Feeding:When you collect your puppy, your breeder should tell you what the puppy's diet has been to date, as well as recommendation as to the best food and feeding frequency in the future, both for while the dog is still a puppy as well as when the dog is an adult. You should try and follow the puppy's diet at the time you collect him from the breeder as best you can, until the puppy is settled in to its new environment. Then you can gradually change the diet to suit your preferences. Remember that sudden changes in diet can severely disrupt the puppy's digestive system and cause gastric distress. The Siberian requires a relatively small amount of food for his size. This trait may be traced to the origins of the breed, as the Chukchi's developed their dogs to pull a light load at a fast pace over great distances in low temperatures on the smallest possible intake of food. You can use any reputable dog food manufacturer that provides a dog food sufficient to keep a dog healthy. Keep in mind that feeding dogs is partly art, and partly science. The dog food manufacturers have done the science part. The rest is up to you. Some people feed their dogs a mix of canned and dry food twice a day. Others feed only dry and once per day. Be sure and pick a frequency of feeding, brand, and type of food to suit your dogs needs. Siberians are unlike many other breeds as they will regulate their intake. When they are full. they'll leave whatever is left. The more you work or exercise your dog - the more they will eat. The less you exercise, the less they will eat. Try not to leave food around all day. Keep to set meal times & remove any food not eaten within 15 minutes. |
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