How to Raise, Feed and Care For the Australian Labradoodle

Rutland Manor ASD Australian Labradoodles

YOU HAVE A NEW PUPPY!

DIET

Feeding Your New Puppy - How Much and How Often

■ The Australian Labradoodle is not usually a greedy eater. Your puppy should be given as much to eat as he/she wants to eat at every meal. Yes, I know that it is not good to let a puppy, especially a large one, grow too rapidly, but it is the nutritional value that needs to be limited, such as too much protein, NOT the QUANTITY of food.

■ If your puppy is gulping down food or trying to snatch food out of your hands then he/she is HUNGRY. During my Doodle Tours I frequently find that many people are measuring and weighing food according to instructions on packets and their dogs and puppies are constantly ravenously hungry.

HOW TO JUDGE IF YOUR PUPPY IS UNDER OR OVER WEIGHT

■ Feel your puppy with your fingers. The ribs should be able to be felt, but not seen if the long coated dog is wet. The backbone should not be able to be felt. It should be covered with flesh. The two 'pin bones' on top of the rump, should not be able to be felt. If you can feel the backbone or the pin bones then your dog is too thin. Feed it more!

■ Puppies, just like children, are individuals when it comes to eating. Some will eat more than others and have different likes and dislikes. This is okay, but never leave food down for longer than fifteen minutes! If it is not eaten in this time pick up the bowl and take it away. If you don't waiver and give in, your puppy will learn that food is to be eaten when it is available. Leaving food down all the time teaches a dog to be a 'grazer' and become a picky fussy eater.

Three to Four Months - Three Feeds per Day

Five to Twelve Months - Two Feeds per Day

Around ten months some dogs will put themselves on a once daily feeding regime by starting to refuse the second meal, others may not. Always be guided by the physical condition of your own particular dog and not by what your friends have found to work with their own dogs.

How Your Puppy Has Been Fed At Rutland Manor - A Typical Day

8am: Cooked Chicken and vegetable loaf OR a bowl of oatmeal porridge

Noon: Fresh raw beef mince with cheese grated over the top OR cooked with rice & garlic

Mid Afternoon : A tablespoonful of plain non sweetened yogurt

Late Afternoon : Fresh raw chicken necks or a Chicken Back

2 x weekly: One teaspoonful of cold pressed Flax Seed Oil

2 to 3 times weekly: Fresh raw baby carrot as a chew toy

There are many different methods of feeding your dog. Basically it will come down to what you feel most comfortable with. At our Centre we prefer to feed an all fresh raw diet to the dogs and puppies.

Feeding fresh natural food to your dog need not be difficult or expensive! As you will see from the following, it is so easy and inexpensive to add good wholesome natural ingredients to your dog's daily menu. Some vets are against raw fresh food feeding. But it may help to understand that most nutrition training that vets do (if any at all) is sponsored by the Dry Kibble Food Companies.

Dogs are frequently called carnivores (meat only eaters) yet in reality they are omnivores and enjoy fruits, berries, dairy, vegetables and eggs. Try them and see for yourself ! Dogs are not able to extract nutrients from vegetables unless the cellulose is broken down by blending or crushing first, and green peas are difficult for them to digest regardless of how they are fed.

It is the variety in the diet below which prevents loose stools, too - hard stools, and keeps the dog's system healthy on the inside. Pick and Choose from the wide variety of foods below. With such a variety of foods it's so easy! As you prepare the food for your family it's "One for them, one for me.....and one for the dog!"

Use Human Grade fresh meats rather than Pet Food

EASY AND HYGIENIC WAYS TO FEED FRESH RAW MEAT Never Feed Cooked Bones of Any Kind

		(Photo courtesy of Monica Magic and Suzie NSW Australia)
Chopped or Minced FATTY Beef or Chicken. Human grade takes the worry out of hygiene issues.You can sprinkle grated cheese over the top or add some chicken stock or broth for added flavor.	Human Grade Raw chicken thighs, breasts, legs or wings If feeding wings, hold one in your fingers while a puppy chews to prevent him 'inhaling' rather than chewing the small object.	Raw Chicken Backs. (Frames)Every scrap will be crunched up and eaten. Provides rich nutrients including calcium/phosphorus in perfect synergy for absorption in the gut.Chicken Backs (or Frames) are used for soup making in Australia & are on sale in supermarkets.

Veal pieces with bone Just pop a few in the bowl. Feed outside, in the crate or in laundry to avoid mess in the house.	These are veal rib bones. your dog will chew up and devour every morsel.	Beef rib bones. Big dogs will chew up every morsel. Small dogs will grind away as much as they can.

EVEN IF YOU CHOOSE TO FEED DRY DOG FOOD - KIBBLE - ( AND WE SINCERELY HOPE YOU DON'T! ) YOUR DOG WILL BENEFIT GREATLY FROM ANY OF THE ABOVE, GIVEN TWICE OR THREE TIMES EACH WEEK. STRONG SPARKLING WHITE TEETH, EMOTIONAL SATISFACTION, ENJOYABLE PRE-OCCUPATION FOR HOURS, AND CALCIUM/MINERALS IN PERFECT SYNERGY ARE THE BENEFITS! FEED FRESH RAW FOODS AT A DIFFERENT MEAL TIME THAN KIBBLE. DIFFERENT DIGESTIVE ACIDS AND JUICES ARE PRODUCED BY THE BODY TO DIGEST KIBBLE THAN ARE PRODUCED TO DIGEST WHOLE FRESH FOODS.

Worried About Feeding Raw Meat?

EASY WAYS TO FEED DAIRY EGGS AND VEGETABLES


Cubes of cheese make healthy treats, or grated cheese can be sprinkled over the bowl of chopped meat.	Spoon some some plain non - non flavored, unsweetened yogurt into the bowl and watch your dog lap up this health giving daily food. Very important to feed during & after any course of antibiotics	Raw egg - just crack it into the bowl and watch your dog's delight! Or scramble, or soft boil. Just add one for the dog when preparing for your family. Couldn't be easier! Two to three eggs per week are sufficient.

Oats is a valuable and nutritious food for dogs.

Best boiled lightly in water for a few minutes and fed with a little lactose free milk or goats milk. Do not add sugar.

FRESH FRUITS - COOKED VEGETABLES - SUPPLEMENTS

	Many dogs love to nibble on small portions of fresh fruit. I have had quite a number of dogs who would leap up to 'pick' a peach, apple or plum from the tree, or who would nibble blackberries from the bushes during a walk and eat them with relish. When the family is enjoying strawberries, watermelon, banana, apple, pear, plum, mandarin or cantaloupe pieces, try offering your dog a small piece or two. It's as easy as that.
	CAUTION: Grapes and Raisins should not be fed to dogs. Chocolate should also not be fed to dogs.
	Cooked mashed pumpkin, either fresh or canned is a miracle worker for either diarrhoea or constipation, provided there is no bacterial or viral infection causing the problem.
	COLD PRESSED Flax Seed Oil is a valuable aid to healthy skin and coat. It is also a natural anti-inflammatory and combines the essential Omega 3 along with the Omega 6. Some other oils are lacking in the Omega '3' One tablespoonful of cold pressed Flax Seed Oil for a large dog, a teaspoonful for a little dog, given two times a week provide essential omegas. It is also a natural anti inflammatory. Do NOT give every day to a healthy dog.

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MAKE AN INFORMED CHOICE ON HOW TO FEED YOUR DOG

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