About Feeding A Puppy
A puppy eats a lot of food. From birth up to six months of age, he'll need to eat two to four times as much as an adult dog to support all that growth. A good rule of thumb (paw?) is that after his first week of life, when his weight doubles from what it was at birth, a puppy should gain one to...
Feeding a puppyFebruary 5th, 2011
Nutritional requirements vary from one dog to the next. The amount of food an adult dog needs depends upon his size and level of activity. Consider these tips when feeding your adult dog: Your dog's lifestyle is a factor. A dog of normal activity level should be fed a 'maintenance' diet. A sedentary...
June 9th, 2009
Since they're just little dogs, puppies probably just need less food than most adult dogs, right? Wrong. Puppies need twice the energy intake of adult dogs and, depending on the breed, 25 to 30 percent of their diet should be protein. During the first few weeks of their life, puppies get all their...
June 2nd, 2009
Everyone feels bloated at times, and nobody enjoys it. Just like humans, dogs can become bloated for a variety of reasons. A major difference for your dog is that his bloat can quickly become a serious,...
May 31st, 2009
Do you find yourself sneezing at a particular time of year? Does a particular material cause you to have a reaction when it comes in contact with your skin? Did you know that your dog can suffer from...
April 27th, 2009
Some dogs seem to be bottomless pits when it comes to eating. This tendency is probably inherited from their ancestors whose food supply was not so regular. They had to gorge themselves whenever the...
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