The amount and frequency of food you feed your puppy should gradually shift as it adjusts to its new surroundings and improves in energy requirements. Puppies need to be fed more frequently than adult dogs to maintain blood sugar levels and support their growth.
As your puppy comes home, make sure you maintain your puppy’s diet and schedule, which is his habit of eating. Find out from the breeder or rescue that you took from him the type of food your puppy has consumed and the frequency of his meals. Then, you can tweak the eating schedule to suit your preferences; however, maintaining it during the initial week can help the puppy settle with his new family.
Most puppies move into an adoption home from 8 to 12 weeks old. The puppies require regular food intake to sustain their expanding bodies and should have four meals daily. Puppy breeds with toys typically gain from eating more food since they are more prone to having poor blood sugar levels. Offer small and frequent meals for your pup to stay well-nourished and happy.
Growing Up
The frequency of feeding puppies changes as the puppy gets older. From 12-14 weeks old, limiting the amount of food your puppy eats to just three meals daily is possible. The quantity you eat every meal will continue to improve when your puppy gets more extensive.
Your puppy should eat three meals daily for the majority of his puppyhood.
As Puppy Becomes a Teenager
When your puppy is between 6 and 9 months old, you may reduce it to 2 daily meals.
There’s no strict and quick rule of thumb regarding when to make this shift. However, some pups could be able to benefit from having three meals each day:
- Toy breed puppies
- Puppy dogs who like to eat smaller portions
- Puppy with high energy who requires more food
Please keep track of your puppy’s weight and alter the amount you feed him and the number of meals he eats as required. Little puppies that play for hours will need more calories daily. However, large dogs who love lying down and resting need fewer calories.