Dog Food

Dog food is an essential part of pet care. Feeding your dog with premium food designed for his stage of life is a big part of excellent dog care.

YOUR DOG'S FEEDING SCHEDULE

Your dog's nutritional requirements may never be more demanding than when she is a puppy. Therefore it is essential that you choose a high quality food that is nutritionally complete and balanced for optimum nutrition during this critical growth stage.

HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS FOR FEEDING YOUR DOG

Good feeding habits start as soon as you get your dog! Your dog's diet will influence her health status, development, appearance and attitude. How you feed your dog will influence many behaviour aspects, from house training to begging. It is also important to prevent your puppy from gaining too much weight, which can predispose her to obesity and its associated health problems later in life.

The following tips will get you off to a good start.

1. Choose your dog's diet carefully! There is excessive misinformation in the market regarding puppy foods. We know it's confusing, particularly with all the advertising and marketing efforts by competing companies. The old adage "you get what you pay for" probably applies more to pet foods than anything else. We encourage you not to compare foods by the "Guaranteed Analysis" on the label - it is a chemical analysis only and it measures gross quantities of ingredient types - it tells you nothing about the quality or digestibility of the ingredients. Don't hesitate to ask your local vet about any issues you may have regarding your dog's diet.

2. Do not "free choice feed" your dog. Free choice feeding is essentially feeding your pet as much as he wants to eat. Free choice feeding can contribute to digestive upset (vomiting and diarrhea), bloating, difficulty in house training, and obesity.

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The best approach is to feed your dog's daily allotment of food in two or three measured meals a day. If your dog hasn't eaten his measured amount of food within 15 minutes, remove it. Continue on with the same measured portion at the next meal. If you find your pet consistently isn't finishing his meal but is otherwise doing well, cut back on the total daily allotment. On the other hand, even if your dog devours the meal in a few minutes, do not give more food.

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3. If you want to be more directly involved with your dog's food, you can make nutritious meals for your dog at home. In light of the Pet Food Recall, it's even more important to know exactly what you are feeding your dog. For balanced dog food home recipes, go to my membership site, at www.theonlinevet.com - you'll also find diets for specific health concerns.

Avoid feeding your dog from the table, and offering snacks too often. Keeping treats to the proper time and place will help minimize the chance of dogs becoming very picky eaters.

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4. Familiarize yourself with healthy treats. We all like to treat our pets. It helps us in socializing, training and just plain loving them. There are several healthy treat options now on the market. Remember many treats on the market have more calories than you find in a ½ cup of dog food!

5. Use meals as a house training opportunity! Puppies normally eliminate 5 to 15 minutes after eating a meal. Therefore, after the feeding take your puppy outside to the appropriate place in your yard where you would like him to eliminate, and wait for the magic moment. Praise your puppy for a job well done!

Puppies also need to eliminate after nap and play sessions. Use this to your advantage in training and avoiding "accidents"!

6. Food is an excellent training tool! Food makes training easier and more positive for you and your dog.

7. Feed your dog in a quiet place. Avoid feeding just prior to or just after exercise. This helps establish consistency, reduces excitement around a meal, and reduces the incidence of stomach upset.

8. Change diets slowly. If you are changing your dog's diet, mix the new food with the previous diet in small amounts the first day or two. Then the portion of the new diet can be gradually increased over a week or so until your dog is completely on the new diet. This will reduce the likelihood of vomiting and diarrhea. Your dog should make a formed stool, which is easy to pick up.

9. Bones and milk. Please do not feed your dog any bones. Digestive disturbances, bone fragments and their resulting damage can require the use of medication and possibly surgery. Many dogs cannot digest milk, and it ends up giving them diarrhea. This can also interfere with the absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.

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