Feeding Puppy & Dog (barf)

[nicolatu]

Hi everyone,

My girlfriend and I are going to buy a puppy soon (undecided on Jap Spitz & Sheltie ) and we came across feeding the BARF Diet. How much food should we give a puppy or a dog daily? I saw somewhere that feeding 10% of body weight for puppy and 2% of ideal body weight for a dog. That makes a 10kg dog eating only 200grams of food each day? That seems very little to me. And another question is that how should we change the puppy's usual diet into a raw food diet?

Regards

Nic

[Stitch]

If you buy Dr Billinghursts BARF they give you a guide on the side of the box however you will probably have to adjust the quantity to get it exact for your pups needs.

Gradually increase the amount of BARF you feed and decrease the old food. For a small dog you could start off with say 25% BARF, 75% old and adjust from there every day or so.

As long as the dog/pup is not overweight, I give as much as they will eat.

[nicolatu]

Thanks for that!

[Prydenjoy]

They are two very different breeds!! Shelties require a lot of mental stimulation, I was looking into getting one when I fell back on another trusty Pap

That is only a guideline, I usually offer a little more than that, see how much the puppy eats, and go from there. Little Mango (4 month old Pap pup) eats a chicken wing a day (which takes about 3 sittings to get through), and about 50g of a pattie meal at night. When she was younger she ate less, when she is older though I don't think she's going to eat much more - Pups generally hit peaks where they eat loads when they are going through growth spurts. An adult dog wont eat as much as a growing puppy (Berri doesn't eat as much as Mango and he is quite a large pap).

Use the guidelines as a guideline only, and work with your dog from there. They will "tell" you what they need