How much do I feed my 7 month old Rottweiler?

Question

really would like to feed him rice mixed with some meat from can or leftovers. My friends dog friends get fed a lot of rice and is very healthy and has nice fur. Is this good and how much do I feed?

Answer 1

Here is a free e-book that you can print, to help you give your pup a well balanced diet> http://www.pet-grub.com/

He needs a better balanced diet than just burger and rice..there are many online helps to guide you in feeding a good diet, either homemade, or a mix of kibble and homemade..Just do a serach for " homemade dog food" and there will be all the help you need. Just use the recipes that will fit your lifestyle..

Answer 2

I recently started making my own dog food, and my dog is doing great...I use proportionately equal amounts of brown rice, meat, and veggies....1/3 meat, 1/3 rice, and 1/3 veggies by volume not weight....For the meat I use either turkey or chicken....everything I have read says it better to not mix the meats in the same feeding, but to alternate "batches" for variety.....the veggies I used were sweet potato, green beans, broccoli, cauliflour, red cabbage, carrots, and peas....Katy loves it and seems to be doing just fine....I have an 18 quart cooker, and I just put the meat in (8lbs), covered with water...let it cook...add the rice and any dried vegetables (peas)....while that is cooking I put all the veggies in the food processor and minced them....again, everything I have read says that dogs have a hard time digesting large pieces of veggies, and it is best to mince or chop them very small....even use a hand grater if necessary...after the rice, peas, and meat finished cooking, I let it cool, mixed in the veggies (don't cook them), and put it into freezer bags....The average amount to feed is about 2-3% of the dogs body weight. If the dog weighs 100 lbs, feed it 2-3 pounds of food. You can't give too much rice or starchy foods...these are really just "fillers" and turn into sugar if the dogs can't burn it off...and there are certain foods that you should never give to dogs...do a little research for dog food recipes and you will see what I mean. I looked for weeks and finally came up with this. Some people say you can't do this or that, or that they shouldn't eat this or that...you have to just use your best judgement as to whether they have facts to back up what they say or if it is just an opinion and go from there.

Answer 3

No, this isn't good. It is not a balanced diet. Rice is mainly a filler, its good for upset stomachs, but doesn't have much nutritional value for dogs.

Instead feed a high quality food, or balanced raw diet. At your age your dog can be fed twice a day.

Nothing you find at a grocery store is going to be a good food. High quality foods can be found at large pet store chains, or online. A couple of foods I like are Nutro Natural, Innova, and Cannidae.

There are other high quality dog foods. Here's how to spot them:

A high quality food will have little or no fillers such as corn, wheat or soy. These aren't very digestable for dogs, and are common food related allergens. Since you were seeing corn meal in the first few ingredients, those are not high quality foods. Foods list ingredients by content, with the ingredient it contains most of at the top.

A high quality food will not contain BHT, BHA or Ethoxyquin, these are all chemical preservatives that have been linked to cancer.

A high quality food will not contain by-products of any kind. Meat meals are ok as long as the source of the meat is listed, such as Chicken Meal.

A high quality diet should have meat as at least the first ingredient., and be made from human grade ingredients. Foods that don't use human grade ingredients often get their ingredients from less than desirable sources, such as meat from animals that were diseased, or euthanized.

There is another diet option other than dog food. Some people choose to feed a raw diet. This involves feeding the dog raw meaty bones and organ meat. However it is not as simple as throwing a couple chicken bones in a bowl everyday. If you wish to feed this type of diet, do lots and lots of research first. Switching to this diet without knowing what your doing can lead to nutritional problems for your dog. I'll give you some links as a starting point in research if you are interested in this type of diet.

http://www.willowglen.com/barf.htm

http://www.bestfrisbeedogs.com/diets.html

http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html

http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html

http://www.rawdogranch.com

What's Really In Pet Food
http://www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&more=1cat=286

Answer 4

I add tuna in sunflower oil to my 7 month rottweiler meal once or twice a week.I also give some lambs liver once in a while,or some boiled chicken.And he also loves carrots.And an odd time I'll give him an egg with his morning feed.

Answer 5

My 6 month old rottweiler has been eating eukanuba large breed puppy formula since he was born and he has a beautiful shiny coat and hes all muscle. I don't think you really need to feed human food.

I want to see your pup! if you wanna check my budweiser out I have pics of him on my 360

Answer 6

one whole bowl like the bowl u use.... o get a feeding plate for ur dog from the vet and u will kmnoe exactly how much u need to feed it

Answer 7

lots n lots!