If puppies are not used to eating dog food for the first time, they can soak the dog food in water until it is soft. Most puppies are recommended to give soft dog food between 45 and 90 days old. This is not just because it is easier to digest. It’s just a factor, and it also includes the fact that the puppy is beginning to grow teeth at this time, so there is no way to eat too hard food, so after the dog food is soaked, it is convenient for the puppy to eat by licking, so that the puppy will eat Very happy.
It is usually recommended to soak the dog food in hot water. After about 5-10 minutes, the dog food will expand and become soft because it has absorbed the water. At this time, if there is excess water, it can be drained and then given to the dog. The dog has eaten. By the way, if the puppy eats soaked dog food, the amount of water it usually drinks will be reduced. The reason is that the dog food is rich in water, so the water intake is enough, so sometimes it can be carefully removed. You will find the problem of the puppy not drinking water when you pull it or numb it. This is normal. After you start eating dry dog food, you will start to drink water actively.
When to switch to dry dog food? Generally, it can be changed gradually after more than 90 days. In the past, the dog food may be soaked until it is very soft before feeding. Slowly, the soaking time can be shortened, so that the puppies The dog will gradually get used to the harder dog food, and finally it can be completely changed to dry dog food in about 10 days.
It is usually recommended that during the process of switching to dry dog food, you can deliberately take one or two dry dog food and actively feed it to the puppy, so that the puppy can learn to eat dry dog food. At this time, there are only one or two pellets. When the puppy slowly discovers that the dog food is no longer as soft as before, the puppy's eating method will change. Although it still looks like he is gobbling it up on the surface, the puppy will Dogs already know how to eat quickly without choking. After a period of time, the puppies will start to reject soaked dog food and prefer to eat dry dog food, so it is okay to change them at this time, so change them sooner or later. Dry dog food has nothing to do with digestion.
