A dog has long been considered the best friend of a human friend. And if earlier when choosing a breed a person had certain species limits, then today you can choose from more than a thousand breeds the very one that embodies the qualities of the "ideal dog". Many people stop at labradors . Why? These dogs are very kind and active, and the worldwide fame of the film "Marley and I" made them even more desirable.
If you want your labrador to grow up healthy, you need to take care of food. It is advisable to know thoroughly what to feed a Labrador puppy and what care it needs to provide. Of course, each puppy needs a special individual approach. But the general information remains the same.
What should I feed the labrador retriever?
It is important to know not only about the number of meals, but also about the diet. If you give the puppy a dry food , then the package should show the ratio of the weight and age of the puppy to the amount of feed. Food should be balanced and healthy, as this is the guarantee that the small dog will develop fully.
If you do not know how best to feed a Labrador puppy (at 2, 3 and 4 months), then you need to turn to a simple scheme:
- 1-2-month-old puppies need 5-6 occasional feeding;
- 2-4 months - in 4-time;
- 4-7 months - in 3 times feeding;
- at performance of 8 months translate the pupil on 2 single food.
What food to choose for a Labrador puppy?
The choice of food is better than a Labrador - this is an individual question. According to statistics, the prevailing number of dog breeders on the dry food side. Ready mixes contain a completely balanced composition of ingredients, which will be responsible for the development of bones, beautiful, healthy and dense hair, and in principle, for the entire health of the Labrador.
But besides the listed advantages, dry food has some disadvantages:
- Many foods include harmful additives that stimulate appetite;
- when chewing small pellets of food, the dog does not receive the necessary load on the teeth;
- to dry food, you need to periodically add bones;
- in the cheap feeds there are not enough vitamins that disrupt the exchange in puppies.
If you decide to start feeding not with dry, ready-made feeds, but with natural, available products, choose the buckwheat and rice cereals. Do not give pearl and Herculean porridge, as they provoke upset stomach. Do not give labrador milk, sausages, pork and lamb, sweets, pasta and legumes. Do not forget about special vitamins for dogs.