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Ben:
Hi All,
Our 6week old pup is now getting used to the house and she is fantastic - couple of questions about food if I may.

1. We feed her three times a day - breakfast, lunch and teatime. We give her the following :-

Breakfast :-a Weetabix with a little milk and warm water
Lunch :- handful of Puppy bakers choice
Tea :- as lunch or fish. ( my family have a fish and chip shop and we tried her with small bowl of fish that had the batter removed and bones removed.)

2. Does this above look ok? especially the fish - she scoffs it down in seconds and her coat looks great for it

3. What age should I start to reduce meals ?

Thanks                    

Silver Surfer (indiesnan):
hi  Ben ,  i m  not  a  cocker  owner,  but  i  do  think  that  your  pup should  be  fed  at least  4  to  5  times  a  day,
at  this  age. I,m sure one of the more experienced  owners will come on to discuss diet  with you.   :)

  edited  to  say.   she  is  a  little  cutie, and i,m  realy  jealous.  :-*


    Barb.                    

xander_ho:
Hi,

I do believe Barb is right very young puppy should be fed at least 4 times a day until about 5 to 6 months then reduced to 3 and so on. I was adviced to feed 2 milky food and 2 semi solid i.e. complete puppy food soaked in warm water. My pup is now 10 weeks old I just feed her Nutro dry complete puppy food. Its crunchy and also helps with her chewing. I'm quite new with puppy therefore not really experienced. I think some of other members will be able to give you more advice.

Alexander                    

Jane S:
She's lovely Ben but Barb is right, 3 meals a day is not enough for such a young puppy. She really should be on at least 4 meals a day - our pups would have breakfast, lunch, tea & supper at 6 weeks old. We feed a good quality complete puppy food (Nutro) 4 times a day but if you are going for a mixed diet, there is nothing wrong with fish but serve it with some rice or with the puppy mixer you can buy (Pedigree Small Bite Mixer) to make a more balanced meal. You could also feed scrambled egg sometimes as one of her meals as most pups love this & its excellent food for growing pups.                    

LindaW:
Jane is right - 4 meals a day at least.  It is so important to get the feeding right at this stage - would have thought the breeder would have advised you better.                    

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