On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Darcy Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > i think i was replying to what kelly said...its hard for me to tell with > all the cropping lol... someone said they wouldnt feed3% of "their" weight > as pups so i wanted to say its 3% of adult ideal weight not actual weight of > a pup... > I've found that small dogs usually need more than 3% - by that I mean more than 3% of their ideal adult weight. While a large dog might eat more like 2% of their ideal adult weight, 4-5% of the ideal adult weight might be more appropriate for smaller dogs. Personally if I were transitioning a dog over, I'd start with 4% and adjust from there. When my girls were puppies I aimed for around 10% of current weight and/or just let them eat as much as they wanted as long as it didn't seem like a ridiculously huge amount. Here is Moo as a puppy eating raw. She had no problem with smaller bones. -- Kelly
