How many times a day should a dog be fed?

There is a big difference between adult dogs and young dogs. One meal a day is the most reasonable for an adult dog, and the digestive system can have sufficient rest time. You don't have to work all the time, especially your pancreas. Helps prevent pancreatitis. The editor feels that it is unrealistic to simply focus on how many meals a dog eats in a day. After all, many owners like to give their dogs extra meals and snacks.
So, the editor recommends that if there are elderly people at home who like to feed their dogs randomly, or the owner likes to feed the dog snacks, nutritional supplements, canned food, or the dog has picky eating habits. Dogs only need one meal of staple food a day.
If the dog owner doesn’t feed too much messy things, the dog’s diet will be more strictly controlled, with dog food as the main ingredient and a small amount of nutritional supplements as a supplement. It is recommended that you eat 1 to 2 meals a day. Of course, you must remember to reduce the number of meals without reducing the amount.
Puppy dogs are also divided into puppies and young dogs. Young dogs (over 4 months old) can refer to the adult dog standards. Dogs under 4 months old are babies and can eat 2 to 3 meals a day. And you need to pay attention to the quality of dog food.
For puppies who start eating at about one month old, 4 to 6 meals a day are acceptable, depending on the actual situation. My 2-month-old dog was fed 4 meals a day. After he went to his new home, he was fed 3 meals a day. After he was 3 months old, he was fed 2 meals a day.
Of course, some dogs can eat 2 meals a day when they come out of the kennel at 2 and a half months old. The key is the quality and total quantity of dog food.

How much should a dog feed in a day?

The quality of dog food and the total amount of food have been mentioned above. Let’s not talk about the quality of dog food, everyone knows it.
So how much food does a dog need to eat a day? First of all, don’t feed dog food by grains, but by grams. No matter what kind of dog you have, even if it is a mini Teddy Chihuahua, do not press grains. This is a practice of dog dealers that harms dogs. It is called puppies who cannot eat enough.
The rough and direct solution is to ask the dog owner to feed the dog food directly according to the amount on the back of the package. In fact, I don't agree with this one-size-fits-all approach. After all, every dog's situation is different.
The editor’s suggestion is to watch the dog’s daddy. If the dog’s daddy is perfectly formed and does not stick to the ground and does not cause constipation, it means that the amount of dog food eaten now is appropriate. If the dog is younger or thinner, you can increase the amount of dog food. Some. Generally, I add 5g at a time and 5g at a meal. Then observe the situation of dada. If no problem, add 5g. If the pull is too soft, reduce it back, let it get used to it for a few days, and then try to increase it again.
Another thing to note is that sometimes when changing food, there will be indigestion. In this case, no matter how much the dog food is reduced, the dog's cake will be soft or there will be problems with the color and smell. Therefore, if you encounter the situation of soft stool after changing food, it is recommended to stop eating on an empty stomach and wait for a while. Increase the amount once you get used to it.

How often dogs eat dog food

Many dog ​​owners feed their dogs according to their own meal frequency.
In fact, dogs do not eat three times a day. But based on duration.
For example, if the dog at home is still young, he feeds it three times a day. If you eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, it will be easy to have loose stools, because the intervals between breakfast, lunch and dinner are too close, and you will have to eat the next meal before the food of the previous meal is digested. Overworked gastrointestinal tract may lead to diarrhea and picky eating.
The correct approach is, 24 hours a day ➗3 meals = one meal every 8 hours. (4 meals is one meal every 6 hours) In this way, the dog feeding time can be changed to 8 a.m., 5 p.m. and 12 p.m. before going to bed. It is completely consistent with the work schedule and the dog’s physiological condition. The dog will eat the next meal when it feels hungry after digesting the previous meal. It will not cause eating too much in a short period of time, resulting in soft stools.