Dog Owner Chat v4

[awakening souls.]

Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians! Will have a few posts up soon of my doggies dressed up c:

[Luzien]

@ WafflesTheCat:

Eeeeeeeya! I got little Alma last night. Do any of you have any advice on feeding? The puppy center said they should have two doses a day, but Alma seems like she wants more...

Is this hunger, or just that she enjoys the taste and wants more? She isn't whimpering or crying as in hunger hut...

I fed my dog 3 times a day until She was 6 months (morning, noon, eavning) I wouldn't change the ammount that your dog was told to eat unless you notice her loosing weight but I would space it out to 3 meals.

That is a cute girl
how is she, did all go well? and tell how your first night did go
what is the name of her color?


Thats not good with only 2 times a day.....
it also depends on the food you feed...what food did they give you for her

....... i too would say 3 timesv a day atleast, like Mintu an Cardinal did say
--> you also can do 4 times for the first weeks when you see that she cant eat all at once or Looks hungry..so she gets "more food" atleast she will think so..


but you will need to change her puppy feed to young adult feed...
(i have to ask my mom when we did this ...as i did forgot it^^)

Stay with 2times a day when she is young adult to adult, it is more healthy then..not only once....with each dog we had we did this 3-4 times when puppy till 6-8month, then its 2 times...but you also could do like cardinal when its 1 big meal and many small ones it could ork well too. ^^


...there are some interesting sites to look at...the basics you can find one wikiedia under:
Puppy Nutrition

--> and make a book or list , write how much she growth each week( or when you like do it every day^^...but week is enough...like every monday...) and also take her weight each day or once the week....some do it like the breeder did- after every feeding....so that you know if she does grow enough in hight and weight.... so you always know if she is healthy or if there are Problems and such.

[awakening souls.]

Eeeeeeeya! I got little Alma last night. Do any of you have any advice on feeding? The puppy center said they should have two doses a day, but Alma seems like she wants more...

Is this hunger, or just that she enjoys the taste and wants more? She isn't whimpering or crying as in hunger hut...

puppies of her breed should be fed 3 times a day, or 4 times spread out in smaller quantities. adults of her breed should only be fed twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. they must've been misinformed.

[Flossie]

This smiley face was waiting for us at the airport on Thursday! She had an amazing time staying with her friends and really bonded with their King Charles, Minnie. We'll have to plan some play dates in the future!

[WafflesTheCat]

Sleepy lil girl is currently in an early evening nap!

It's quite hot down here, and due to her fluffy coat and it being Alma's first day, I shall wait until her walk to be tomorrow. We're still letting her out after meals and such to go, though.

Edit: thank you to those who gave me such useful advice! Really appreciate it



Playtime with Lobster.

[WafflesTheCat]

@awakening souls
i know (:

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lil fierce rko



mid bark 😂

Ahhh! Such a cute little beastie!

[{ℓєσραя∂}]

My favorite thing about summer?? Outside bath time!! Love bathing them all outside, makes it much easier to clean up after a bath. Just tie up to a pole, and go to work. Dry em off, and back inside they go! I usually bathe em late in the evening before they come in for the night.

Eeeeeeeya! I got little Alma last night. Do any of you have any advice on feeding? The puppy center said they should have two doses a day, but Alma seems like she wants more...

Is this hunger, or just that she enjoys the taste and wants more? She isn't whimpering or crying as in hunger hut...

As others have stated, young pups usually do better being fed 3 times a day. And when they get a little older, drop down to 2, snd then once they're adults, you can decide on what's best for the dog, and you, either twice a day or once a day. 3 of my dogs (all adults, over 3 years) are fed once a day, in the evening. Honestly, it's how we get them all in for the night. We tried two meals a day (feeding the same amount as once a day) and they just were not having it. They wouldn't eat their second meal (even if we fed early in the morning). So all at once is best on all our babies. Jasper is the exception right now, due to his meds. He gets a very small breakfast (just enough to hide his meds in) in the morning. And in the evening, he eats his regular meal(also with his meds in it) with everyone else.

But some pups also don't do well on 3 times a day. Again, jasper was our exeption. He never wanted to eat his lunch. So he got dropped to just 2 meals a day at just a few months old. Just work and figure out what will be best for your pooch, though I'd try 3 times a day, feeding the same amount. Unless you notice a drop or gain in weight then increase or decrease food accordingly.

[Tipsy]

Denying medical care to a dog who needs it, depending on where you are, is animal abuse and is against the law. He can be fined, have the animal (and possibly any others he owns) confiscated, be banned from owning animals, and face jail time. You might want to explain this to him, it might change his mind. At the very least he should know the possible consequences for his "decision".

And while there is always a risk to surgery, especially for older dogs, vets should do blood and other test to determine the risk for a particular animal.

But how will the authorities know? Nobody ever sees her, she stays in the yard and in the basement.
I wish I could tell him but I feel like that's threatening him and I'm not comfortable putting myself in that situation.

[Midnigh19]

Tis Is My Doggo

[astrohund]

thought i should share a few of my doxie's, ginger's, pictures.
still fishing around for her puppy pics though i can't really find them.

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