Each dog needs specific food. Needs of a mastiff and a Yorkshire terrier are as various as their character and appearance. If you decided to get a puppy of the Central Asian sheep-dog at home, do not think that his feeding – very simple business. A little dog – the real family member, and you should care for her the same as for the child. So, we will begin with simple: how it is correct to pick up a food allowance?
It is required to you
- The table of need for nutrients and vitamins for dogs of various breeds, a bowl.
Instruction
1. Of course, today with food of pets the situation is much more simply, than ten or even five years ago. Special forages can be got easily in any veterinary shop or specialized clinic. If to trust advertizing, in a stern there is everything that is necessary for your pet. Partly this is true. If you give preference to really quality dog food, it is possible to be sure that your animal will receive minimum necessary set of vitamins, minerals and the vital nutrients from standard daily rate. But, unfortunately, even the most qualitative and balanced forages for animals very often forge, replacing with cheap substitutes which not only are not useful to your pet, but can do to his health irreparable harm. For this reason if you decided to feed the Central Asian sheep-dog only with dry ready-made feeds, surely previously consult with the veterinarian and buy only quality products of the checked producers.
2. If you do not want to risk, buying a pig in a poke, it is better to prepare a forage for an animal independently. The special diet is necessary for little puppies and to take care of that your sheep-dog grew up healthy and strong, it is necessary from the earliest age. You feed little puppies with age up to 6 months several times a day. At 1-2 monthly kids the number of feedings in day has to make 5-6, for puppies 3-4 is more senior. After one-year-old age the animal has to eat not more often than 2 times a day. Surely you watch a variety of a diet of a little sheep-dog. In it there have to be mineral additives, crude beef bones and calcium. It is useful to add dairy products to a diet: kefir, yogurt, sour cream and cottage cheese, but it not really well affects some puppies, causing disorder of intestines. If the dog receives dairy products in insignificant quantity, surely feed up a puppy usual school chalk or medicines of calcium.
3. In a diet of an adult Central Asian sheep-dog there have to be proteins, fats and carbohydrates and also fresh water, fruit, vegetables and a grass. Also add mineral fertilizing to food, but be not fond of them as in a large number they can do harm to health of a dog. You watch that the animal ate food strictly in time and do not give to the dog sweets or pastries at all. It is also undesirable to feed up a dog in breaks between meals. As soon as the dog ate, wash a bowl and remove the food remains. It is impossible to overfeed an animal as it influences not only not his appearance, but can significantly affect the state of health.