how much in weight should i feed my puppy?
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In short the pup of a medium sized dog will be eating around 10% of his body weight at 2 months of age, 5% of his body weight by 6 months and 3% of his body weight by a year. For more on feeding puppies raw dog food follow the link!
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Introducing food to your puppy Your puppy's weight determines the amount he needs; follow label directions or check with your veterinarian. Bottle feed a month-old pup two-to-three times per day and make sure he's lying on his tummy to avoid choking.
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The weight-gain norm A puppy should begin gaining weight from the day he is born. He should gain between 10-15% of his birth weight each day. But a simple rule of thumb is to expect your pup to gain about 5 ounces per week for small breeds and 2.5 pounds a week for large breeds.
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Feed puppy dogs (5 + lbs/2.27 + kg) 1 treat a day. Not suitable for puppies and dogs under 6 months of age and 5 lbs (2.27 kg). Fresh drinking water should always be available.
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According to the Fromm website, your 5 month old, 36 pound puppy, should be fed about 3 1/8 cups of puppy food per day. Assuming that the adult food has a comparable caloric content to the puppy food. I compared one of the adult foods to the puppy food and they were within about 6 calories per cup of each other.
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At 8 weeks old, German Shepherd puppies should be fed three to four times per day. Generally a puppy of 10 lb to 30 lb (4.5kg to 14 kg) you will feed 1-2 cups of food daily (3.5 to 7 oz, OR 100 g to 200 g). German Shepherd puppies will require more regular feeding of three to four times a day spaced throughout the day.
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This said, there are general guidelines: Puppies usually require about 55 calories for each pound of body weight. Young pups might eat a bit over a cup a day, older pups can eat up to 3 cups a day.
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Ideally, he should eat between 200 and 300 calories each day. This includes all of his snacks too! Start your puppy on four meals each day and over the first six months reduce this down to two meals daily.
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Since miniature poodles generally weigh anywhere between 15 to 17 pounds, you should feed your dog about 1 cup of food a day (a little less if he is less active). Feeding your miniature poodle the right amount of food everyday will ensure that he does not become lethargic or overweight.
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Puppy should be eating 2 to 3 cups of food a day. 12 weeks to 6 months: Puppy needs to be eating puppy food 2 to 3 times a day, with meals divided into equal amounts.
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Feeding adult food will rob your puppy of important nutrients. Four feedings a day are usually adequate to meet nutritional demands. Large breeds should be fed unmoistened dry food by 9 or 10 weeks; small dogs by 12 or 13 weeks. 3–6 months: Sometime during this period, decrease feedings from four to three a day.
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For instance: If you have a 12 week old puppy that weighs 24 ounces (1.5lbs) then the closest to that is between 22 ounces (1.38 lbs) and 26 ounces (1.63 lbs) which means your pup probably weighed between 3 - 3.5 ounces at birth and will weigh between 3 - 3.5 lbs when fully grown.
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A very rough guide for quantities of food is 2-3% of your dog's body weight a day for an adult Labrador. And 2-3% of your dog's expected weight as an adult will be right for a puppy.
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How Often to Feed Your Pup. Puppies should be fed three to four times a day therefore if you are currently feeding ¾ a cup of puppy food twice a day you should consider spacing it out by feeding ½ cup three times a day.
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As a rule of thumb, an adult dog should eat around 2-3% of its ideal body weight per day (e.g. a 10kg dog should eat roughly 200g of food per day). Following on from our Weaning Paste, at about 8 weeks of age puppies will need approximately 5-6% of their body weight per day, spread across 3-4 meals.
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In general, you will be increasing the food quantity for a puppy as he/she grows (don't be shocked, but some of these puppies may be eating 8-12 cups of dry food a day during a certain period in his/her development. As a general rule of thumb, provide the puppy an amount of food that he/she will eat promptly.
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Typically a puppy or kitten will eat about 1 oz (30 mls) of commercial puppy formula for every 8 oz of body weight (1/2 pound) in a 24 hour period.