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Originally Posted by TatumsMom  Are you saying you feed your other (non-pregnant) dogs the puppy food too? The problem I foresee this time is that with her last litter we kept a male - to be used as a stud hopefully in a year or so - and while they do eat from separate bowls, we don't exactly monitor them and they eat from each other's bowl sometimes so I'm thinking that it would be so much easier to feed them the same food. |
Each breeder preferences are predicated on what they decide with their vet. Some vets feel if you are feeding a high quality adult food their is no need to change to a puppy food. My vet feels that each female should be treated to their own invidual preference. Some of my girls will adjust to a puppy food of the same brand of adult food I've been feeding. Other's won't touch it, so we keep them on their regular food.
Once your girl has been bred and during her last trimester, you'll have to increase the # of meals she'll be getting throughout the day. It is best to feed her seperately. Once she's whelped she'll be eating her meals within close proximity to her pups....so, get her use to it now. I find it easier to feed mine seperately, that way I can monitor each dog's food intake.