If you are feeding a dry food, it is always advisable to soak this in warm water for at least half an hour before feeding.
This will avoid the situation where the food swells inside the dog's stomach, which can cause indigestion and at times more serious problems such as torsion (twisting of the gut).
At 12 weeks, the number of meals can be reduced to three a day and at around eight months of age your puppy can be fed just twice a day.
It is a good idea to continue feeding two meals a day for the rest of the dog's life.
If feeding just one meal, you will need to feed twice as much in one meal and large breeds in particular can have a problem with this.
Treats are very useful for training your dog and there are a great number of these available in both supermarkets and pet shop.
Do remember that these should be just occasional treats.
Try to not get into the habit of giving your dog treats just because he or she is begging.
If you always make your dog work for a treat, by responding to a simple command such as sitting or fetching a toy, your dog will learn that it has to do something to earn a reward.
This will greatly help you train it, while also ensuring that your dog never develops the habit of begging for food.
Vitamins and calcium supplements do not need to be added to complete diets.
This will avoid the situation where the food swells inside the dog's stomach, which can cause indigestion and at times more serious problems such as torsion (twisting of the gut).
At 12 weeks, the number of meals can be reduced to three a day and at around eight months of age your puppy can be fed just twice a day.
It is a good idea to continue feeding two meals a day for the rest of the dog's life.
If feeding just one meal, you will need to feed twice as much in one meal and large breeds in particular can have a problem with this.
Treats are very useful for training your dog and there are a great number of these available in both supermarkets and pet shop.
Do remember that these should be just occasional treats.
Try to not get into the habit of giving your dog treats just because he or she is begging.
If you always make your dog work for a treat, by responding to a simple command such as sitting or fetching a toy, your dog will learn that it has to do something to earn a reward.
This will greatly help you train it, while also ensuring that your dog never develops the habit of begging for food.
Vitamins and calcium supplements do not need to be added to complete diets.