Home Based Dog Training

A hale and hearty dog is the one who gets a well nutrition diet in an appropriate quantity at correct time interval.

When To Feed A Dog

A dog starts to eat a proper diet after he turns nine months of age. That means, at this age, like an adult, the dog requires only one healthy meal in a day. If required, this meal can be divided into two small portions for the day.

Little puppies if are on their mother’s feed then let the mother and the pooch decide their feeding routine. Feeding mothers should be given a healthy diet to ensure that she produces enough milk to feed the litter. The puppies appear to be irritated when are hungry.

When hand raising the puppy, he should be given adequate quantity of water along with the diet prescribed by the vet. Small puppies cannot eat much at a given time. That means he should be given his meals four to five times in a day, till he turns six months of age.

After six months the meals should be given twice a day. If the adult dog is ill, he should be fed like a puppy only; that means very small portions of meals thrice a day till he gets better.

What to Feed A Dog

The dog’s ideal diet consists of a greater portion of animal protein. This could be supplied by raw or cooked meat. Fresh vegetables and cereals supply the other essential nutrients.

When introduces to a solid diet, a three month old puppy may get troubled digesting heavy meat portions. Thus it is advisable to give him boiled eggs along with brown rice and milk. This diet is light on little puppy’s digestive system and is a good provider of all the necessary nourishment. As the dog grows into an adult, the eggs should be replaced by larger portions of raw or cooked meat. Though the dog is a carnivore, vegetarian diet also works well on some of the breeds.

Home made food is the best known for all dogs. In home made food, the use of onion, grapes and raisins should be avoided. A big pot of cooked brown rice or oat meal with minced chicken and a few chopped carrots is just the correct diet for the dog.

How Much To Feed

A healthy diet looses all its good qualities if not given in appropriate quantity! Lesser quantity will definitely leave the dog starving and week but overfeeding will make him pulp, lazy and inactive thus inviting a number a health hazards.

As every dog varies with his diet requirements, one should always feed the dog in accordance with the vet’s prescription.