Hello fellow dog/puppy owners!
I've spent hours just reading the forum topics and I'm shocked/confused/frustrated over all these food talks! I must say that I'm so glad to find out about all these information before I pick up my pup next Friday.
Just received information regarding my pup's diet from the breeder:
Brekkie
Beef mince (human grade or VIP dog beef mince)
Lunch
Chicken Necks, wings and a raw beef bone to chew on
Dinner
Beef mince and Hill's Science dry food soaked with warm water.
Now, I don't want to confuse this pup any further by changing her diet - being in a new home is daunting enough, I'm sure! Just want to get a show of hands as to whether you all agree with this diet? She'll be 8 weeks when we pick her up. Initially I was going to start her on dry food on most days and a mixture of dry and canned every 4th or 5th day. Having read about processed dry food is worrying me quite abit and it's true that unless I feed her beef mince, I'll never know for sure how much protein she's really getting from the dry food.
I'm sure I'll be able to find out more from the breeder when we pick her up but just to have more of an idea (I want to be as prepared as I possibly can) - if I continue the beef mince as her main staple, what kind of portion will I be looking at? She's a small breed dog (Cavalier).
And now, the most daunting question to ask... which dry food? I'm considering Artemis, Hill's Science and Royal Canin - focussing on their puppy food line obviously. We made a mistake () by purchasing a 2.5kg of Pedigree's Puppy Growth Food on a whim few weeks back - in order not to waste it, is it worth mixing it in with the mince or other dry food?
Appreciate any advice from this forum - I've been reading on other forums and found this to be the most active and helpful of them all!
Cheers.
