How to raise a Labrador puppy

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

How to raise a Labrador puppy
How to raise Labrador puppies? In addition to dog food, occasionally feeding an appropriate amount of raw meat or fish will help the development of Labrador puppies, but the fish bones and fish bones must be crushed; Labrador If puppies eat human food, it will cause gastrointestinal disorders and cause indigestion, so it must be cooked into soft food; Labrador puppies cannot be fed only meat without rice and vegetables.

1. During the Labrador puppy period, if you can occasionally feed an appropriate amount of raw meat or fish, it will help the development of the dog. However, the fish bones and bones must be broken into pieces.

2. If Labrador puppies eat human food, it will cause gastrointestinal disorders and cause indigestion. Therefore, it must be cooked into soft food.

3. You cannot feed only meat without rice and vegetables.

4. Using biscuits with less sugar as snacks is also a way to supplement the meal.

5. Labrador puppies after 3 weeks of age can be fed cow, goat milk, soup, etc. in addition to breast milk, but the soup should not contain too much fat, otherwise it will easily lead to diarrhea.

6. Labrador puppies around one month old can be fed porridge-like food cooked with minced meat, rice, cornmeal, flour and vegetables in conjunction with breastfeeding.

7. Labrador puppies that are 35 to 45 days old can use thick soup to cook porridge, plus an appropriate amount of whole grains, vegetables, fish and salt as their staple food. During this period, please remove internal parasites from your dog.

8. Change the drinking water of Labrador puppies in the morning and evening.

9. After Labrador puppies grow to 4 to 5 years old, their bones gradually grow. Food cannot contain too much fat.

10. Labrador puppies can be fed soft rice from 5 to 6 months old, and add appropriate amounts of whole grains and vegetables with low fiber content to supplement vitamins. This is a critical period for the growth and development of the little Labrador, and sufficient food nutrition must be provided.

12. When Labrador puppies grow to 8 months old, the female dog begins to have physiological phenomena. Vaginal bleeding will last for 2 to 3 weeks. When the amount of bleeding decreases, the vagina will swell and enter the ovulation period. Lasts about 5 days. Female dogs only mate during this period, and it is best to keep them in captivity or tethered to avoid getting close to male dogs. After 5 to 6 months, it is more appropriate to mate and give birth again during the second estrus.

13. Calcium supplementation for Labrador puppies is best from 2 months old to 6 months old. The dosage and time can be determined according to the development of the Labrador puppies.