diet
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Always make sure your dog has fresh drinking water!
Read your dogs' food label, this is as important as reading your own food labelling.
The first ingredient should be meat, not meat meal or chicken meal or bone meal, just meat. When you see the word "meal' it doesn't only mean meat it means whatever else fell into the grinder from the animal will also be in your dog's food. The foods protein source should be the first item listed. This cannot be stressed enough. This is where your dog will be receiving most of his/her nutrition.
You also need to steer clear of certain composites of your dog's food as well. These are the fillers. Fillers are ingredients such as corn, brewer's rice, & beet pulp that have little or no nutritional benefit for your dog.
Like humans dogs need more than just meat. They too find vegetables and grains beneficial. When your dog is ready to eat they are not particular about what shape or whether the food is red or green or any other colour. Stay clear of artificial colourings which are found in many dog food varieties. Colourings and certain artificial preservatives are not needed in dog food and these ingredients may also cause your dog to have allergies.
Please do not change the food formula your Breeder has advised you to feed.
It is a good idea to continue feeding the same Brand of food & use the same feeding schedule the puppy was on before you brought your new puppy home.
When feeding bones they should be too large to swallow & solid enough not to be broken ito smaller pieces.
RAPID GROWTH PROBLEMS: The problems discussed in this article occur in the younger, rapidly growing German Shepherd Dog. As German Shepherds are far more angulated than most breeds, they can appear to be having serious problems when in many cases they are going through fairly normal stages of development.
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8 weeks - 12 weeks
breakfast
¾ cup ARTEMIS Puppy
dinner
¾ cup ARTEMIS Puppy and a brisket bone
3 months - 6 months
breakfast
1¼cups ARTEMIS Puppy
dinner
1¼cups ARTEMIS Puppy and a brisket bone
6 months - 9 months
breakfast
1½ cups ARTEMIS Puppy
dinner
1½ cups ARTEMIS Puppy and a brisket bone
9 months - 12 months
2 cups ARTEMIS Puppy
dinner
2 cups ARTEMIS Puppy and a brisket bone
12 months onwards........
Change the puppy formula to an ARTEMIS FRESH MIX ADULT or ARTEMIS OSOPURE ADULT, do this gradually over one week. An abrupt diet change will upset his system before the bacteria in his intestines adjust to the new regimen, change the diet slowly to prevent puppy/dog diarrhea.
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As an adult the dog should have breakfast and dinner. Feeding two smaller meals instead of one large meal per day will lessen the risk of your dog BLOATING.
- What you have fed your dog from the age of 12 months should be all he requires as an adult.
- If at any stage the dog does not have a waistline, reduce the the meal size and increase the exercise.
- ***Food additions that are given to our dogs, as treats, on a regular basis:
Twice weekly our dogs are given boiled eggs, sardines in springwater, not brine or oil, carrot & apple.
'Seafood Treats the dogs love to eat' - Remember "If your dog is too fat, YOU are not getting enough exercise."
why feed
| Natural DHA | Enhances brain function and visual development |
| Superior Grade Protein | All of the proteins are selected from USDA inspected plants |
| Fresh Protein Inclusion | Chicken, Turkey- Enhanced nutrient profile and palatability |
| Multi Protein Source | Covers the complete amino acid profile |
| Select Vegetables and Fruits | Potatoes, Carrots, Peas, Apples, Tomatoes, Blueberries, Spinach and Cranberries |
| Custom Vitamin & Mineral Package | Superior Vitamins and Chelated Minerals |
| Balanced Level of Omega 3 & 6 | Vitally important for healthy skin and lustrous coat |
| Probiotic/Prebiotic | Contains a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microoganism |
| Skin & Coat Conditioners | Chicken Fat, Salmon, Flaxseed, Salmon Oil, Vitamin E & Biotin |
| Natural | Does not contain any added chemicals, preservatives, artificial additives or by-products |
| The ARTEMIS Guarantee | We guarantee your dog will thrive and be satisfied or 100% money back |
food guarding
Guarding of food and other resources is a common problem. Often it is made worse by bad advice, such as "practice taking your dog's food away", which only makes aggression worse. In this article, Kaye explains the method of "approaching to give not to take." Click here to read more......
puppy growth & feeding
What you feed your puppy and what it needs at the various stages of growth, will depend on its weight, rate of growth and the desired end body weight for that breed and sex. Click here to read more ...........
canine nutrition
Availability of and digestibility of essential components of diets being fed to dogs under situations of heavy demand (rapid growth, pregnancy, lactation and heavy work) can become critical to the health, growth and future wellbeing of the dog. Click here to read more.......
growth disorders on young gsds
There is poor general (public) knowledge of growth problems in the GSD. These conditions can include ligament (hocks and pasterns), bone and joint conditions including OCD (elbows, backs), panoestitis, and, less commonly these days, hip dysplasia. Due to the greater angulation of GSD’s compared to other breeds, the perception that there is a problem, particularly during rapid growth, can arise. Click here to read more.........
If you are interested in a Kazkiri Puppy,
please register this interest by completing & submitting the puppy inquiry form
There is no such thing as a "pedigreed dog without papers",
because the registration papers ARE the pedigree and proof of the pup's breeding heritage!
Contact Details
8 NOREEN SYMES
* PO BOX 75
ELPHINSTONE, Victoria 3448
( (03) 5473 3521
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