How do golden retriever puppies eat dog food? It is recommended that golden retriever puppies be given soft dog food from about 45 to 90 days old. Generally, dogs can eat hard dog food when their teeth have basically grown, usually after 3 months. You can gradually stop soaking it so softly, and completely transition to hard dog food in 4 months; in addition, it is not ruled out that due to differences in dogs, some dogs will stop eating soft dog food for a longer time.

It is recommended that golden retriever puppies be given soft-soaked dog food from about 45 to 90 days old. This is not just because soaked food is easier to digest. It also includes the fact that golden retriever puppies are beginning to grow teeth at this time, so it is not There is no way to eat food that is too hard, so after soaking the dog food, it is convenient for the golden retriever puppies to eat by licking.

How to soak food:

Water temperature: about 40-70 degrees warm water, but the water must be warm water that has been boiled in advance and then cooled down (to avoid the loss of nutrients in dog food caused by boiling water, and hot water can easily burn dogs)

Amount of water: The dog food should be able to absorb just enough, so that the soaked dog food can just absorb all the water, so that there is no need to pour out the excess water and lose part of the nutrition

Time: Soak until the dog food is released (softened); the solubility of each type of dog food is different, so the soaking time will vary. Usually warm water at around 60 degrees is enough for 20 minutes. At this time, the water temperature is about 30 degrees, which is just right for trial feeding.

Generally, dogs can eat hard dog food when their teeth have basically grown. Small dogs such as Chihuahuas do not need to soak their food for about 2 months.

Medium and large dogs usually no longer need to be soaked in soft food after 3 months, and will completely switch to hard dog food after 4 months; in addition, it is not ruled out that due to differences in dogs, some dogs may stop eating soft dog food. Food will take longer. In short, it would be good to allow the dog’s stomach to transform smoothly.

When to switch to dry dog ​​food?

When should you switch to dry dog ​​food? If it exceeds 90 days, you can change it gradually. In the past, you might soak the dog food until it is very soft before feeding it. Gradually, you can shorten the soaking time, so that the golden retriever Puppies will gradually get used to harder dog food, and finally they can completely switch to dry dog ​​food in about 10 days.

Usually we also recommend that during the process of converting to dry dog ​​food, you can deliberately take one or two pieces of dry dog ​​food and actively feed it to the golden retriever puppies, so that the golden retriever puppies can learn to eat dry dog ​​food. At this time, there is only one Two grains of dog food, so the golden retriever puppy will not choke. When the golden retriever puppy slowly discovers that the dog food is no longer as soft as before, the puppy’s eating method will change, although it still looks like It's gobbling, but golden retriever puppies already know how to eat quickly without choking.

After a period of time, golden retriever puppies will begin to reject soaked dog food and like to eat dry dog ​​food, so it is okay to change it at this time. So, does changing dry dog ​​food sooner or later have better digestion? unrelated.