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She is 8 weeks, yorkie/maltese mix, about 2 pounds
We put food out in the morning when we leave for work and leave it for her...we leave her food out in her gated area while we are at work...and then refill it after we get home. I guess we fill her bowl two times a day.
Okay.... first issue here is the food itself. You can do much, much better than feeding your pup "Pedigree Puppy." Read through some of the threads here - there's lot of information at your fingertips right here about canine nutrition.
Puppies need to be fed "little and often" gradually decreasing as the pup matures. Is there anyone that comes in to check on her during the day who could feed her a mid-day meal? She's very, very young to be left alone all day (assuming you work about an 8 hour day).
My vet recommended brands that specifically make a "small-breed" formula for my Westie. I had noooo idea of all these different types of foods. He also said I can go to 2x/day feedings, but at 20 wks. my dog is still hungry 3x/day. And he's not a dog who eats if he's not hungry. I feed him a total of 1-1/2 C per day, which is about 1/4 C. more than the instructions advise, but geez, he eats it all like he's famished.
Y'all may want to look for your foods under the "1 Star" category and see the ingredients, and the definitions/explanations of each ingredient here (brands are alphabetically listed, and there's also a search box):
That's why your dog only poops it all out -- too many cheap fillers. A HOLISTIC vet studies nutrition -- our regular vets who "recommend" popular foods DO NOT because the food COs fund the universities, therefore influence them. It (the effects of these diets) keeps vets busier than they would be because these foods are loaded with allergens...
Agree with changing the food. You can do MUCH better!
Also, free feeding (leaving food out all the time) is not a great idea. Dogs need to have their meals and free feeding encourages bad habits. Puppies younger than six months should be fed three times a day, with a snack of some cottage cheese or plain, non-fat yogurt.
Your puppy, hopefully, is not alone all day (she's a little young for that), so can whoever comes in to visit at mid-day give her her mid-day meal, too?
We may change her food but she is doing very well on it right now. She is healthy, energetic, happy, and her coat is beautiful. Anyways, thanks for the advice.
Okay.... first issue here is the food itself. You can do much, much better than feeding your pup "Pedigree Puppy." Read through some of the threads here - there's lot of information at your fingertips right here about canine nutrition.
Puppies need to be fed "little and often" gradually decreasing as the pup matures. Is there anyone that comes in to check on her during the day who could feed her a mid-day meal? She's very, very young to be left alone all day (assuming you work about an 8 hour day).
I have posted many threads about food and have read up on it, so I know that there are much better brands.
We may change her food but she is doing very well on it right now. She is healthy, energetic, happy, and her coat is beautiful. Anyways, thanks for the advice.
You could switch foods and help her out. What you're currently feeding her derives the protein from the gluten more so than an actual animal source. Of course she's energetic, she's being loaded up on corn as it's the first ingredient.
With the food I feed my two 55 pound dogs, they eat only 2 cups a day.
As for the free feeding, I say no matter the food measure and serve the meals throughout the day.
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