how much should I feed my 8 pound puppy?

Answer 1

wow, that was a whole lot of nothing...

you feed depending on the breed. stick closely to what the dog food bag says, but increase it a small amount if it's a large breed dog. they need more food to grow.

make sure you're feeding a puppy-based food too, so you can be sure the pup is getting the extra fat, calories, and protien it needs to grow. i highly recommend chicken soup's puppy formula. it doesn't have corn, wheat, or say, which most dog foods have. these ingredients cause bad long-term problems in dogs, including allergies, hot spots, and sometimes even cancer.

go to http://www.chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com to find out more info on chicken soup, to see who sells it in your area, and info on how to get a free sample to try for your pup.

good luck!

Answer 2

How much do I feed my dog?
Well, you've got a dog. Maybe he's a little too fat, or maybe your puppy is completely hyperactive, or maybe you're planning on going camping in the middle of winter and want to know how to feed your dog. Maybe she's a herding dog, maybe she's used to laying on the couch for seventeen hours every day. Or maybe you're feeding a sled dog team or a show dog or a hunting pair.

Unlike most of us, dogs are not terribly concerned with caloric intake, grams of fat, cholesterol, or nutrition. They will happily eat just about anything we give them, and most will thrive on a diet of commercial dog food of one sort or another.

Some dogs will eat until they can't move. Others will go off their food at the slightest change in their surroundings - How do you make sure that they are getting the proper nutrition that they need? Depending on the feeding method that you use, you can easily control the food intake and supplements that your dog eats.

However, many dogs are overweight. Feeding portions on many dog foods are sometimes vague, and most of us can't resist that soulful gaze when the bowl is empty. Depending on their activity level, where they live (inside or outside), and the climate, dogs, like people, require more or less calories to maintain an optimum weight.

The following tables show:

* Daily Calorie Requirements for Dogs
* Adjustments for General Climate
* Adjustments for Outside Temperature
* Calorie Requirements for Puppies
* Minimum Daily Requirements of Vitamins and Minerals

Most dog food cans or bags will display the caloric value for the food, either per pound or per cup. (Dry dog food is normally measured by weight, not volume. ) Some very rough estimates are:

Canned, ration or "stew" type500 calories/lb
Canned, all meat/animal tissue600 calories/lb
Soft-Moist1350 calories/lb
Dry1500 calories/lb

Using these estimates, my 110lb and 100lb Akitas require ~2800 calories each for normal activity, which would be the equivalent of approximately 5 pounds of canned food, 2 lbs of moist food, or 1.8 lbs of dry food per dog . You can see why we don't feed canned food! Yikes! But what kind of food should you feed?

Remember that this is only a starting point -- so much depends on the food and on the dog. For example. premium dog foods will have a higher calorie content and higher digestibility, and your dog will have to eat less. To get the same value from Dog Chow as they get from Eukanuba, my dogs would have to eat nearly three times as much food. (And the higher-quality foods tend to leave a lot less for you to scoop back up in the yard afterwards!)

I've also compiled comparison of popular dog food brands with basic nutritional information and ingredients to get some more detailed information.
Calorie Requirements for Dogs
The following table shows the daily calorie requirements for dogs in a variety of situations - indoor dogs, outdoor dogs, working dogs, and very high activity dogs. Also, it includes the calories per lb of body weight . Use the "Base" column for your average dog (activity punctuated by couch-potato-ing)

Weight cal/ Base Pets, Pets, Herd- Work-

lb Inside Outside ing ing

2.2 64 141 130 *

4.4 53 233 211 *

5.0 50 250 225 *

5.5 49 269 242 *

6 48 288 258 *

6.5 47 305 273 *

7.0 46 322 287 *

7.5 45 337 300 *

8.0 44 352 312 432

9.0 43 387 342 477

10.0 42 420 370 520

11.0 41 451 396 561

12.0 40 480 420 600

13.5 39 526 459 661

15.0 38 570 495 720 795

16.5 37 610 528 775 858

18.0 36 648 558 828 918

20.0 35 700 600 900 990 1000

22.0 34 748 638 968 1065 1078

25.0 33 825 700 1075 1182 1200

28.5 32 912 770 1197 1317 1380

30.0 31 930

32.0 31 992 832 1312 1443 1472

36.0 30 1080 900 1440 1584 1620

40.0 29 1160 1000 1560 1716 1760

44.0 28 1232 1100 1672 1839 1892

50.0 27 1350 1250 1850 2035 2100

57.0 26 1482 * 2052 2257 2337

66.0 25 1650 * 2310 2541 2640

88.0 24 2112 * 2992 3291 3432

118.0 24 2832 * 3894 4283 4602

150.0 24 3600 * 4800 5280 5850



* dogs under 8 lbs should not be "outside" dogs, and dogs weighing

more than 50 lbs should not be exclusively "inside" dogs.


Adjustments for General Climate
If your dog spends a majority of it's time outside, they will need more calories as the temperature gets lower. Usually, this can be accomplished by adding extra fats and oils to the food to give them a good source of high-energy calories (from fat), and increasing the amount of food to maintain balanced nutrition.

Month, northern central southern

% increrase % increase % increase

August 0 0 0

September 0 0 0

October 10 5 0

November 40 15 10

December 70 30 15

January 100 60 30

February 100 60 30

March 70 30 15

April 40 15 10

May 10 5 0

June 0 0 0

July 0 0 0


Adjustments for Outside Temperature
Again, as the temperature changes, your dog will need more or less food. This table is more useful for dogs that are not usually outside all the time, but will be spending time outside for a specific reason - ie, hunting, camping, whatever.

Air Temperature Increase Air Temperature Increase

0 70% 60 0

10 50% 70 0

20 35% 80 10%

30 20% 100 20%

40 10% 120 30%

50 0


Calorie Requirements for Puppies
Many small breeds reach their adult size before a year of age, while larger breeds may take two years or more. By tracking the puppies weight to it's age, you can tell how many calories your puppies need for any given day. This is not, obviously, an exact science, but it is a pretty good starting point.

1lb 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 70

5wk 100 200 300 400 500 1000 1500

6 90 180 270 360 450 900 1350

7 80 160 240 320 400 800 1200

8 75 150 225 300 375 750 1125 1500

9 70 140 210 280 350 700 1050 1400

10 130 195 260 325 650 975 1300 1625

11 180 240 300 600 900 1200 1500

12 224 280 560 840 1128 1400 1680

13 208 260 520 780 1040 1300 1560

14 240 480 720 960 1200 1440 1920

15 450 675 900 1125 1350 1800

16 420 630 840 1050 1260 1680 2100

17 585 780 975 1170 1560 1950

18 720 900 1080 1440 1800 2160

19 825 990 1320 1650 1980

20 900 1280 1500 1800 2100

Hope I helped!!! :)

Answer 3

Have you spoken to a vet about the puppies digestive problems? Puppy kibble or not, he clearly has some food intolerance issue that need to be worked out. There are specific kibbles available for dogs with food intolerances. I don't know or understand what the pumpkin would have done. It is just a vegetable, it has no magic powers to settle upset tummies. Can i also suggest adding a dog specific probiotic, it helps reduce loose stools, and improve digestion and lower food intolerance related upsets. Please consider discussing what is going on with your vet, it could be something more than food intolerance.

Answer 4

They say feed a dog only what it will eat in five minutes. Probably with a puppy you should feed it twice a day.

Answer 5

i would say feed her about 1/4 cup 2-3 times daily until she's about 4 months old. Then, only feed her 2 times daily the same amount.

Answer 6

Well this is my dog Hunter's diet:Five bicuits in the morning,T-Bonz bites for lunch,kibbles and dog meat for dinner.

Answer 7

look on the food bag. Each manufacturer puts a suggested amount of food for the size of the dog.

Answer 8

Read the directions on the puppy chow.

Answer 9

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