Some dog owners often ask, “I have a new puppy, can I let him eat adult dog food? The answer is no, because dogs need different nutrients at each age, if you feed your puppy adult dog food for a long time, the puppy will not get enough nutrients to keep up with its growth and development, and adult dog food is generally dry and hard, so your puppy is likely to suffer from indigestion. So when choosing dog food for your puppy, be sure to strictly select puppy food that is suitable for your puppy’s growth and development, to supplement the nutrients needed for your dog’s growth and development. A puppy will go through two key stages of growth and development. It has different physiological characteristics and nutritional needs in these two stages, and needs to be targeted to choose dog food that can meet these different needs. The puppy’s skeleton grows at an alarming rate and its weight increases every day, requiring large amounts of energy to support its own vigorous metabolism and the growth of all parts of its body. Their energy needs are much higher than those of adult dogs, and their energy requirements per unit body weight are twice as high as those of adult dogs. How can they get enough energy without being overfed and becoming obese? Then you have to choose a nutritionally accurate dog food for them. 2. The gastrointestinal digestive system is weak and needs good nutrition that can be easily digested and absorbed. 2 months old puppies’ digestive ability is not yet developed and the digestive enzymes secreted in the gut are still very limited. They may not be able to digest the dog food well and absorb the nutritional elements in the dog food. Therefore a good puppy food should not only be nutritionally accurate, but also well digested and easily absorbed. 3. the nature of the diet in the transition, dog food particles should be appropriate Weaning puppies no longer drink breast milk, slowly began to contact the dog food. But at this time the puppy’s teeth, jaws and other chewing systems are not yet well developed, can not chew adult dog food (imagine, a small baby who has not grown teeth eat beef jerky). Therefore, when choosing dog food, the hardness of the particles should not be ignored. The appropriate hardness of the particles can help the puppy eat more efficiently and absorb the nutrients of the food. This is a period when all parts of the puppy’s body are still growing, but at a slower rate, so the energy level they need begins to drop, below the energy required by 0-2 month old puppies. Feeding high energy dog milk cakes may lead to overweight and obesity, so it is important to switch them to dog food with more appropriate energy levels. In fact, after weaning at about 2 months, puppies no longer get antibodies from their mother’s breast milk, but their own immune system is not yet developed, so there is an “immune window”. The threat to their health during this window is especially apparent between 2 and 10 months, when dogs begin to show a strong curiosity and love to explore the outside world. Pooper scoopers also begin to take them out for walks and make friends with other dogs in the neighborhood. This exposes puppies with imperfect immune systems to more germs and increases their chances of contracting diseases. For their health, in addition to taking them to get their vaccinations, it is also important to take care of their diet and choose a dog food that will support the development of their immune system and help them fight off germs. Pay attention to feeding puppies need to eat less and more meals, because the puppy’s teeth and gastrointestinal are more fragile, so generally to feed after warm water soaked dog food, easy to digest and absorb, and feeding, must pay attention to less and more meals, fixed feeding about four times a day, regular feeding, can also develop good eating habits of dogs, to protect the dog’s gastrointestinal.
