How To Give A Puppy A Healthy Start To Life

How you raise your dog when they are a puppy can make all the difference in determining how their life will be. And diet is a very important factor that you have to account for.

One newer thing that is recommended for puppies is a raw food diet that is curated for their breed and needs.

A varied, balanced raw diet is going to help your puppy grow big and healthy, whereas processed food can make them vulnerable to chronic health issues. The ingredients in processed foods, the toxins, and even the process through which they are cooked, can cause inflammation, throw off their flora, and leave them without the digestive enzymes they need. They are high in fat and synthetic calcium and can cause uneven growth and mess up your puppy’s ability to absorb vitamins.

Raw diets are much healthier and easier to control. You have can decide and measure how much fats and proteins you want to feed your dog. Raw diets also have all-natural ingredients, like natural calcium, which is safe because it can always be eliminated if they eat too much of it.

Dogs under a year-old need as much calcium and phosphorus as adult dogs need. The main difference is in the quantity of food needed. Adults require about 3% of their ideal weight per day, whereas puppies need about 10% of their current weight. The best way to know how much and when to feed them is to pay attention to them and feed them when they ask for it.

You can safely feed them ground meat, chunks, or even whole prey. They won’t be able to go through really think bones, but they can eat whole fish, chicken, duck, or rabbit. Pay attention to their stool, which will tell you if something in the diet doesn’t mesh well with your dog.