What and how to feed the dog?

Spitz dogs are really amazing and cute. They have a rather thick and long fur, which makes them look like little cubs. They are distinguished by a slightly pointed muzzle and ears, and also a tail rolled upwards. Very often such dogs are called dwarf. In order for the pet to always be healthy and cheerful, and also for a long time to please its owners, it is necessary to feed it correctly.

Deciding to have such a beautiful pet, you need to take care that he always had high-quality and healthy food in a bowl. First you need to decide on the type of prikorma. In the future, it will be necessary to decide whether it will be most often natural food or dry food in its bowl. It is also necessary to remember that overfeeding your pet is not worth it, as it can provoke various bowel diseases, as well as lead to obesity.

If we talk about such feed, they are very easy to use, besides animals love them very much and eat with great pleasure. Even when a small pet does not finish eating its portion, it will not spoil until the next time. Dry food can even be taken on a trip, so as not to starve the spitz. It is also necessary that the feed was of high quality, and its composition included the following products:

• up to 30% meat;
• up to 30% of cereals, as well as vegetables (it is necessary to look that the composition contains rice or buckwheat, and not corn or soy);
• preservatives must be natural (the list includes herbal oils and extracts);
• the minerals necessary for the animal and all the minerals it needs, as well as vitamins (PP, D, E, as well as phosphorus and iodine, calcium and iron).

The best are feed holistic classwhich are made only from natural products grown in environmentally friendly areas. Such products are produced by such companies as Chicken Soup or Innova. However, it is rather difficult to find such feed in regular stores. Most often they are ordered on various sites.

Representatives of such firms as Nutro Choice or Happy Dog. The feeds are super premium and easier to find in stores. However, their disadvantage is that the components that make up this feed are not environmentally friendly.

As for canned food, they are not stored as long as dry food. Also cost a bit more expensive. However, a little better digested by the body, since I have a soft texture. They contain 70% water. Soft food can be divided into two types: deli meat and regular. In the first you can find a lot of cereal, soy and some animal muscle tissue.

They cost a bit cheaper than delicacies, however, they are more saturated and useful for pets. The second feed consists of soy and a large number of by-products. However, everything is combined so that the food seems tasty and the animals very quickly get used to it.

Mixing foods in the pet's diet is the best option. After all, in a similar way it is convenient to feed the spitz. An animal at the same time receives everything that is needed for its body to be in good condition.Speaking generally, The daily rate per kilogram of dog's weight should consist of 3 grams of protein, 3 grams of fat and 14 grams of carbohydrates, as well as vitamins and minerals. It is necessary to consider in more detail what products can enter the spitz menu.

In order for the pet to always be in good shape, it must be given meat. His percentage in the total diet should not be below 25%. It is best to buy beef or lean pork; However, if we talk about dietary nutrition, then both chicken and rabbit and lamb will do. So that the products are digested by the animal faster need to give spitz raw meat.

Allowed content of not more than 30% of the products in the general diet of the pet. Can be used and chicken stomachs, and beef or pork liver, heart, lungs, even the udder. It will also be correct to give them raw. However, if offal is of dubious origin, then it is necessary to subject them to heat treatment. You also need to know that It is not recommended to feed for a long time with one type of offal, because then the diet of the animal will still be inferior.

Fish is a product that a dog’s body can digest much faster than meat. In addition, it is an excellent source of protein. If you give this product raw to dogs, then it is necessary for the animal to additionally receive vitamin B1. It is much easier to heat the fish. The percentage of this product in the diet should not be very small; about 5% for adult Spitz. In addition, if the dog does not have enough vitamins D or A, you can include in the diet of fish oil.

Such products most often enter into baby food of puppies. They are well absorbed by the body and quickly processed. However, approximately 7% of dogs absolutely do not tolerate dairy products, as they are allergic to milk protein.

For feeding Spitz can be used and boiled, and raw eggs. Egg powder is also suitable.

These products are also worth paying special attention to. For example, it is absolutely impossible to give spitz or peas or beans, as well as cake and bran. But oatmeal or barley, buckwheat or rice porridge quickly absorbed by the body of the dog. In addition, they contain a lot of useful substances. Pasta should be given with caution, as they are poor in vitamins, and can also lead to pet obesity.

Of the vegetables that are most often given to dogs, you can mark beets, carrots or cabbage. However, some pets prefer and bananas or apples, it is also very useful for their body. But feed their pets with ordinary homemade food is not worth it. After all, most often there are added such products that can only harm a small animal. This is especially true for all chemical additives and seasonings.

So that Spitz has no health problems like allergies or indigestion, it is necessary to protect it from products such as:

• smoked or fried foods;
• chocolate or chocolates;
• tubular bones;
• boiled sausages of any kind;
• any spices, including garlic;
• raw eggs;
• potatoes.

As an excellent delicacy fit boneswith the exception of tubular. It is best to give them raw. They will simultaneously cheer up the spitz and help it to clean its teeth. You can please your pet jerky or chewing bones, which are sold at the pet store. Great delicacy will be crunches own production. You can also give peeled nuts or seeds.

Most often, the animal receives such delicacies, as a reward for good behavior or if it is trained. However, you should not give them as an apology to the dog, otherwise it will begin to use it.

It is difficult to answer the question how many times a day you need to give food to a spitz-dog. It all depends on the age of the pet. If you need to feed small puppies of breed spitz up to 6 times, then adult dogs will be enough 2 times a day.

Besides, best to feed the animal after a walk. But the serving size must be selected individually. For example, if after eating a meal, food remained in the bowl, then the next time you need to give less. Or, on the contrary, if the puppy gently licks it, then he simply did not get enough, respectively, the portion should be increased.

To better deal with the menu for your pet, you need to know how much he needs to be given food as the animal matures.

Most often, all this time the puppy eats mother's milk and it does not need a special complementary food. However, after 21 days you can feed it with low-fat cottage cheese, as well as thinly chopped frozen meat pieces. In addition, you can make a buckwheat porridge cooked in milk. However, portions should be small in order for small stomachs to cope with food.

Monthly Spitz can be converted to 6-time feeding. And even if the puppies still eat mother's milk, solid food should still be in their diet. Its amount should be half the daily norm. At this age, a small dog should receive and meat (up to 40 grams), and vegetables (up to 20 grams), and cottage cheese (up to 30 grams).

At this age, it is necessary to reduce the number of feedings up to 5 times a day, but the diet should be left unchanged. The only thing to do is increase by ¼ portions.

From this period, fish can be introduced into the puppy's diet. She must be boiled. In addition, you can try to give also eggs, also boiled. The number of feedings is reduced to 4 times, but the portions are becoming larger. For example, The daily dose may be as follows: up to 80 grams of meat and fish, up to 40 grams of croup, up to 50 grams of cottage cheese.

At this time, Spitz begin to change teeth. To reduce pain, puppies can spoil the furniture in the house. To avoid this, it is necessary to buy special sugar bones for them, or to give real bones with a small amount of meat. Already by 6 months the number of feedings should be reduced to 3 times a day, and the portions should be increased by another ¼ part.

At 7 months the number of feedings remains the same, but from 9 months they are transferred to 2 meals a day, respectively, and their portions increase. The norms of yearling Spitz correspond to the norms of an adult animal. In their diet may include natural food, and production. It all depends on the preferences of the owners and their financial capabilities.

Since a pregnant dog spends more energy on the intrauterine development of its baby, the number of its feeding should be increased up to 3 times a day. In addition, be sure to increase the size of servings. However, this should be done at the expense of proteins, and not carbohydrates. If the animal is on dry food, then it must be transferred to the puppy line. When feeding occurs with natural products, you need to add more vitamins, as well as vegetables and dairy products.

In no case do not need to add vitamins, if the feed is dry, because it contains a sufficient amount of nutrients. The same applies to dogs that feed their puppies.Summarizing, we can say that feeding Spitz is almost the same as feed for dogs of other breeds. The owners always have to make sure that the feed is fresh and of very high quality. And then the beloved pet will be able to please the owners with its vitality and activity for a very long time.

On how to properly feed a dog breed Spitz natural products, see the following video.