How to feed Teddy dog ​​food? If Teddy puppies are not used to eating dog food for the first time, they can soak the dog food in water to soften it. For the problem of soaking dog food, it is recommended that most puppies be soaked until they are between 45 and 90 days old. If the dog food is more than 90 days old, it can be gradually replaced with dry dog ​​food. Finally, it can be completely changed to dry dog ​​food after about 10 days.

Teddy puppies are not used to eating dog food for the first time. You can soak the dog food in water until soft. For the problem of soft dog food, it is recommended that most puppies should be given soft dog food between 45 and 90 days old. It’s not just because it’s easier to digest when soaked, it’s also because Teddy puppies are starting to grow teeth at this time, so they can’t eat food that’s too hard, so after soaking the dog food, it’s more convenient for Teddy puppies. Dogs eat by licking, so the puppy will be very happy to eat.

Let’s talk about how soft it is when soaked. It is usually recommended to soak the dog food in hot water. After about 5-10 minutes, the dog food will expand and become soft because it has absorbed enough water. At this time, if there is still excess water, you can Drain, and then you can give it to the dog. By the way, if Teddy puppies eat soaked dog food, they usually drink less water. The reason is that dog food is rich in water, so the water intake It's enough, so sometimes a more careful dad or mom will find that Teddy puppies don't drink water. This is normal. After they start eating dry dog ​​food, they will start to drink water actively.

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. The puppies will gradually get used to harder dog food, and finally they can completely switch to dry dog ​​food in about 10 days.

It is usually recommended that during the process of converting to dry dog ​​food, you can deliberately take one or two pieces of dry dog ​​food and give it to the Teddy puppy to let the Teddy puppy learn to eat dry dog ​​food. At this time, only One or two pieces of dog food, so the Teddy puppy will not choke. When the Teddy puppy slowly discovers that the dog food is no longer as soft as before, the way the Teddy puppy eats will change, although on the surface It still looks like he is gobbling it up, but Teddy puppies already know how to eat quickly without choking. After a period of time, Teddy puppies themselves will begin to reject soaked dog food and prefer to eat dry dog ​​food. Food, so you can change it again at this time, so changing dry dog ​​food sooner or later has nothing to do with whether digestion is good or not.