Caring For And Feeding Puppies

Puppies require about two and half times as many calories per kilogram bodyweight as an adult dog while they are growing.

Food for this age group should be higher in calories, protein and other key nutrients. Although many nutrients are needed in higher quantities, some nutrients may need to be adjusted in other ways.

For instance, large breed puppies are susceptible to bone problems if too many calories and calcium are given during this growth phase, so owners should always be aware of the risks of adding supplements to a carefully formulated puppy food. For a very young puppy the food needs to be easy to chew and eat.

The Kennel Club recommends feeding your puppy four meals a day up until the age of four months, and then reduce its feed to three meals a day until it is six months old, when you can change to two meals a day, and keep it on this regime for the rest of its life.

It is better not to leave food down (so throw away any uneaten food after 20 minutes) and not to give your puppy any variety, which could cause havoc with its digestion and toilet training regime. However, make sure that water is always available to your puppy, so never take its water bowl away.

Depending on the breed, a puppy may become an adult anywhere between 9 months and 24 months – large and giant breeds take longer to mature.

Puppy Food

JB's Super Premium Puppy

An excellent nutrient rich diet that is both energy dense and highly palatable. Contains omega-6 & omega-3 fatty acids, no soya, , wheat or wheat gluten, artificial colours or flavours. Contains highly digestible protein and a super balance of carbs and fat to sustain and maintain early growth.

Analysis: Protein 30%, Oil 14%, Fibre 2.5%, Ash 9.5%
Ingredients: Chicken meat meal, rice, maize, oats, chicken oil, beet pulp, fishmeal, brewers yeast, egg powder, linseed, salmon oil, monosodium phosphate, glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin, minerals and vitamins.

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JB's Super Premium Salmon & Potato for Large Breed Pups

A really tasty puppy food for large breeds. Also Ideal for sensitive stomachs in growing puppies as it contains more 'novel' ingredients such as salmon and potato that most dogs will not have eaten, and developed an intolerance to.

Analysis: Protein 27%, Oil 15%, Fibre 3.5%, Ash 7%
Ingredients: Fresh salmon (min 24%), potato (min 15%), salmon meal (min 11%), potato protein (min 11%), barley, oats, poultry fat, peas, beet pulp, salmon digest, salmon oil, minerals and vitamins.

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