woof

how old is ur pup? is ur pup is less than 6 months old, it is advicable to feed him 3 times a day.

Hi Woof,

Your pup at 3 months is still a baby ... with a very small stomach ... if you only feed once a day ... your dog will not be eating enough for proper nutrition. This is basic. This has nothing to do with what your "boss" likes or does not like. Just as feeding a human baby on one meal a day will be bad for the health - same same with puppy!

If you cannot manage 3 to 4 meals during the day time - then reschedule ~ say once in the morning before going to work, once as soon as you get back and one more time just before bedtime. This is not ideal but at least better than just one or 2 feeds a day.

Without knowing the breed, type or size of your puppy - it is impossible to say how much is the correct amount to feed.

You need to weigh your dog, and then check the back of the dog food pack for general guidance on the amount to feed.

When your pup is old enough (say 1year old) you can cut back on the number of feeds. That is not a problem.

But underfeeding your pup now (during its most important growing stage) can cause poor health, incorrect growth and poor bodily functions that may give rise to life-long problems for your dog!

Cheers

Hi, I don't have any good dog care book to recommend, I learned from Internet and this forum, what I do in terms of dog care are:

1) Provide quality dog food, holistic is best but expensive. I'm feeding mine super premium. I am feeding Eukanuba Puppy Kibbles only, isit advisable to give the puppy, chicken feet or internal organs ?

2) Provide good supplements, I provide multi-vit for general health and for skin & coat I gave her Vit B & E and also Vitapet's fish oil for bulu n skin

3) Hygiene - I brush my dog daily or once in 2 days and I bathe them weekly, clean their ears and check their nails after bath Try to brush her daily, bath her weekly, clean the ear daily using a lotion given by Vet, but it smells like Alcohol to me, u guys got any idea about that ?

4) Ticks/fleas prevention - I use frontline once a month What's a Frontline ? I oni use a Flea n Ticks prevention Shampoo by Dino brand

5) Vaccinations - Ensure vaccinations are up-to-date Yes Ma'am !

6) Heartworms prevention - I use heartgard once a month, use only when the dog reaches 6 mths old. What's a Heart Guard ?

7) Deworm - once a month for puppy, once in 3 months if on heartgard. aiks, i din know Pups need to deworm every month eh, ic ic ....

8) Oral care - I don't brush their teeth but I give them bones/greenies few times a week Hehe yea me too, gave them the bone which is cleaning her tartar n disolvable inside but i read somewhere it says not too good for the teeth, n the soft cushion bone toy type is better, i duno, what do u think ?

9) Toys/Treats - for playtime & training! 1 cushion bola and one Rope Bone {hope it's not to bad for the teeth}

That's about all I think.

For good training book, I have one to recommend. Bought one recently, it's called 'Learn Visually for dog training' something like that. The book has step-by-step explanation & pictures for each commands. And it covers some tricks also. I feel it's suitable for beginner and ppl who doesn't like to read a lot. Only RM39.90 from MPH. I used that to train my puppy and it works!


I don't know where to get the ideal weight, but you can see for yourself whether the dog is underweight or overweight. If you can see the ribs means it's underweight. The ideal body shape is you should see the body slightly curve in near the waist, not bloated and you should feel the ribs (not see) when you touch the dog. You can also get the advice from your vet when you bring her for vaccinations.