the important factor, consistancy is. Always throughout a dogs life stay consistant with the food, do not go jumping from one brand to another. If you switch everytime someone tells you this food is better, you will find yourself at the vets office more frequently with GI problems. As to quantity, the free feeding is great, but once you get beyond that, always follow the guidelines on the package for the particular brand you feed. All foods vary, some more than others, the lower quality foods will always have you feeding larger volumes than the higher quaility because with the higher quality foods, the body uses more of the nutrients in it. In other words, you have less waste coming out the rear end. Never buy the cheapest, there is a reason why it is the cheapest, but you do not have to buy the most expensive either.
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I agree with everything you said boykin, except to follow guidelines. I would look at them just to give you an idea, but when its super cold, my dog may eat 8 cups a day if I am working him hard. If I fed him 3-4 cups when its 10 degrees out and hunted him all day, I think I would be able to see his ribs and he has a thick chessie coat on him.
Stay away from foods that have corn in the ingrediants. Corn makes about 3x the piles of crap to pick up in your yard and your dog doesnt get anything from it.
All that said, pups are easy, make sure they always have water and keep a food bowl full for the first couple months.
Stay away from foods that have corn in the ingrediants. Corn makes about 3x the piles of crap to pick up in your yard and your dog doesnt get anything from it.
All that said, pups are easy, make sure they always have water and keep a food bowl full for the first couple months.
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