How Often Should I Feed My Dog? Here Are Some Tips to Answ..

External Since: Mar 04, 2011 Posts: 1

Many dog owners would like to know how often they should feed their
dogs and you are not an exception. A puppy in its first six weeks must
be fed milk five to seven times a day. The puppy will alert you, its
owner, through sound.

As the puppy grows older and moves beyond six weeks, the frequency
drops. Once the dog reaches four weeks old, it can start taking some
solid food. Your puppies introduction to solid food is cautionary
though as you will have to only feed him twice a day on solid. The
reason for this is to watch out if the dog develops diarrhea and if it
does, discontinue the new feeding regimen.

This is due to trial and error. However, your dog’s eating of solid
food should increase to two to three times daily once the dog reaches
eight weeks. However, if the dog is still hungry, then provide it with
some extra food. This however varies with different breeds.

You must avoid feeding your dog too many times in this age group.
Between the third and sixth month, the puppy will be teething.
Consequently, restrict the feeding to twice only but it must be
balanced lest the dog develop deficiency based symptoms.

From six months to one year, strive using puppy food that is
commercially available. However, once the dog reaches a year, adult
food may be given more and more. From this time on, its food may
comprise of only adult food.

However, when the dog becomes an elder dog, restrict the frequency of
feeding since the movements of such adult dogs are much reduced.
However, the pregnant animal may be fed an extra time depending on the
willingness of the animal. As always, never compromise on the quality
of food you give your dog.

External Since: Jan 27, 2005 Posts: 1388

On Sat, 5 Mar 2011 23:59:06 -0500, jo-wolf DeleteThis @webtv.net (Jo Wolf) wrote:

>When you don't know anything about the subject, please refrain from
>posting and sticking your foot so far in your mouth that it should choke
>you.

Did you look at that site? The articles SnugglyLilPets (gag) has
posted here appear to have been written by people who also submit blog
articles on other, very unrelated topics. I don't know where they get
their actual information - maybe they make it up - but much of it is
not accurate. The article about 'filling your pets' meals with
supplements' is a prime example.