| Our puppies are fragile little things. Feeding them is | | | | bones. They will only be able to eat such foods that |
| not too different from the way we feed human | | | | will not task their teeth. Properly mashed food |
| babies. The greatest of care needs to be taken to | | | | specifically. |
| do so. Puppies are as helpless as human babies. From | | | | Puppies also require a lot of protein for their growth |
| birth up till about six months, puppies require the best | | | | in weight and development. Unlike the large breed |
| of care especially in terms of feeding. They required | | | | dogs that react to intake of too much protein, the |
| to be fed between four to six times daily. Puppies | | | | puppies require protein for their growth. While the |
| are supposed to eat four times the amount of food | | | | large breed dogs suffer from joint pain as a result of |
| the adult dog would eat. Their food is supposed to | | | | too much protein intake, the puppy dog requires |
| aid their development and consequently their weight | | | | protein for its weight development. Therefore, the |
| gain. | | | | puppy should be fed with lots of milk, mashed meat |
| From birth up till about eight weeks the best puppy | | | | and chicken, carrots etc. |
| dog food is the breast milk from the mother dog. | | | | Puppies also require food supplements to compliment |
| Therefore, the puppy from birth up to that point | | | | the puppy dog food they are being fed with. Vitamin |
| should not be weaned from the mother dog. It | | | | and mineral food supplements should be fed to the |
| needs the breast milk for its sustenance. The breast | | | | puppies to boost their growth. Food supplements are |
| milk contains the right nutrients in dog food. It | | | | essential ingredients for the puppy dog's growth. |
| contains the right portion of minerals, vitamins and | | | | However for the puppy dog food, homemade dog |
| fats. Therefore the puppy dog should be fed with | | | | food appears to be the best. With it, you will know |
| breast milk just like the human baby. Breast milk with | | | | the best mixture and the right mixture. With the |
| the nutrients and minerals it contains will enhance the | | | | assistance of your vet, you will be able to choose |
| puppy's growth and development plus weight gain. | | | | the best food that will agree best with your puppy. |
| The puppy's food should also consist more of water. | | | | Going the homemade dog food route appears to be |
| Their food should consist about 75% water and 25% | | | | the most effective. If you must go the canned food |
| real food. This is because the puppy's teeth at birth | | | | route for your puppy however, you will need to read |
| are not really developed and therefore could not eat | | | | the label properly. Ensure that the dog food complies |
| the kind of food the large breed dogs are eating. | | | | with the specifications of the regulatory bodies. |
| They cannot eat tough meat. They cannot eat | | | | |