Dog Feed and nutrition

Puppies grow 20 times faster than adult dogs. So a special diet is required to aid their
physical development. Feed your puppy four meals a day up until the age of four months, and
then reduce its feed to three meals a day until it is six months old, when you can change to
two meals a day, and keep it on this regime for the rest of its life. There are many different
feeding regimes to choose from: dry complete diets, semi-moist or tinned dog food with or
without biscuit mixer, and home-made food. Within this, there are many different qualities.
The most suitable diet should be easily digested and produce dark brown, firm, formed stools.
Scientific research has shown that an adult dog’s daily diet can contain up to 50%
carbohydrates by weight, including 2.5–4.5% from fiber. A minimum of approximately 5.5%
of the diet should come from fats and 10% from protein.
Carbohydrates: 30 to 70 percent (cereal grains like oats or rice)
Proteins: 18-25 percent (chicken, egg, beef, turkey, lamb, soybeans and fish)
Fats: 10-15 percent (chicken or pork fat)
Vitamins: Vitamin E, Vitamin A (fruits and vegetables and aslo dog foods)
Minerals: Larger amounts include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, chloride,
sulfur, and potassium. (grains, meats, fruits and vegetables)