How Much To Feed My Puppy Jacky?

My puppy, Jacky, is still in the growing stage. Just like other new puppy owners, I often feed him as much as possible. I hope that enough nutrients will make him happier and allow him to grow faster. I just think it in a very simple way. The more I feed him, the healthier he will be. In his daily diet, I always make his bowl full of food. I am just afraid it is not enough for him. There is only one thing in my mind, more is better than less.

If you have read my old post, you will know that I choose the premium dog food, Taste of The Wild, for my puppy Jacky. And he seems to love this dog food very much. And I am also very happy to see that he grows very fast. Until my friend came to my home, his suggestion changed my mind.

More is not always better than less, especially for feeding puppies. Sometimes it could be a huge mistake. Because new puppy owners often have a tendency to overfeed young puppies, it can be easy for them to overeat. Now, the fact is my puppy Jacky is slightly overweight. My friend tells me that controlling puppy Jacky's weight is very important for a variety of reasons. It's bad to set habits that will continue throughout his life, leading him to a troubled life with full of obesity and health problems. If Jacky was overweight, he would be less active and enjoyable, and could lead to extra expenses from health complications and increased food consumption.

It is time to reconsider how much to feed my puppy Jacky. Over feeding doesn't mean healthy feeding. My friend tells me that I need to feed him according to his current age and current weight. And this is the only way to let him grow healthily.

Switch New Dog Food For My Puppy Dog Jacky

As last post I mentioned, my puppy dog Jacky's food is almost running out. And I am trying to find a new food for him. After making some research in local pet food shops and online pet food shops, I finally find three dog foods which seems to be suitable for my puppy dog Jacky. The three dog foods are:

• Nature's Recipe Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe For Puppy
• Taste of the Wild Hi prairie canine formula with roasted bison & venison
• Dr. Harvey's Canine Health dry dog food

After talking with my friend, I decide to feed Jacky Hi prairie canine formula with roasted bison & venison from Taste of the Wild. According to my friend's option, there are several reasons to choose this dog food for my puppy Jacky.

Nutrition For Puppy Dog

To choose the dog food for puppy, the most important thing we need to consider is nutrition. As we all know, the puppy is in the early stage of his life. In this stage, puppies like Jacky, is not ready to accept the challenge from the wild world. You may think there is no risk in your house at all, but do you consider the the risk from where you cannot see? Can you image how much bacteria enters your puppy's body every day? If your puppy's immune system is not strong enough to against these bacteria or virus, he will get sick. The nutritional dog food is the foundation to develop the solid immune system. And the solid immune system is the foundation of puppy's health.

In the end, we choose Taste of the Wild dog food for my puppy Jacky, because there are various source in it's ingredients. The first four ingredients are Bison, venison, lamb meal, and chicken meal. To be honest, there are very few dog foods which can provide so rich real meat source inside. Besides that, this dog food also has many vegetables such as sweat potatoes, peas, potatoes, tomatoes which can provide my puppy Jacky necessary fiber and vitamin for his growing. The fruits like blueberries will help Jacky digest well and make him to absorb more nutrition from the food.

Buy Cheapest Premium Dog Food

My next concern is the price. Compare with these three dog food products. Nature's Recipe Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe For Puppy is the cheapest one. The 15 lb. package only costs $29.69 after $4.3 discount. And Taste of the Wild 30 Pound bags will cost $52.41 with $12.78 off. And the Dr. Harvey's Canine Health dry dog food is too expensive for me. 5 Pound will cost me $45.30, and this price is already applying the $22.30 discount.
 

Is Organic Puppy Dog Food Nice For My Puppy Jacky

Dr. Harvey's Canine Health dry dog food is very expensive because it is organic food. Besides that, it is also a pure veg dog food which doesn't contain any meat source. I know the organic dog food is healthier and less pollution. I just wonder if my puppy dog Jacky can be satisfied with vegetarian dog food.

Buy The Best Dog Food for Puppy Dogs

As I said last time, my puppy is running out. And I haven't find any suitable dog food for him. So I search for it online and  most dog food brands promise to contain everything a growing puppy needs, but many of them are missing small parts which are still very important. To alleviate the problem of food that doesn't meet a puppy's needs, I have to consider seeking out the best dog food for Jacky.

Most of dog food brands can be found at large stores like Walmart. And there are also lots of choices in pet stores like Petco or Petsmart. But the problem is that there are very few dog food products which are only design for puppy. All these big shops just store adult dog food. Some provide puppy food, but there are very few brand to choose.

In this case, the online pet food shops are the only choose. I take my friend's advice and start to search puppy dog food on Amazon, and following are my study result.  I write down some of them which I feel suitable for Jacky. And later, I will ask my friend to help me choose the best dog food for my puppy.

Nature’s Recipe Puppy

Nature's Recipe has two types of dog food for puppy. One is Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe and the other one is Nature's Recipe Large Breed Puppy Recipe. For my puppy dog Jacky, Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe is much suitable. It uses Lamb meal as their first ingredient to provide enough protein for puppy dog growing. And it also contains Omega-3 and Omega-6 to help puppy develop their healthy skin and coat and immune system. Read Fatty Acids for Your Puppy Dogs Food to see what Omega-3 and Omega-6 is.

Dr. Harvey's Canine Health Miracle Dog Food

Dr. Harvey's Canine Health dry dog food is made of 100% organic ingredients. With 6 certified organic grains, 9 vegetables and 14 herb. It is truly human grade ingredients. And it is the best choice if you want to put your dogs on a vegan diet. It is guaranteed without any preservatives, dyes, or any artificial ingredients. The only problem is that it is very expensive comparing with other common commercial dog food.

Taste of the Wild Dry Dog Food
When I search puppy food, I found one food which has a very high rating. Taste of the Wild dry dog food, hi prairie canine formula with roasted bison & venison has over 100 reviews and 4.5 rating star. One positive review from a dog owner who has a 4 mouth old Lhasa Apso. After switching to Taste of the Wild, his coat is getting to shine and soft. He seems to have more energy as well. Taste of the Wild dry dog food features as grain free for all life stages. The first four ingredients are bison, venison, lamb meal, and chicken meal. And it is also an adequate supply of vitamins because of the various vegetables and fruits.

I will send email to my vet friend and let him help me choose the puppy food for Jacky. If I get any news, I will write in my next post.

Healthy food for My Puppy Dog Jacky

My Puppy dog Jacky has been staying in my home for one month. And he is already became the small baby in my home. He changes my whole family, and I seems to become a father because I need to take care of him. Like a new father, I met lots of problems to take care of my new son, Jacky.

Like other new dog owners, the first problem I met is how to feed my puppy Jacky. It is very difficult to understand what my puppy Jacky needs from his daily diet. There are lots of important components that need to be included in puppys' diet to make sure he grows in the healthy way. As I learned from "Puppy Care" books, I need to prepare the food very carefully to make sure it is delivering the enough nutritions like proteins, fats, amino acids, fatty acids and various vitamins and minerals for my puppy Jacky.

At the beginning, I plan to cook the raw food for my puppy. But after a while, I give up my brilliant idea, because I even don't cook for myself :). So the alternative way is to choose a commercial dog food for him. I spent the whole day in the supermarket which is near my home. At that day, I found a lot of dog food brands, such as Wellness dog food, Science Diet, Pedigree, Blue and Natural Balance, etc. But after I read the label, none of them are suitable for my puppy dog. Most of them are for adult dogs or seniors. So I am afraid to say "mission failed" at that day.

It seems to be a long way for me to find out the right dog food for my puppy Jacky. And the dog food I feed currently is from my friend. It will be running out in next week, and I must hurry up or my dog Jacky will be starving.