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How Much To Feed A Puppy & How Often Should Puppies Eat
hey everyone that this is our new puppy
Thor and today we are gonna talk to you
guys about how much to feed a puppy and
how often a puppy should eat this is a
question I've gotten a lot since we
adopted Thor it really depends on the
food that you feed this type of food
this is a nutritious brands puppy food
just as an example there is feeding
guidelines on every commercial pet food
product if there is not feeding our
lines on the products you're feeding
your dog you should not be feeding that
the AFC Oh tests all of these foods to
make sure that they meet the
recommendations for whatever life stage
that they're talking about some foods
are made for all life stages some are
specifically for seniors or for puppies
Sadie so depending on you know the life
stage of your dog if the foods made for
all life stages that means puppy through
senior hood typically most veterinarians
can't a nutrition experts will recommend
feeding a puppy food a specific food
made for puppies they need certain
nutrients obviously that older dogs
adult dogs and senior dogs don't need
and it's especially important with large
breed dogs that grow very rapidly you
need to make sure that they get those
benefits so there should be information
on the packaging as a guide for how much
to feed in a day most recommendations
are for the daily quantity to feed your
pet typically with adult dogs and senior
pets you would feed two meals a day with
puppies I was recommended feeding at
least three to four meals a day if you
can do that automatic feeders are great
if you're not at home and not during the
day to be able to see them but I always
recommend three to four times per day
when they're less than six months old
like Thor he'll be six months old next
week actually it's easier for them to
digest smaller meals
helps to control those energy peaks and
Falls if you feed one big meal in the
morning he's going to get the calories
and the energy going but then he's gonna
kind of crash in the afternoon so
staggering those bills out helps to
spread out the energy and the calories
throughout the day when your dog gets to
be over six months old I still recommend
three to four meals a day if you don't
have the time for that you can cut back
to two or three meals a day especially
be a multiple dog spec that's usually
how people go is to get them on the same
feeding cycle of their other dogs when
you switch to adult food it's different
depending on the dog you want to switch
when your dog reaches full maturity and
not before that which is different for
different breeds I highly recommend
talking your veterinarian just as a
frame of reference typically smaller
breeds reach maturity between like 10
and 12 months medium breeze around 50
pounds or so it's usually like a year to
a year and a half large breed dog like
the work is a boxer Mastiff mix so he's
gonna be very big when he's fully grown
and typically larger dark like that
don't reach full maturity until about
two years old but again consult with
your veterinarian they can help you
decide that if you have any other
questions feel free to email me thanks
for watching this video guys
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