To start reading this article from the beginning please click here The most common mistakes that appear during feeding of puppies:
- Overfeeding (you should follow the norms of feeding);
- Using broth and milk to steep the feed not regarding to their nutritional value (the manufacturer notes the substances that may be used to soak the food as it is hard for the puppies to digest it in a dry form);
- Sharp and frequent change of feed (results in functional disorders and problems in development);
- The use of feed, inappropriate for the age or improperly selected for a certain animal.
Feeding with natural products is considered traditional in several countries, that’s why it may cost less expensive than ready-made high-quality forage feeding.
To use it successfully, you must have some experience and enough knowledge concerning the needs of dogs and the use of individual foods or you should ask for a piece of advice of an experienced breeder.
Feeding with natural products provides rich opportunities for making up a special diet for a certain dog and using a wide range of food resources, and influencing the development of the animal in desired direction.
If taking into consideration and adjusting the amounts, caloric value and the content of physiologically active substances when growing a puppy, it can significantly influence its development, in particular the type of its build.
Of course, the puppy with a gentle build cannot be turned into a strong or rough dog, but a strong puppy with traces of looseness can be grown into a dog with a strong type of constitution or develop looseness, depending on the breed.
It is totally unacceptable to feed your puppy with one type of feed (even meat), but for breeding animals, it is even undesirable to feed with two or three kinds of products (meat, cereal, milk).The more varied is the content of the feed - the better, since each ingredient has its value and effect.
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