Feeding the Right Diet For Puppy
What is the right diet for your puppy? NUTRO® knows that feeding the right diet, at the right quantity, is important in establishing healthy habits early on. Are you feeding the correct type of food in the right amounts to help your puppy maintain a healthy body weight for life?
What is the Right Type of Food That’s Best for Your Puppy?
The Right Type Puppy Food
First, it’s important to make sure you’re choosing the type of food that’s best for your puppy. Puppies and adult dogs have very different nutritional needs, as well as small breed puppy food or large breed puppy food provides the correct nutrition. The Nutro Company makes a variety of natural dog foods for dogs of different ages and sizes. Just like human babies, puppies benefit from tailored nutrition to aid their development. Small and large breed puppies also have unique nutritional needs. Here’s a tip to ensure you’ve selected the right size formula: small breeds dogs are 25 lbs. or less when fully grown. Large breeds are 50 lbs. and more when fully grown.
What’s the Right Amount of Puppy Food to Feed?
The Right Amount Puppy Food
The easiest way to find out if you’ve been giving your puppy the right amount of food is by checking the feeding guidelines on the pet food package. Because they’re based on the daily calories your puppy needs to maintain his ideal body weight, these guides are a great way to take the guesswork out of serving amounts.
One way to stay on track with feeding the correct amount is to measure the recommended amount into the bowl you’ll use to dispense food every day. Then, mark a fill line on the bowl so you don’t rely on "eyeballing" and fall back into the habit of dishing out too much.