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This part is easy. Unless you want to get a doggy cookbook like Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats, you are probably not qualified to feed your pup a fully balanced diet. I have been known to cook for my dogs, but most people don�t. Thankfully, the pet stores are full of nutritionally-balanced diets for your dogs. For the most part, grocery store brands are too great. They are full of brightly colored and highly seasoned cute little shapes that mean nothing to our color-blind friends and the salt & sugar they contain are harmful. Try and stick to premium brands like ProPlan, Eukanuba, Science Diet, etc. If you really want to get into the �science� of reading dog food labels and pick something else, go ahead. There are quite a few articles on the web about this.
Treat foods, like dog biscuits, jerky, training treats, etc. are the equivalent of junk food. Please keep these to a once a day occurrence in your pooch�s life. They have little nutrition and are fattening.
If you purchase a tiny breed like a Yorkie or Chihuahua, they will probably need a protein paste several times a day in addition to their normal meals to prevent hypoglycemia. Their little tummies are so small that they cannot eat enough to keep them going. Nutracal is one that is sold in most pet stores. Your breeder should tell you about this, but if they don�t, ask your vet. |
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