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Maggi · Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 3161 Location: Derbyshire

Sorry I meant the diet suggestion she has put in her post. If you pm her I'm sure she'd send you a puppy diet sheet.

Is your pup coughing all the time. At his age he should be able to eat quite lumpy food including hard biscuits and it should not choke him. Fish bones could get caught in his throat though. He does need tio have things to chew on to help with his teething.
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raj_55555 · Joined: 24 May 2013 Posts: 36 Location: India

Jeangenie · Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 2395 Location: Denial

Hi Raj! I've PMed you with the sort of diet sheet I use when rearing my own puppies. Hope it helps!

It's a good idea to weigh your puppy every week so that you can increase the amount you feed him as he grows. I always reckon a gain of roughly 2lb per week is about right. Smile

raj_55555 · Joined: 24 May 2013 Posts: 36 Location: India

Jeangenie · Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 2395 Location: Denial

Unfortunately there are breeders like that the world over, who rely on you having fallen in love with your puppy by the time you realise you've been taken for a ride. Sad

If there's nothing your KC or law can do you just have to accept it and love your puppy just the same as before. Good luck!

raj_55555 · Joined: 24 May 2013 Posts: 36 Location: India

Jeangenie · Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 2395 Location: Denial

To help avoid hip problems it's recommended that puppies aren't over-exercised when young; there's a saying that their walks should last no longer than 5 minutes for every month of their age - a three month puppy wouldn't be exercised for more than 15 minutes then allowed plenty of time to rest. Also don't allow him to go up and down flights of stairs, or do lots of jumping, till they're about 10 months old. Genetically bad hips (fortunately quite rare in dalmatians) can't be made better but good ones can be made bad by poor feeding and inappropriate exercise when young.

raj_55555 · Joined: 24 May 2013 Posts: 36 Location: India

Anne Gurnsey · Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 673

Yes stairs are the thing I really avoid. I have two steps in the garden and I even put up a barrier so puppies can't get to them until they are quite big.

Unless you planned to show Gizmo the papers aren't really important , he looks a nice happy dalmatian puppy. Of course you don't want to upset his digestion by giving him a big change of diet all at but he should be able to eat solid food with no problem. My youngster was given a raw chicken wing at the age of around 5 weeks and she loved it, hid in the bushes and gnawed away , making sure none of her brothers or sisters could get it!!!

Good luck

raj_55555 · Joined: 24 May 2013 Posts: 36 Location: India

Tim Lockett · Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 2:32 pm Post subject:

Cooked bones shatter with sharp shards when crushed by the dogs biting. The sharp shards can cut the mouth or more seriously stick in the throat. Sad

raj_55555 · Joined: 24 May 2013 Posts: 36 Location: India

raj_55555 · Joined: 24 May 2013 Posts: 36 Location: India

After searching frantically for the past couple of days I've finally found the only distributor of taste of the wild food.I think I'll go with it, at least during the growing phase (first 4 months) and then switch to Royal canin. It will cost me around 60$ for 15lbs bag.

Pacific Stream(Protein: 25% Minimum, Fat: 15%) and Wetlands (Protein: 32% Minimum, Fat: 18% ) are the only two formulaes available, I think Pacific stream will be a good one . Gurus, please comment ! Very Happy

Pacific Stream:

Salmon, ocean fish meal, sweet potatoes, potatoes, canola oil, salmon meal, smoked salmon, potato fiber, natural flavor, salt, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, niacin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

Wetlands

Duck, duck meal, chicken meal, sweet potatoes, peas, potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), egg product, potato protein, natural flavor, ocean fish meal, roasted quail, roasted duck, smoked turkey, tomato pomace, salt, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product,dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, niacin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

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Thanks all guys, I've got the Pacific Stream. Smile

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