Great Dane Puppy Menu

Important Increase the food amounts as your puppy grows!!

At about 12 weeks of age, change to 3 meals per day. Cut out one of the meals, but increase the amount in the other three. Add another 500mg Vitamin C tablet or 1000g time release Vitamin C, also start to add Glucosamine & Chondroitin you can get these from your health food shop use as per humans, and finally add Omega 3 capsules.

At 6 months of age you need to change the food to an adult food of 21% protein I use Gusto with raw beef n tripe But any good quality food will do just watch the protein levels.

Vegetable oil can be poured onto any meal left in a bowl. This is a good tip to get a nice clean dog bowl!! 

As your Dane grows raise the food bowl to shoulder height. Always have clean fresh drinking water available! But never let your dog drink lots of freezing cold water on an empty stomach or on a full stomach as this too can bring on bloat.

Never feed your Dane just before or just after exercise as this can bring on bloat which can prove fatal. 

At around 9 months of age cut feeds down to two per day, as two small feeds are much better than one big meal.

Keep your puppies nails really short when little. Why? Because it saves fighting with them when their adults.

For more information on feeding your puppy always consult your breeder as this diet sheet is an example only as each puppy is different and have their own special requirements

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