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Puppies grow fast. Puppies need extra nutrients to fuel their growth. Providing the proper nutrition is important for their bodybuilding and the energy needed for play and learning. Regardless of size, pups need high energy foods because they expend a lot of energy. They are constantly on the move and burn more calories.
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Puppies grow quickly, maturing to adulthood by the time they are 10-12 months of age for small and medium sized breeds, and 18-24 months for large and giant breeds. Big or small, All Puppies Need A Healthy Balanced Food: • Growth rates for puppies vary by breed and involve a complex process of interactions among genetics, nutrition, and the environment. • Proper nutrition is critical to the health and development of puppies, regardless of breed, and it directly influences their immune system and body composition. • The nutrient density of food and the amount of food fed can mean the difference between optimal growth and maximal growth.
Optimal or Maximal Growth- which is Ideal for Puppies? • An Optimal growth rate in puppies is ideal; it is a slow and steady growth rate that allows the puppy to achieve an ideal (optimal) adult body condition while avoiding excessive weight and obesity. • The maximal growth rate means the puppy grows as fast as possible, usually the result of high fat foods, overfeeding and/ or free-choice feeding. A maximal growth rate increases a puppy's risk of skeletal deformities, obesity, and a shortened life expectancy. When Should A Puppy Start Eating Solid Food? • Puppies are typically weaned off of their mother's milk at about 8 weeks of age. Puppies should get solid food starting at about four weeks, when they’re not able to get all the calories they need from their mother’s milk.
The goal of feeding growing puppies is to lay the foundation for a healthy adulthood. Proper nutrition is needed to: • Achieve healthy growth (neither too rapid nor too slow), • Optimize immune function, • Minimize potential for obesity, and • Avoid developmental orthopedic disease. • The Importance Of Quality Food: • Quality puppy diets such as Wayne Feeds original pet food provide complete and balanced nutrition with the essential vitamins and minerals your puppy needs. • The right formula will have high-quality, highly digestible ingredients. • Puppies grow fastest during the first six months of life, and because growth rates differ among breed sizes, you need a formula designed to address the needs of your puppy’s breed or size.
Food Type: • Next you need to decide whether to feed dry kibble, wet food (also referred to as canned food), or a combination. Raw food provides unmatched nutrition. Fresh, gently cooked food provides powerful nutrition in a digestible form, giving your pup a clean start. Protein-rich recipes, rich and varied in whole animal ingredients which are original that nourish as nature intended are also available. But there is no research to support that one food form is better than the other, so this choice is based on personal preference. • With planning and attention to detail, you can lay the foundation for your puppy's optimal health and longevity. Together with your veterinarian and veterinary healthcare team, you can help your puppy grow into as healthy of an adult dog as possible.
