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bjh · 06-01-2010, 07:43 AM

I start feeling my puppies finely ground up dry puppy food at 3 1/2 to 4 weeks, as soon as they are able to walk around. They just lick the ground food a little at first and as they get older they eat more and more. Of course momma continues to nurse them but as they eat more food the mom will slowly start drying up. Some moms will quit letting them nurse when their pups are 6 or 7 weeks old but most of my moms will want to nurse their pups until they are 8 weeks or older.

When the pups are about 5 weeks old I will add a tiny bit of canned Pedigree puppy food to the ground up dry food. I mix it really well so that the ground food is a little moist but not to wet. I also leave down a small bowl of water once I start putting down the ground up dry food. Those small double sided dishes they sell at Wal-mart are great for the water and ground up food. I use separate dishes for food and water.

06-01-2010, 07:43 AM	#6
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	I start feeling my puppies finely ground up dry puppy food at 3 1/2 to 4 weeks, as soon as they are able to walk around. They just lick the ground food a little at first and as they get older they eat more and more. Of course momma continues to nurse them but as they eat more food the mom will slowly start drying up. Some moms will quit letting them nurse when their pups are 6 or 7 weeks old but most of my moms will want to nurse their pups until they are 8 weeks or older. When the pups are about 5 weeks old I will add a tiny bit of canned Pedigree puppy food to the ground up dry food. I mix it really well so that the ground food is a little moist but not to wet. I also leave down a small bowl of water once I start putting down the ground up dry food. Those small double sided dishes they sell at Wal-mart are great for the water and ground up food. I use separate dishes for food and water.