Dog advice

[PITA]

My wife got a puppy 4 weeks ago. It is now 12 weeks.
She is feeding it Dr John puppy food. On the bag it says feed it approx. 300g per day.

She has been feeding it about 30g three times a day which is woefully short of what the maker recommends. She has grown from 2kg to 3.8kg in the 4 weeks she has been with us. The vet is happy with her but I can't reconcile what the bag recommends.

Can anyone advise what they fed their puppies?

 

[Bungle]

@hktoffee should be able to advise what helps fatten up puppies

 

[Rugby Toffee]

We fed our 8wk old puppy - Bakers Purina Puppy Food.
3 cups a day , but we left the food out all day and Chester just grazed. Weight gain is natural in the early weeks and what you said seems pretty normal. If the vet is happy , then I wouldn't worry , they are pretty hot on diet and weight issues .
Chester is now 2 years old and weighs a whopping 40Kgs.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Posthumously making dog food!



30g is a woefully small amount of food. What make of dog is it?

 

[john jako]

I’ve never measured food for my dog. Just give him a bowl of food a day and few treats, a long walk a day.

He’s 12 years old and fit as a fiddle.

 

[Blue 1]

My wife got a puppy 4 weeks ago. It is now 12 weeks.
She is feeding it Dr John puppy food. On the bag it says feed it approx. 300g per day.

She has been feeding it about 30g three times a day which is woefully short of what the maker recommends. She has grown from 2kg to 3.8kg in the 4 weeks she has been with us. The vet is happy with her but I can't reconcile what the bag recommends.

Can anyone advise what they fed their puppies?

90g a day seems like very little.

I was giving my puppy about 300g a day at 12 weeks, in two feeds if I remember right.

Depends on the food and the weight of the dog though really.

 

[dublinbluenose]

Posthumously making dog food!

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30g is a woefully small amount of food. What make of dog is it?

Its not a car

 

[kev]

Its not a car

Rover?

 

[Moomin]

@hktoffee should be able to advise what helps fatten up puppies

Also what condiments to use with said puppy.

 

[cronullasharks]

Also what condiments to use with said puppy.

Cooked or raw?

 

[Moomin]

Cooked or raw?

options for both.

 

[Goodison87]

Our pups always start of on royal cannin puppy food for first 9 months or so, very good for promoting muscle, bone and cell development, very expensive though.

Our vet then advised us to intergrate chappie dry and wet of all things (it’s packed with fish) and they love it. As pups I often give them 1 very well scrambled egg every few days, they still have the odd one now. Also get the frozen chicken breasts few times a month as they are great and relatively inexpensive.

Good luck with mans best friend.

 

[chrismpw]

My dog seemed to just eat cow pats, badger poo and manure. Thats when he wasn't rolling in it. Cheap as chips.

 

[Tramps_mate]

Basically, is it a Chihuahua or a German Shepard...???

 

[Tramps_mate]

My dog seemed to just eat cow pats, badger poo and manure. Thats when he wasn't rolling in it. Cheap as chips.

Then he licks your face....