Dog owners typically get their new puppy when it’s about eight to 12 weeks old and already weaned. One of the most pressing and immediate concerns with this new family member is how much to feed it. This can be especially stressful for first-time dog owners. The first trip to the dog food aisle or your
Puppies love to eat! Every household takes a different approach to dinner time. And breakfast. Lunch. Brunch. Puppies need to eat more frequently than adult dogs because they’re busy growing. Growing requires energy from calories. Puppies also have small stomachs, so they can’t eat enough calories in one or two meals to get them through the
Kibble — a dog bowl staple since 1956. Dry kibble makes a distinctive sound as it falls into your dog’s bowl and chances are the sound sends your dog running at you. There’s nothing like the magical tinkle of kibble, as least far as your dog is concerned. Kibble specifically refers to food that has been
Puppies eat and chew whatever they can get their mouths on. They’re not particularly discerning — or maybe they are, and that’s why they go for your expensive designer shoes instead of the dirty, old runners you wear while mowing the lawn. Puppies explore the world with their mouths (and noses). That’s often why they’ll scoop up
There’s no one perfect dog food. Each dog, at every stage of life, has unique needs that make a type of food – or a protein, or formulation — better for them at that moment. Puppies are no different. The most critical decision to make when deciding on a puppy food is about the formulation, not
Puppies. What’s not to love? Squirmy, cute, soft, fluffy — and voracious eaters. Growing is tiring and makes puppies hungry. Some large breed puppies can go from lap-sized to 80 pounds within 12 months! That’s a lot of effort for bones, organs, muscles, skin, fur, and teeth. Puppy food and adult dog food have different recommended
Puppies normally have healthy and robust appetites. They explore the world with their nose, ears, and sometimes, much to a new pet owner’s chagrin, their mouths. Puppies like to taste the grossest things imaginable — slugs, dirt, poop, garbage. It can be a shock when a normally ravenous puppy refuses to eat the meal you thoughtfully prepared
My Senior Dog Keeps Eating Dirt. What Should I Do? Dogs sometimes eat things we’d rather they didn’t. Poop, for example. Other dogs develop pica, an eating disorder that causes people, and sometimes animals, to eat things not normally considered food, like coins or small toys or grass. Senior dogs are more prone
My Senior Dog Doesn’t Want Food — How Can I Encourage it to Eat at Mealtime? Senior and geriatric dogs require a lot of care and attention as their needs change due to medical conditions and aging. While some dog experts claim it’s semantics when it comes to categorizing a senior dog versus
