how much wet food should you feed a small dog?
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Give your dog one 10 oz container per 10½ - 12½ pounds of body weight daily, divided into two or more meals. Adjust this amount as needed to help maintain your dog's ideal body condition. If mixing with dry food, remember that one 10 oz container replaces about ¾ - 1 cup dry dog food.
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Recommended daily amount: 4 to 6 cups of high-quality dry food a day, divided into two meals. NOTE: How much your adult dog eats depends on his size, age, build, metabolism, and activity level. Dogs are individuals, just like people, and they don't all need the same amount of food.
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Assuming your dog has a typical activity level, toy breeds should have about ¼ cups to 1 cup, small breeds should have about 1 cup to 1 2/5 cup, medium breeds should have about 2 cups to 2 2/3 cups, and large breeds should have about 2 4/5 cups to 3 cups. -Senior dogs should be fed a little less than adult dogs.
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One rule of thumb is to feed 2-4% of the pet's body weight. Smaller dogs will require a higher percentage of their body weight, while larger dogs will require a smaller percentage of their body weight. The daily portion should be split between morning and night.
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Small Dogs (10-20 pounds) Boston Terriers, Dachshunds, Shih Tzus, and Pugs can all be considered small dogs. Small breeds should eat: 3/4 cup per day if they weigh 10 pounds. 1 cup per day if they weigh 15 pounds.
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Recommended daily amount: 2 to 3 cups of high-quality dry food a day, divided into two meals. NOTE: How much your adult dog eats depends on their size, age, build, metabolism, and activity level. Dogs are individuals, just like people, and they don't all need the same amount of food.
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Medium breed dogs require 1 cup to 2 cups of dry food per day to maintain a healthy weight. You may choose whether to offer your dog one meal a day or to divide the food into two smaller meals. Older dogs may benefit from one meal daily, while puppies and younger dogs may benefit from two smaller 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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An average adult miniature schnauzer should eat about ½ cup of high quality dry food twice a day. Feed younger mini schnauzer puppies three or four times daily, but don't leave the food bowl sitting out. Schnauzers love eating and they tend to overeat if given the chance.
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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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The puppy should be fed "wet food" at least once, or in the case of extremely small puppies, twice (2 times) each day up until the puppy is about four to six months (4-6) of age - again depending on the size and overall hardiness of the particular individual.
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An adult Dalmatian will eat from 3 to 5 cups of dog food per day. Puppies eat smaller amounts more often because they are growing. You should feed your own dog whatever amount keeps him looking nice and lean.
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Puppies should be fed 3-4 times a day. As for the amount, feed according to the instructions on the bag of dog food. Space the daily amount out during the day. So for example, if the bag says to feed 3/4 cup of puppy food twice a day, feed him 1/2 a cup three times a day.
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If you are serving the food in addition to your dog's kibble, be sure to reduce the amount of kibble he is eating for the day. The amount of homemade food your dog should eat depends on the weight and condition of your dog, however, 1/2 cup per 10 pounds of body weight is a basic rule.
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Ideally, they should be on food with lean protein and low fats to keep their slim physique. Puppies should be fed about 2 cups of food daily, on average. The amount of food depends on the crude fat contained within the food. A puppy should eat 3 times a day, moving to 2 times a day at around a year old.
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Dogs weighing less than 10 pounds require only between 1/4 cup and 3/4 cup of dry food per day. Very active toy breed dogs may eat as much as 1 cup of food on a daily basis.
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For most homemade dog food recipes, I recommend feeding about 1/2-3/4 of a cup of food for every 25 pounds of body weight. While this doesn't seem like a lot, you need to remember that homemade dog food is much more nutrient-dense than most commercial diets.