Feeding your furry friend -
Over the months ahead, your puppy’s feeding needs will change and will need to be adjusted. The weight of your puppy can have a severe negative impact on it’s overall health long term. If your puppy is obese, our health contract will become void. After spaying or neutering at one year, their feed needs will almost be reduced in half. It is very important to adjust the amount you are feeding after a spay and neuter and increase grooming due to the fact that they will often become obese, even if you are exercising a lot, and their coat just keeps growing.
Please be aware that if your puppy gets altered, he/she will require significantly less food per day or he/she will become obese! This will in return become very hard on their joints. I strive to keep all of my dogs a very healthy lean weight and recommend you do the same.
- Feeding at 8 to 10 weeks your puppy will be eating approximately ½ to 1 cup three times daily of Life’s Abundance “All Life Stages” food. By
- Feeding at 4 to 5 months of age, your puppy will probably only need to eat twice a day. He/ She will let you know by not being too interested in one of his/her meals.
- Never feed your puppy a food with more than 28% protein!! Your puppy will be eating approx. 1 ½ to 3 cups per day by the time he/she is full-grown. (If kept on Life’s Abundance, this amount will be lower! My adults eat 1 1/2 to 2 cups per day!
Please be aware that if your puppy gets altered, he/she will require significantly less food per day or he/she will become obese! This will in return become very hard on their joints. I strive to keep all of my dogs a very healthy lean weight and recommend you do the same.
Feeding Tips + Tricks -
Place the appropriate amount of food in a bowl. Use an ACTUAL measuring cup (included in your puppy pack. Measuring exactly is key. Do not just estimate. This can easily lead to your puppy not getting the correct amount. Aussies and most dogs will often make you think they are constantly starving.
Some adults feel guilty over this and it can easily add more food causing the puppy to be obese. I add a small bit of water over the kibble and your puppy should consume their food quite quickly. Do not leave the bowl down if your puppy walks away.. Pick it up and offer the correct amount at the next feeding time.
Puppies under 4 months of age should be fed three times daily; between 4 and 6 months old, two times daily; and once or twice per day after twelve months of age. Puppies maturing into adults will naturally decrease the number of feedings per day on their own. By feeding on a set schedule, the dog will then go to the bathroom on a more set schedule and make house training easier and faster.
Make it a habit to give the puppy some quiet time after the meal.
Some adults feel guilty over this and it can easily add more food causing the puppy to be obese. I add a small bit of water over the kibble and your puppy should consume their food quite quickly. Do not leave the bowl down if your puppy walks away.. Pick it up and offer the correct amount at the next feeding time.
Puppies under 4 months of age should be fed three times daily; between 4 and 6 months old, two times daily; and once or twice per day after twelve months of age. Puppies maturing into adults will naturally decrease the number of feedings per day on their own. By feeding on a set schedule, the dog will then go to the bathroom on a more set schedule and make house training easier and faster.
Make it a habit to give the puppy some quiet time after the meal.