2006-12-05 04:56:21 · 13 answers · asked by tricky1974 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
A high quality all-life-stages or puppy food would be your best option. Canidae, Merrick, Innova, Solid Gold, etc. are the best examples of these foods. I would say anywhere from one to one and a half cups at each feeding, but it would depend on the food you feed and the manufacturer's and your vet's recommendations. You can also feed them kibble frozen in a kong with cottage cheese and peanut butter to help teach the pup not to wolf down food.
2006-12-05 05:05:55 · answer #1 · answered by ShadowWolf 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I generally free feed my dobermans through out their lives.
I feed a very high quality dry food and leave a full bowl at all times.
My dogs are very active and work it off. I do not have a weight problem with any of them. They get lots of exercise and I feel they do the best on a free feed program. They are less likely to get bloat or a stomach torsion when free fed. As they niblble a little and move on. When you feed a large meal and they run or play to hard they can bloat.
There are many good dogs foods on the market I would feed the best quality you can afford to feed.
Something like
Merrick, Innova, Wellness, California Natural, Candiae, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, Paul Newmans Own. Something along those lines. Meat no by products and no corn wheat or soy.
Have fun with your pup. Dobermans are so much fun when they are young. They keep you busy but they are great.
2006-12-05 06:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Feed ad-lib. young pups will not over eat. Feeding ad lib means the pups nibbles what it wants throughout the day. This means no 5 meals a day for you , it never gets really hungry and never bolts it's food. The latter is vital in a breed like the Dobe' because of the tendency to bloat and torsion. I've kept large chested breeds all my life and on the advice of a very clever vet, I have fed them ad lib and never had a bloat/torsion problem. It also stops food aggression.
Feed a good basic puppy kibble and just leave it down in a big bowl. Make sure you also leave a bowl of clean water down at all times.
I recently took in (rescue)a young border collie who was very underweight and had severe food aggression. He attacked any of my dogs who went near the bowl. That was 3 weeks ago. After gorging until he was sick the first day and going for the toehrs, he is now 5 kg heavier (he was very underweright) , has stopped gobbling and bolting, and now takes no notice if anyonme goes near the food bowl.
He was at the vets last week for a check up and my vet said that he wished more people would feed their dogs ad-lib as it was much more beneficial in the long run.
2006-12-05 10:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by fenlandfowl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feed him absolutely as much as he wants to eat. Puppies eat a lot - they are growing and need the nutrition. Puppy food is good until he is 3 or 4 months old. But after about 16 weeks, do feed him either adult food, or a food that says it's formulated for "large breed" puppies. This is because Dobies are a breed whose bones can grow too fast with puppy food, leaving them with some real medical issues.
Dobies will grow until they are 18 months old. (Yes, that's a year and a half!) At that time, you can start measuring his food out according to the manufacturer's recommendations (it will go by weight of the dog). You will want to do this, because just leaving food out for him all day will make him fat, as an adult. Then just watch his weight - too fat? cut it down a bit. Too thin? give him more.
Dobermann's are super dogs - smart, loyal, and one of the most fun breeds to train. They are also a tough, dominant breed that needs an owner that really knows what he's doing in handling the dog. Get your dog to a good obedience class, you'll both learn a lot, and you'll find out what a great dog you have!
2006-12-05 05:05:15 · answer #4 · answered by Mac 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
When mine was that age I fed her 3 times a day about a cup each time. I had her on Solid Gold Wolf Cub. She's now 2 years and is on Wellness Venison Formula and doing wonderful. You want to get something without corn/wheat. If you can afford it Canidae, Wellness and Innova are great foods for all life stages of dogs. Whatever you feed it, you should feed 3x per day, in the morning, noon and around 4 pm. If you feed them too late in the evening you will have to get up more often at night to let it out to eliminate.
2006-12-05 05:18:45 · answer #5 · answered by Meggz21 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on what type of food your feeding really.
But I would say at 8 weeks, A large fist size 3-4 times a day.
Little but often is the best advice.
Make sure you have the dog bowl of the floor and at a comfortable height to prevent spayed legs.
Hope this helps
2006-12-05 05:22:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should ask the breeder what they were feeding and continue with the same food for awhile. If you want to change brands, then you must do so slowly over a period of time, usually about 10 days to avoid upsetting their digestive system.
Always feed a high quality dry food designed for puppies. Remember to moisten it a bit with warm water until the puppy can chew it easily.
2006-12-05 06:40:35 · answer #7 · answered by paolaane 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Our pets need quality pet food. Read the ingredients list and learn what the stuff on there is and what it does (or does not do) to/for our pets. A quick pet food 101. If the pet food contains corn/corn products or by products it is a poor quality food. Do not pay attention to advertising, they all say there food is great. Corn is a filler that can trigger skin problems. (allergies, skin problems, itching and excessive shedding) By products is anything from an animal not fit for human consumption, including cancerous tissue. Quality foods have meat as the first ingredient. California Natural, Solid Gold, Innova and Merrick are a few of the best brands available. If you want to learn more check out: http://www.sagekeep.com/petfood.htm www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359& more=1 http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/PetFoods.nsf/$$PetFoodsByRating?OpenForm
There are usually guidelines on the bags for how much to feed.
2006-12-05 05:25:34 · answer #8 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dobe, large breed puppy formula of a high quality food like Canidea, Eagle or Nutro Natural. Follow the feeding guide on the bag, funny but it worked for me.
2006-12-05 05:39:07 · answer #9 · answered by ActionStaffords 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tons of kisses!!!!
sorry. puppy = cute = me really girly :)
but you need to be feeding by weight, and just going by what my dog weighed at that age (about 5 lbs) a 1/2 cup is pretty good to start with, but its growing so its going to eat more. we usually feed our dog 1 cup at a time (she's almost 6 months now) and if she wolfs it down, she was starving and we give her more. then if she leaves some and walks away, we toss it. just dont leave food out for it to eat all day, thats what causes them to be over weight.
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we only give our pup grain. we started giving her canned food mixed with it, but she didnt like it and just picked out the grain, so now we just mix those flavoring additives to it and she loves it.
2006-12-05 05:03:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋