Am I feeding too much? - Page 1

Hi,can you please tell me your opinions or experiences,thanks.

I have a male pup from czech/ddr lines,he will be 10 weeks old tomorrow.He weighs 22lbs(10kilos).

Breakfast- 1cup(8oz.) CANIDAE and 2 tablespoons of powdered goat milk.

Lunch- 1 cup(8oz.) CANIDAE and ground beef(meat ball size)

Dinner- 1cup(8oz.) CANIDAE

I am worried if I am feeding too much for his age,I don't want him to be overweight and I don't want his pasterns to go down.

He is not fat,he has a waist especially when he is hungry,I can easily feel his ribs but I can't see them.

Thank you.

I think 2 1/2 to 3 cups of food is normal at that age.  If your puppy doesn't have loose "stool" and he's not looking overweight...don't worry too much.   We had a female puppy from our C litter that at 7 1/2 weeks weighed 18lbs.....lots of bone and looked like a sable tank......but she was also, just under 2lbs at birth.   big girlie!

Good luck to you.

....by the way I also add 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt to the groud beef once a day.

sounds good to me ....Happy Training days....

One of my females at about the same as your pup is at that age.  She is my Czech female and is now almost 15 months old. My DDR female ate more than your pup is eating. My DDR female is now 13 months old. So I think it just depends on the puppy and their metabolizim. Good luck with your pup. What is his pedigree? You should attach a picture so that we can see him.

Hi RTTT,my only concern is the powdered milk you are adding.It will contribute both phospherous,and a bit of calcium and also protein  of course and where my concern is ,the food you are feeding is an all life stages food which is NOT formulated for a large breed puppy and then you are adding other things to further jepordize that calcium-phos amount -NOT ratio as the overall amount is what the scientist are saying is of more importance on a large breed puppy.I waited till my dogs are over that critical time of growth and then add LITTLE amounts of goodies.This is only my opinion guys   SOOOOO    EEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSSSYYYY

Question is that can or kibble? Just wondering

Kibbles........He's a male pup from Jinopo,a son of PIKO BRET BETT,thank you for all the inputs.