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Raw Feeding Instructions for your Puppy

 

 

    Meaty Bone Breakfast

     Meaty Bone Lunch

Meat & Vegetable Dinner

 

 

 Chicken

OR

 Chicken

 Chicken

OR

 Chicken

 Amount

 Ascorbic

Nutritional

  Fish

   Age of Puppy

 

 Necks***

 

  Wings*

 Necks***

 

  Wings*

 of Food

  Acid

  Yeast

   Oil

 8 - 10 Weeks

 

  4 - 5

 

2

  4 - 5

 

1

 1 1/4 C

  Pinch

None

None

10 - 12 Weeks

 

  5 - 6

 

2

  5 - 6

 

1

 1 1/3 C

Larger Pinch

None

None

12 - 14 Weeks

 

  6 - 7  

 

2

  6 - 7  

 

1

 1 1/2 C

 250 mg

None

1/4 tsp

14 - 17 Weeks

 

  7 - 8

 

2

  7 - 8

 

2

 1 2/3 C

 250 mg

 None

1/4 tsp

4 - 5 Months

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

 1 3/4 C

 500 mg

 None

1/2 tsp

 

   Meaty Bone Breakfast - Discontinue Lunch

 

       Meat & Vegetable Dinner

 

 

 Chicken

 

  Duck

 

 

 

 Turkey

 Amount

 Ascorbic

Nutritional

  Fish

   Age of Puppy

 

  Back

OR

  Necks

OR

Mackerel

 OR

 Necks**

 of Food

  Acid

  Yeast

   Oil

5 - 6 Months

 

1

 

  3 - 4

 

1

 

 

   2 C

1,000 mg

  1/4 tsp

   1 tsp

6 - 9 Months

 

1

 

  3 - 4

 

1

 

1

 2 1/2 C

2,000 mg

  1/2 tsp

   2 tsp

9 - 12 Months

 

1

 

  3 - 4

 

1

 

1

 2 1/2 C

2,000 mg

   1 tsp

  1 Tbsp

12 - 18 Months

 

1

 

  3 - 4

 

1

 

1

 2 1/2 C

2,000 mg

   1 tsp

  1 Tbsp

18 - 24 Months

 

1

 

  3 - 4

 

1

 

1

   2 C

1,000 mg

   1 tsp

  1 Tbsp

Adult Over 2 Yrs

 

1

 

  3 - 4

 

1

 

1

   2 C

1,000 mg

   1 tsp

  1 Tbsp

* Chicken Wings must be pounded in order to break up the bone in small enough chunks for the pup to eat. From 8 - 12 weeks the wing should be pounded so that there is no piece of bone larger than a quarter inch. Put the chicken wing in a plastic bag and place on a cutting board and then use either a hammer or a mallet to pound the bone down. After 12 weeks, pound the bone. You can remove the large knuckle bone when pounding for small pups. Do not remove it after 12 weeks because the pup needs the extra bone in their diet. After 12 weeks, pound the wing less and less. If the pup just swallows it right down, pound the wings less. If the pup had difficulty eating the wing, pound more. By about 4 1/2 to 5 months the puppy will be able to eat the wing whole. By 5 months the pup can begin eating other meaty bones which you will not need to pound.

** Turkey Necks are the most difficult bone for the pup to eat and digest. At 6 - 7 months you may need to pound them up a little for your pup, after that age they will be able to eat them whole. 

*** Chicken Necks may need to be pounded slightly between 8 and 9 weeks. After that the pup will be able to eat them whole.

Supplements:
Ascorbic Acid with Bioflavoniods; Nutritional Yeast Flakes; Fish Oil - Sardine Oil; Salmon Oil. Ascorbic Acid and Nutritional Yeast can be purchased at any health food store. Sardine Oil and Salmon Oil can be purchased at K-9 Kitchen in Albuquerque or through an on line source. If you use Salmon Oil, also include 400 IU's a day of Vitamin E which can be purchased at any health food store.