Some pet owners often suddenly think to feed dogs with adult dog food when raising puppies. This practice is completely wrong because a puppy's digestive system does not match adult dog food. It can easily cause health problems for the dog. So how exactly should we feed puppies? Let's take a look together with the Boqi Net editor at the three stages of a dog's growth and the different feeding methods for each!

A dog's life can be divided into four different stages: infancy, juvenile, youth, and old age. The most important feeding is during the first three stages. And the feeding knowledge varies in each of these three stages. First, let's look at the feeding methods during the infancy stage. Before one month old, puppies get nutrition from their mother, so owners do not need to worry.

After one month, puppies can be fed softened puppy food because their teeth have not yet grown in and they can only choose easily digestible food in adequate amounts. If supplementary food is needed, it can only be milk powder, and it must be skimmed milk powder or special goat milk powder. The daily feeding frequency is generally 4 to 5 times.

During the juvenile stage, dogs can be fed some adult dog food directly. If owners have some time, they can of course make some homemade dog food for the dog. It is essential to have a balance of meat and vegetables, and add some vitamins. At this stage, the dog is starting to lose baby teeth and often salivates and likes to chew hard things, so supplementing nutritional elements is necessary. Feed three times a day.

In the youth stage, generally from 6 to 12 months old, owners can add some appropriate meat to their dog’s diet but should not forget vitamins and other trace elements. Be sure not to feed only meat, as this will easily cause nutritional imbalance and lead to health problems.

At this stage, dogs grow the fastest, so calcium supplementation should be paid attention to. Some dogs without adequate calcium during youth could develop bone deformities. Once caused, it is irreversible. Therefore, owners must add calcium-rich foods and let their dogs get plenty of sunlight to promote calcium absorption.

When supplementing calcium to dogs, owners can choose calcium supplements, feed large bone broth, or add bone meal and calcium powder to the food.