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Puppy Feeding TimeOn the side of the food bag you will find a recommended feeding guide, we suggest you use this as a guide only. If your Akita puppy is emptying their bowl and still looking for food, give them some more. At this stage they will burn off fat quickley so you will find it hard to overfeed. One sign of overfeeding is if your puppy is loose at toilet time, then reduce the amount of food but remember for the first few days your puppy might be a little loose due to the change of environment and water.We like to give our puppies 4 meals a day which we add a little water to, new puppy owners have rung up in the past asking when do I stop feeding my Akita 4 times a day. We always answer the same unless your puppy is under or overweight then usually the puppy the puppy will tell you when 4 meals is no longer nessesary by missing a meal. By the time your Akita is 6-8 months old they should be on 2 meals a day. One in the morning ans one in the evening, we also like to give our growing youngsters a boiled egg a day. Female When choosing your puppy's food if you decide not to go for a food which a reptuble breeder has recommended, please don't be tempted to buy a cheap food as your puppy's long term health will suffer. Poor diet at this stage will hinder your puppy's development making them thin, leggy and have other ailments in the future. What you put in is certainly what you get out.Try to go for a dry food that is high in fat and low in protein. Also don't be tempted to buy food for specifically large breeds as more often than not this food may have an enzyme which inhibits your puppy gaining weight. We recommend Proffessional Choice dog food, there is a link to their mail order website via our links page. Female SEIJITSU'S GUIDES... Puppy Feeding Time... Your puppy would have been weaned onto a puppy food and hopefully your breeder would have provided you with some food to start you off.If you chose to change your puppy's diet, please wait until they are at least 10 weeks old. This gives them time to settle into their new environment for which is a stressful time for them. We recommend that you change their food over a period of 7-10 days gradually reducing the current food your puppy is on, whilst increasing the new food. This applies not only to puppies but to adult dog of any breed to. Female All content on this website belongs to Seijitsu Akitas.Copyright @ 2008 | Seijitsu Akita Breeder ~ Seijitsu Akitas ~ Akita Breeders ~ Akita Puppies ~ Japanese Akita Breeder ~ Japanese Akita Puppies ~ Akita Puppies For Sale This website was created using MAGIX Website Maker. You will need the current version of Adobe Flash Player to view it. Further information can be found at magix.info - the Multimedia Knowledge Community by MAGIX, the market leader for music, photo, and video software. |