Toby71 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I've heard a heap of conflicting things, so wanted a general concensus. What should puppies eat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Ok.. im not the person, but a little more info. What breed, what age, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Really is a "how long is a piece of string" type question. As the PP said, what breed, what age, etc? You will get many varied replies according to each individual breeder. The correct answer is of course, a balanced diet with ample fresh water available at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverblue Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 sorry to hijack, HI ELLZ, :rolleyes: ;) Good to see you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Hey Sil!! :rolleyes: How goes it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverblue Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Good, & you, how is everything i will pm you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShesaLikeableBiBear Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Toby71, did your breeder give you a puppy diet chart?. Stay away from canned dog food and dog rolls as they are really not the best diet for a puppy and contain a lot of "muck". If you do a search in the health section under BARF you will find many a thread there. Otherwise a commercially prepared dried dog food. There is a large range to choose from starting with the supermarket foods, which again contain a lot of "muck" to the super premium foods. Personally we feed Nutro Natural Choice puppy food to our 16 week old puppy, we also feed her sardines, carrots and chicken wings and she also gets a little Ziwipeak. Whatever you decide to feed your puppy have a good and thorough look at the ingredients list and the guaranteed analysis. We avoid things like animal by-products, chemical preservatives, added colourants, wheat and corn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Bruno♥ Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Hi, my puppy is 15 weeks old (Ridgeback male) and has been putting on about 1 - 1.2 kilos a week. I would never feed him anything out of a can or roll, they are full of preservatives and you can easily make these types of foods yourself. Bruno eats Supercoat Puppy biscuits as the base, and I build on this using either mince, shin steak, chicken breast, or another type of meat (all raw) and then grate in some carrot and apple. Bind it together with an egg once a week to keep the coat shiny. Bruno love muching on an apple every now and again (skin, core and all), also enjoys chicken wings and roo tails. Find out what your puppy likes and build on that. Bruno doesnt like gravies or sauces, so all his meals are moistened with either a little water, or the blood from the meat. Try experimenting with cooking too, its easy to put some mince (or chicken breast), rice, celery, carrot and potato in a pot and boil until all soft and mushy. Its ten times cheaper than canned and your pup will love it. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toohey Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 apple every now and again (skin, core and all), Hi Bruno, best not to feed apple seeds/cores as they can be toxic to dogs. Apple seeds, cherry pits, peach pits, pear pips, plums pits, and apricot pits contain cyanide, which is poisonous. While a few apple seeds may not cause a problem, the effects can accumulate over time if they are given to dogs regularly. from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellz Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Hi Bruno Agree with Toohey about the apples. Personally, whilst the bulk of the diet you feed sounds pretty good, I'd also be considering a better grade of dry food. I really do believe that there are better puppy foods than that brand around at a comparable price. Would also be careful with the blood from the meat if the meat has been left standing at all. Tends to breed bacteria. Much the same reasons why it is best not to use leftover marinades from human food preparation. Also best not to boil the heck out of any vegetables that are fed. All this does is removes the goodness. Raw veges are far more beneficial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clover Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 At the moment our little guy is on a mix of RAW & Eagle Pack puppy food, he was on Eukanuba but decided that he does not like it . He has also had a bit of puppy roll in the last couple of days just as a snack without any bad reactions.. and i am a big RAW feeder so i even shocked myself by letting him eat it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedStafford Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Our girl is on Advance Puppy Growth and she has gone from around 3kg to 5 kg in 2 and a half weeks, she's a staffy - 12 months old on friday... She has also had some raw Brisket bones, and little bit of raw carrot... but mainly just the dry food, and lotsa water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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