Top Foods for Chiweenie Puppies
Just like with any other puppy or your own babies, Chiweenie puppies need to eat suitable foods that go along way in helping them grow and develop in all faculties. It is therefore very important to get to know what type of foods you will be feeding the puppies on even before you buy and bring them home. The fact that puppies grow over ten times more than adult dogs makes it very necessary to introduce them to a special diet that will aid them in their growth.
Feeding schedule
Because of fast growth, you need to feed your puppies a suitable meal four meals every day for the initial four months. Reducing this to three meals everyday until the age of six months is recommended. Two meals everyday after six months will be appropriate, maintaining the same for the rest of puppies’ lifetime. In every case, meal times should be spread out so that the puppies know when it is time to eat. This is also one way of training them.
Moist/tinned puppy foods
Because of their age, young puppies’ digestive system is not properly developed and moist/tinned foods will be appropriate for a start. When buying commercial puppy foods, it is important that you go for complete foods, i.e. those that do not require addition of another food. Milk, chicken and rice are some of the best foods at this stage. You can change the diet gradually once they hit three months.
Home-made puppy food
Feeding your Chiweenie puppies should not be an expensive affair. Although there are commercial puppy foods available in the market, you can prepare for them food at home and see your puppies grow healthy and strong. The food you choose to prepare should provide your puppies with energy, vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids. To know whether the food you prepare is suitable, simply take a look at their stool; it should be dark brown and slightly firm. Any incidents of diarrhea or very firm stool should serve as an indication that the food is not suitable.
Dry puppy food
You need to introduce dry puppy food when your puppies are over six months. Go for properly formulated dry puppy foods rich in varied nutrients. Those formulated with corn, rice and chicken will still be appropriate. You will seriously need to look at quality of food you buy. What you will need to ensure is that there is always fresh and clean drinking water at all times as dry food can necessitate intake of large amounts of water.
Puppy treats
You definitely like to treat yourself once in a while and your puppies will appreciate the same. In order to effectively make use of treats, use the same as reward for good behavior and obedience. There are various treat foods available in the market formulated with milk, sugar, colorings and fat amongst other ingredients. Such treats should only be occasionally.
Although commercial puppy food can be expensive, something good with Chiweenie puppies is that they are not big consumers. They are very economical to feed and the food you buy can last you some time before you budget for another purchase.