Show PUPS l 1 AIE BETTER DOGS WHEN THEN FED RIGHT The feeding of puppies has i 1 good many points in common with Ith feeding other animals ant some not ble differences difference as out outlined outlined lined b bv S R of of the United States Department Depal of Agu Agil culture Puppies are arc usually wean weaned ean ed when hen about G 6 weeks old but It ItIS itis itis IS i 1 good plan to get them is c to some solid and semi semisolid food after 4 1 weeks so they the will hill not be th o thrown thon n off feed when taken from their mother This fiat solId food y m include some well ell minced kin lein t me ind nd puppy bis biscuit curt CUlt or dry div dl bl bread bicad ead moistened with Ith mill milk meat broth 01 OJ el gray ra J Milk 1 i 1 usuf ly the in i 1 weaning lati n but a puppy soon eoon learns lenns ns to cit Ct it more s sol sll l d foods neit n At first the die young oung do dog needs neede small quantities of food frequently t it it leist st sj sla times a da day but dav but but is he grows s ro older the number of dilly daily feedings is I reduced and the quan quantity quantity at ca each h meal is increased The weaned eane PUpPy should soon coon be begetting begetting getting i i composed of about half meat 01 It its substitutes fish milk and ggs The othel other half IS dJ divided about equally between vegetables eg and cereals One difference bet between een feeding puppies and miny other young am mals is that the dog cannot ate much Stal food For Foi this th reason leason fe feeds feeds ds such as potatoes are I to be avoided a Further Further- Further mOl mote e some feeds high in III protein pi such as peas and beans al are aie e not suitable for young oung they dogs dogs they are arc too ha hard haid 1 d to lo digest t Cod liver oil IS fine finc for young dogs gl dogs give give e on only a afe afew afew fedl few fe dl drop op it first but gl duay in increase increase crease to i a teaspoonful a 1 day for small dogs and i tablespoonful or 01 more for lal ger dogs clogs Puppies fre frequently frequently frequently do not care for and it mabe may mai be necessary to chop the vegetables fine and cook their therewith with the meat so that the pups can cannot cannot cannot not avoid eating them them But if the dog WJ will eat cat them raw vegetable are desirable beets car carrots carrots rots onions and cabbage al are aie e the vegetables e most commonly used Good cereals for young oun dogs in elude dry but not moldy bread blead puppy and do dog biscuits and som of the wheat biscuits on the marks marke IS breakfast foods It is usua best hest to moisten these for using milk gra graor gravy or even en ate wate avs Always AI a s allow allo plenty of clean fres water atel particularly in hot weather eather I Feeding utensils should bee be we e cleaned and If if there 1 ne tie e se erz dogs it is better to feed them i r separate parate pans of iced feed feeding ing is JS of course courte course essential In feeding a y young oung dog it r I usually better to keep the young oung stet just a trifle e hungry hun than te tc allo allow it to gorge gOI e itself and late refuse food However Hov ever always a s feed enough to keep the puppy in a thrIft gro growing growing- mg condition |