how much food should i feed my dog a day?
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Medium Dogs (30-50 pounds) A few examples of medium dog breeds: Australian Shepherd, Bull Terrier, and Collie. Medium breeds should eat: 1 3/4 cups per day if they weigh 30 pounds. 2 1/4 cups per day if they weigh 40 pounds.
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Your puppy should be fed three or four times a day up to the age of four months. After this age, two larger meals at regular times will be sufficient. As your dog approaches 80-90% of its estimated adult size, around one year of age, they should be moved to a diet for adult dogs.
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Active, underweight adult dogs should eat 3% of their current weight in pounds per day. Senior, less active, overweight adult dogs should eat 1.5% of their current weight in pounds per day. Adult dogs at an ideal weight should eat 2-3% of their current weight in pounds per day.
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It is recommended to use the same type of dog food and follow the feeding schedule used by the breeder. Once they reach adulthood being fed twice a day; AM & PM is sufficient. Adults may eat from 2-5 cups of food a day, depending on their individual metabolism and activity.
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An adult GSD of between 60 lb to 90 lb (27kg to 40kg) you will feed 3-5 cups of dog food daily (10.5 to 17.5 oz, OR 300 g to 500 g). Generally, you should feed an adult (at 1-2 years of age onwards) German Shepherd twice a day – morning and evening.
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The table below gives approximate amounts for feeding your pooch. This is the total amount for the day. For example, a 10kg dog would require 200-300 grams of food per day. Ideally, that would be 100-150 grams of Nature Dog plus 100-150 grams of raw meaty bones, every day.
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Feed puppies anywhere from 2-3x the amount an adult dog of the same weight would eat. For example, a puppy that weighs 10 pounds would eat 2-3x the amount a 10 pound adult dog would eat. Feed very young puppies 3 or 4 times per day. Older puppies generally do just fine with twice-daily feedings.
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Most dog food bags suggest feeding too much. I send our 10 week old puppies home eating about 1/2 cup of food 3 times a day. By 3 months, they will need a total of 2 cups a day and by 4 months, they should be eating about 2 1/2 cups a day. Increase to about 3 cups a day by 5 months for boys and by 6 months for girls.
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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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Most normally active Dobermans will require a higher level of fat and protein than many other breeds throughout their lives. Adults will eat from 2-5 cups of food a day depending on the individual dogs metabolism and how much activity they are getting.
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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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Purina recommends that a dog in this weight range should get 2/3 to 2 cups of food per day when they're between one and three months old.
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Puppies should eat between four and six meals a day, while owners often only choose to feed their adult dogs twice per day.
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You can feed your dog one or two times a day. It's best to do it twice daily at 8-12 hour intervals. If you're doing it this way, split the suggested amount found on the bag or you'll feed it double what it needs.
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For dogs of 12 months or older, feed 1-2 times a day. Small breeds burn energy quicker than large breeds and should be fed 2-3 small meals a day. Little and often is key! Browse our adult & senior dog foods here.
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This is the total amount for the day. For example, a 10kg dog would require 200-300 grams of food per day. Ideally, that would be 100-150 grams of Nature Dog plus 100-150 grams of raw meaty bones, every day. However, you can adjust these ratios to suit your own preferences.
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Food / Diet Be sure to feed your dog about 1 to 1.5 cups (depending on the brand of dog food) of high-quality dry food a day, divided into two meals. Bedlington Terriers tend to have a mind of their own, so they may not take kindly to your commands.