Feeding Guide

An approximation, bearing in mind the particular needs of dogs.

MINIATURE:
3oz/85 grams per day

SMALL:
6oz/170 grams per day

MEDIUM:
2 oz/340 grams per day

LARGE:
18oz/510 grams per day

OUTSIZE:
24 oz/680 grams per day

PUPPIES
Puppies can be weaned at three to four weeks and should be fully weaned by six to eight weeks. From six weeks onwards puppies should be fed as much as appetite will allow four times daily.
3.5 - 4 months; 14-17weeks, 3 meals daily
6 months 2 meals daily
1 year 1 meal daily

BREEDING BITCHES
Protein quality and quantity will effect the milk production of the breeding bitch. It is necessary to ensure the high standard of food at this time and that it is of a consistent high protein level to ensure the bitch's good health. It may be advisable to moisten the food with one fifth milk to four fifths water at this time when extra special care is required to achieve good results. A bitch in good condition at mating can continue to receive her usual diet until the second half of gestation. It will then be necessary to increase the food allowance by ten per cent each week from the sixth week onwards so that the intake at birth is approximately fifty per cent more than at mating.

SHOW DOGS
They need to feel good and need to look good by eating a balanced diet which forms the basis for good bone formation, sound teeth and a healthy shining coat.