How to feed your new puppy:

We feel that what you feed is very important to ensure steady but even growth for your puppy. A lot of foods have very rich ingredients, too high of protein/fat, or poor quality ingredients that lead to imbalanced nutrition. We use Life’s Abundance as our kibble and supplement with raw.

Your puppy has been raised on Life’s Abundance Premium Health Food 

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Nutrition & Food: Our puppies begin Life’s Abundance supplements when starting dry food because of the powerful antioxidants which help eliminate free radicals and boosts the immune system, creating a preventative against skin and coat problems, various forms of cancer, heart issues, arthritis, cataracts, tumors, digestive problems, allergies, and even hip dysplasia. 

We believe it is crucial for your puppy to continue taking Life's Abundance Nutritional System. This amazing food is made daily in small batches and tested BEFORE  being shipped to your door! Its about 3 to 6 weeks old when it arrives thus your puppy will never be fed 1 to 4 year old food like the large companies!  NO RECALLS in 21 years of operation! This is HUGE, almost every mega company has had recalls and many many deaths have occurred. 

Our food has GUARANTEED to contain prebiotics and probiotics, omegas and vitamins, and antioxidants.  Every batch is tested for analysis and safety and holistically balanced. It never has wheat, corn, soy, or by-products and NEVER will. 

I recommend the All Life Stages or the Small/ Medium Breed Puppy NOT the grain free option for your baby. They have excellent treats too, the Turkey & Berry Chews, the antioxidant bars, the bully sticks in particular are wonderful ❤️ unlike training your puppy with treats bought from pet stores, these treats do not cause digestion issues when I train my little tiny 5 week and older babies!

They have a nice dog food calculator under the food bag sizes that you can click on to know how often to have it shipped to your door!!  They also have brand comparisons as well which is very interesting and eye opening. ❤️ 

We have found our dogs and puppies to not be so ravenous in between meals because of the brown rice and oats, even though they eat less of this food due to the calorie count per cup. You will be shocked at how wonderfully fresh it smells and how much the dogs love it!

Please note: providing a higher nutritious and balanced food, helps to prevent fast growth, fewer bone problems, fewer vet bills, and promotes longer life. 
 

FEEDING

Over the months ahead, your puppy’s feeding needs will change and will need to be adjusted. The weight of your puppy can have a severe negative impact on it’s overall health long term. If your puppy is obese, our health contract will become void. After spaying or neutering at one year, their feeding needs will almost be reduced in half. It is very important to adjust the amount you are feeding after a spay and neuter and increase grooming due to the fact that they will often become obese, even if you are exercising a lot, and their coat just keeps growing.

· Feeding: At 8 to 10 weeks your puppy will be eating approximately ½ to 1 cup three times daily of Life’s Abundance “All Life Stages” food. By 3 months of age, your puppy will probably only need to eat twice a day. He/ She will let you know by not being too interested in one of his/her meals.

· Never feed your puppy a food with more than 28% protein!! Your puppy will be eating approx. 1 ½ to 2.5 cups per day by the time he/she is full-grown. My adults eat 1 1/2 to 2 cups per day! Please be aware that if your puppy gets altered, he/she will require significantly less food per day or he/she can become obese. This will, in turn become very hard on their joints. I strive to keep all of my dogs a very healthy lean weight and recommend you do the same. You should easily be able to feel their ribs and hip bones. If you have to palpate hard to feel all of their ribs, they are too fat!

A FEW FEEDING TIPS:

Place the appropriate amount of food in a bowl. Use an ACTUAL measuring cup (included in your puppy pack. Measuring exactly is key. Do not just estimate. This can easily lead to your puppy not getting the correct amount. Aussies and most dogs will often make you think they are constantly starving. Some adults feel guilty over this and it can easily add more food causing the puppy to be obese. Do not leave the bowl down if your puppy walks away. Pick it up and offer the correct amount at the next feeding time. Puppies under 3 months of age should be fed three times daily; between 3 and 6 months old, two times daily; and once or twice per day after twelve months of age. Never “free feed” a dog, this can lead to obesity and other health problems. If your dog ever becomes ill, one of the first things your vet will ask is if they have been eating the same amounts as normal. If you free feed a dog, you wont be able to tell how much the dog has eaten and it can cause a delay in getting them help, should they become ill. Puppies maturing into adults will naturally decrease the number of feedings per day on their own. By feeding on a set schedule, the dog will then go to the bathroom on a more set schedule and make house training easier and faster. Make it a habit to give the puppy some quiet time after the meal. 

For the first 2 years of life, it is good practice to use one of their meals as a training time. Portion out the amount of food they should have for that meal time and put it in a zip lock bag. Feed piece by piece as you train. Commands you can and should teach are: sit, down, stand, sit stay, down stay, stand stay, heel, come, kennel, get a drink, go potty, spin, out, in, up, down, leave it, touch, look at me and go potty. These are considered the basics that every dog should know and with these basic commands you should be able to accomplish most goals in the future.

SUPPLEMENTING WITH RAW:

We used to exclusively feed raw. But we found it was very difficult to manage the ever changing nutritional needs of puppies and nursing moms by just feeding raw. Instead we have switched to supplementing with raw. We feed Life’s Abundance and will offer raw food in addition. Things we feed are a raw egg with the shell, raw chicken or turkey necks, pork ribs, chicken or duck heads, chicken or duck feet, tripe, raw goats milk, raw liver/heart/or other organs. A common meal would be 1/2 cup of kibble and a cracked raw egg over the top. Or 1/2 cup of kibble with a chicken head on top with a splash of raw goats milk. We never offer cooked food of any kind. For dogs that have weight to loose we may also add a handful of raw green beans to the meal to help them feel full while we lower their kibble amounts.