Dutch Shepherd Forum

Hi all,
Brand new to the forum & brand new to dutchies! Love the breed for a while and finally located a great breeder around here. Browsed the forum a lot too which helped in my decision so thank you all!

The breeder already had the pups on raw food and supplied me with some for a bit, she is having under a pound daily right now, but my question is for those who do feed their dog's raw meals;

what is the daily amount you feed to your dog? And if you could include their weight for a reference I'd love that!

Thank you everyone,
Daniel

Feedings should be between 2-3% of the dogs ideal body weight. I feed my girl 2.5% of her body weight. She weighs 60lbs, so she eats 1&1/2 lbs per day. When she was a pup I split her meals into an am/pm feeding. But since she's older I feed her everything in the morning.

Jaykrysten wrote:Feedings should be between 2-3% of the dogs ideal body weight. I feed my girl 2.5% of her body weight. She weighs 60lbs, so she eats 1&1/2 lbs per day. When she was a pup I split her meals into an am/pm feeding. But since she's older I feed her everything in the morning.

Thanks! I'm also am/pm split right now with my pup. Many friends also feed their grown dogs all at once in morning (that do raw).

Pups have specific needs on raw that differ slightly from adult dogs. Some feed them smaller but more frequently and higher %, while others adjust calcium and phosphorus levels to prevent excessive growth and possible joint problems later. Best advice would be to join a raw feeding group/co-op and ask this Q. There's some decent groups I'm in with a few breeders I can refer you to via PM if you wish.