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If you are unsure when, how often, how much and what food your puppy should get, we will be happy to advise you.
For the first few days, you should stick to the puppy food that your puppy received in its old home, if possible. Changing the food during this time can put additional strain on the young dog's digestion.
Once the little dog has settled in a little, usually after one or two weeks, the changeover can begin: Simply mix a little of the new food into the daily food ration and increase the amount of new food a little every day. This allows the puppy's digestive tract to slowly get used to the new food. If you have decided on a puppy food, you should stick with it.
The exact measurement of the daily amount of food is important because an over- or undersupply of vitamins and nutrients can lead to growth damage. Therefore, you should stick to the recommended feeding amount on the packaging of the Happy Dog dry food. The starting point is always the age and breed typical "target weight" and not necessarily the current "actual weight". This can be higher in young animals that have grown too quickly. If one were to use the “actual weight” for feeding in this case, this would further promote the too rapid growth. The general rule is to feed “as little as possible and as much as necessary”.
If you want to do everything right when feeding your puppy, you can use the advice of experts on the frequency of feeding as a basis:
While adult dogs are typically fed twice a day, puppies should be given more opportunities to eat. Due to the fact that puppies still have a relatively small stomach, they can only eat small amounts of food at first. Large amounts of food would put a great strain on the puppy's organism.
Just like adult dogs, puppies love treats as a reward or small snacks in between. However, these should only be given sparingly and should be included in the daily amount of feed. Alternatively, part of the daily amount of dry food can simply be given as a treat.
For a recommendation of how long puppy food should be given, the predicted size of the adult animal is decisive:
Basically, when the growth in size is almost complete, you can switch from puppy food to adult food. The follow-up feed is selected according to breed, metabolic predisposition and performance (e.g. Mini Adult for adult dogs up to 10 kg with normal energy requirements, Medium Adult for adult dogs from 11-25 kg with normal energy requirements, Maxi Adult for adult dogs from 26 kg with normal energy requirements).
