Adequately selected dog food is one of the most critical factors affecting your pet's health. Dogs are unpretentious animals. A refined taste is alien to them. Therefore the owner’s task is to choose not only tasty but also healthy food by the physiological needs of the pet. Needs are individual: they depend on:
  • age;
  • workload;
  • place of residence;
  • time of year.

A regular diet should include animal and plant foods, fats, proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates and mineral salts.

When and how many times to feed the dog?

Large dogs eat more, but calorie portions can be deliberately reduced. If the dog has to work a lot (hunting breeds), and also if the dog is young, more food will be needed. It is easy to find out if the pet has enough food: put the rationed portion in the bowl, after 15 minutes the container can be removed (even if the food remains).

The dog should always have fresh drinking water. If the dog, after eating the right portion, continues to bark and beg for food, the amount can be slightly increased.

Often, adults are fed twice: in the morning and the evening at the same time. It is best to give food after a walk - then the pet will eat with appetite. 1-2 times a month you can organize a fasting day, but often the dog itself knows when it needs to cleanse the body, so if a pet has no appetite for a day or two, this is quite normal.

Puppies up to 3 months are fed every 4 hours according to the regimen, young individuals 3-7 months - three times a day, then transferred to two meals.

You can feed your ready-made dog foods - canned food, semi-dry or dry food. You cannot drastically change one type of feed to another. You can only give something new in small portions. Also, you can read about the best monthly dog food delivery service that contain bring high-quality feeds - only they contain the required number of trace elements.

Some Recommendations for Feeding Dogs
  1. There is a wide variety of food, so the way of cooking for humans and dogs is very different. In other words, human food after some time can lead to a severe digestive disorder in a dog. Food for dogs should contain a minimum of salt and no spices.
  2. Feed the dog once in the middle of the day - so the food in the stomach will have time to digest. Feeding in the evening can lead to the need for a night walk in the street.
  3. If the dog loves to beg, and you can not resist the temptation to pamper his pet, then it should be done at the appointed time for eating.
  4. In the morning it is better to give porridge with vegetables and meat, dairy products, try to diversify the pet's diet, but do not mix, for example, meat and fish. In the evening it is preferable to give only meat and vegetables, give us less porridge, it can be seasoned a couple of times a week with olive or sunflower oil.
  5. Don't give fruits to the dog, with the exception - unsweetened apples. You can not feed your pet scraps from the table, sweets, smoked meats, boiled bones. Food should be warm. You can give dog biscuits and solid cookies for animals - it is useful for teeth and gums.
  6. At the dinner "table" of the dog should always be a bowl with fresh water - this is especially true if you feed with dry or semi-dry mixtures. Moreover, is it worth mentioning that all products must be fresh and of high quality - only such food will be healthy and nutritious.