When learning how to feed a Labrador, you’ll realise there is more to feeding a dog than just the contents of his food bowl. Your family needs to be considered as a whole. The feeding method you choose needs to fit in to your lifestyle and current circumstances. From eight to twelve weeks your puppy will benefit from four meals a day. Breakfast, lunch, tea and supper. Space the meals at least three hours apart to give him chance to digest them properly. And make sure the last meal is atwo tothree hours before his last trip to the toilet at bedtime. However, like all things concerning dog food, there is a lot of debate as to whether or not kibble is ‘ The Best‘ thing to feed. But there’s no doubting puppies and dogs absolutely do thrive on it. Typical with all Diamond Naturals products, this recipe is 100% free of anonymous meat by-products, generic fillers or artificial preservatives. A good rule of thumb is that puppies up to six months of age need four meals a day, and that can be reduced to three by the time they are a year old. Adult dogs can cope just fine with two meals a day, but many prefer their daily rations to be broken down into smaller amounts and spread out more if your routine allows.

Feeding your puppy a healthy diet is very important for his growth and health. We have lots of information on feeding and puppy growth in these two articles

The example formula displayed here obtains the major part of its meat protein from ground beef. Dry matter label analysis reveals the product contains 35% protein, 17% fat and 40% (estimated) carbs… creating a fat-to-protein ratio of about 50%.

Like most things concerning dog food, if you ask when to stop feeding puppy food you’ll be met with many different answers depending on who you ask. If you suspect your dog has a protein allergy, you can experiment with a different protein to see if his symptoms get better. DairyIf you haven’t been given advice or cannot source the same food the breeder was feeding, your best course of action is to buy some puppy kibble. Many people will add household scraps to their dog’s dinner bowl. In theory, there is a risk that this will ‘unbalance’ his diet. In practice, most adult dogs will come to no harm if they occasionally get some ‘extras’ in their bowl. Provided there is nothing in there which is unsuitable. A diet designed to be hypoallergenic, Edgard and Cooper Adult is free from the most common allergens dogs react to including wheat, cereals, and grains. This recipe is enriched with a probiotic blend to encourage optimal digestive processing. Wellness Core Large Breed is one of 12 dry recipes included in our review of the Wellness Core dog food product line.