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Originally Posted by teacup0819  Please do not think by any means am I trying to keep her a certain size...my other yorkie was 12lbs...size doesn't matter to me...health does.
My breeder does not free feed her puppies and she mentioned that her puppies were wolfing down their food and had soft stool yesterday..so that i should watch that she doesn't just gulp her food.
We came home today at around 2:30 - she add about 1/4 cup at around 3:00...but still looked in her bowl for food, so I added alittle more. Then around 6:00 she was looking in her bowl again, so again I put 1/4 cup in and she left half of it. At 10:30 she was looking for food again...so I fed her a little more...less than a 1/4 cup I think...will start to measure tomorrow.
I just don't want to overload her and have her get a tummy ache and the poops....she just came home. I will read her doggie food label and see what it says. However, it is the wrong food for her age...it is royal canin baby dog which is for weaning to 8 weeks....she really needs to be on mini puppy for 2 mos to 10 mos, but I don't want to change her until she adapts to being in a new home.
Please let me know what you all think. I just want to do it right.  |
I didn't think you were, you wouldn't have asked the question, I have a habit of writing my answers for others who read the thread, and some people do closely guard how much their dogs eat and even count each piece of kibble. They think by starving them, they can stunt their growth, and this is very dangerous and inhumane. I write that just in case!
Like I said before, they go through growth spurts and I don't think you can over-feed them as long as you are giving them kibble, a healthy dog will lose interest in kibble if he's not hungry. A few dogs have something wrong with their built-in food regulator, and will eat and eat and vomit eat that and continue to eat. Some dogs do vomit because they eat too fast. There are bowls you can buy with prongs in them to slow down the eating. Some people suggest putting a large rock in the bowl, and this will slow them down because they have to eat around the rock. Here's a picture of a slow bowl.
http://www.petco.com/Assets/product_...463002656B.jpg