Some pet owners think that puppies should be fed a similar diet to adult dogs.
Thing is puppies should most definitely be fed a different diet compared to an adult dog.
Did you know that your puppy grows 20 times faster than even an adolescent dog? That is why there should be a specially formulated puppy diet that you should be providing for him.
How Should I Feed My Puppy? As I mentioned earlier, puppies grow about 20 times faster than older dogs, so there should also be a different method of feeding your puppy as well.
At first you should be feeding your puppy about 4 meals a day until he will reaches about 4 months of age.
As soon as he reaches 4 months, you should reduce his feeding to only 3 meals a day until he reaches 6 months of age, and finally you can change his diet to just 2 meals a day.
At this point, you should keep this regimen for the rest of his life.
Never leave any food lying around in which he will be tempted to eat.
However, you should make sure that he has water available all the time, so whenever he feels thirsty, water will always be within his reach.
What are the Types of Foods for My Puppy? There are actually 3 different types of foods that you can give to your puppy and other subcategories within it as well.
However, for now, we will only discuss these 3 main categories for puppies' diet.
First there are the dry complete foods.
Although there are still a wide variety of dry complete foods, make sure you buy the ones that are of good quality.
There are "premium" dry puppy foods.
Although they may seem a bit expensive, you are more likely to get a good quality food, and you don't need to feed your puppy as much as you would with lower end dry complete foods.
So in a way buying your puppy premium dry foods is more cost-efficient, than buying lower quality ones.
You also have the semi-moist and canned foods as well.
These types of foods also have a wide variety, but as mentioned above, always pick the ones that are of a good quality.
Keep in mind that you should always choose the food that will aid in your puppy's digestion and rapid growth.
Some pet owners opt to make homemade foods instead.
If done right, this is by far the best option as you can directly control the quality of ingredients that is being fed to your puppy.
There are many free homemade puppy food recipes online that will ensure your puppy is getting the best nutrition possible.
But keep in mind, that you shouldn't be feeding your puppy table scraps as it is not healthy for him and may disrupt his digestive patterns.