A large number of people starting their homepet, wondering how to feed the animal? One of the answers is finished dry food. It is worth noting that there is a certain rate of feeding dogs dry food. It is not recommended to overfeed the animal. Subsequently, it can adversely affect the health of the dog. It is necessary to strictly comply with all specified norms of feeding dogs with dry food by weight.
Amount of feed consumed
Large breed dogs weighing 55-60 kilogramsIt takes about 600 to 700 grams of food. Small animals, weighing up to ten kilograms in maximum, need to feed between 160-180 grams. When your pet is medium in size and weighs about twenty-twenty-five kilograms - its rate of dry food will be about 300-350 grams. Owners of dogs that weigh 35-40 kilograms will have to give their animals 450-500 grams of food for dogs.
How to calculate the daily feed rate?
The rate of feeding dogs dry food per day depends on various circumstances:
- Образа жизни – если собака постоянно живет в apartment and leads a sedentary lifestyle, spending on the street the minimum amount of time, then it will require significantly less food than the one that is actively spending its time and moves a lot.
- Age and amount of feed.Regardless of the brand of dry food and its content, puppies need to be fed much more often than adult dogs. Very small puppies, under the age of two months, should receive up to six feedings per day. In two or three months, the amount is reduced by one feeding and is already four to five times. When your pet is six months old, you can transfer it to three meals a day. Puppies that have reached the age of one year should be transferred to two feedings: in the morning and in the evening, preferably at the same time.
The effect of health on the daily rate of feed
If the animal is feeling unwell or is currently sick with something, then, naturally, the amount of feed used should be reduced.
Also plays an important role in feeding dogsage of the animal. If the dog is young, active and mobile, then, respectively, it receives a greater amount of dry food than the one that has been around for many years and has a sedentary lifestyle.
Another factor that affects the ratefeeding dogs dry food is the quality of industrial food. All dry dog food can be divided into four classes. They differ from each other in energy value, balanced vitamin and mineral supplements and the quality of the ingredients used.
Types of dog food
According to its energy value, whichmakes three hundred fifty-four hundred sixty kilocalories per hundred grams of the finished product, in the first place are dry food of the holistic class. They consist of exclusively high-quality products that can be used in the food industry.
Second place is a super premium class.The energy value of this class of feed is about three hundred fifty-four hundred kilocalories per hundred grams of product. Feed in this category is a high-quality, fully balanced feed that can and should be used for constant feeding of dogs.
Third place goes to premium feed.Their energy value is about two hundred fifty-three hundred and fifty kilocalories. It consists of trace elements and a vitamin complex of drugs that are necessary for the normal growth and development of dogs. Animal squirrels are also added to premium feed.
В завершении рассмотрим корма эконом-класса.Their nutritional value is only two hundred or three hundred kilocalories per hundred grams of food for dogs. These feeds are produced mainly from fairly low quality products. In the diet of the animal, consisting of feed economy class, it is necessary to include vitamin and mineral supplements.
The rate of feeding dogs dry food also depends on the brand of the manufacturer.
Dry food "Dog Chow"
The Dog Chow contains vitamins, minerals, fats and oils, twenty-five percent of whole grains, antioxidants and fifteen percent of meat.
Buying food for dogs "Dog Chow", you can beone hundred percent sure that the animal will receive everything necessary for normal development and growth. It is also important that the dry food of this brand is presented in a large assortment. Available available:
- Dry food for different weight categories.
- For small, large and medium breeds dogs.
- For small puppies and older dogs.
- There is also food for dogs prone to allergic reactions and suffering from overweight.
- For pregnant and lactating dogs.
The rate of feeding dogs dry food "Dog Chow"
- For owners of large breeds of dogs weighing between forty and seventy kilograms, manufacturers of dry food recommend issuing from 500 to 800 grams of feed per day.
- Small dogs, whose weight is in the range of 13-15 kilograms, will need only from 100 to 200 grams of feed per day.
- Medium-sized dogs weighing from 25 to 40 kilograms should receive from 300 to 600 grams of food for dogs per day.
- For those animals that are in the weight category from 15 to 25 kilograms, the daily rate of dry food will be from 200 to 350 grams of feed.
Dog Food Chow ishigh-quality, complete, most balanced dry food, which is suitable for all breeds of dogs. Do not forget that dogs are carnivorous. Their body needs food of animal origin. Therefore, in the composition of dry food there is selected natural meat, as well as fruits, vegetables, vitamins, minerals, medicinal herbs, antioxidants and amino acids. Eating dry food "Dog Chow", dogs get all the necessary components for a healthy life.
Dry feed "Royal Canin"
Dry food for dogs brand "Royal Canin" refersto the class of super premium. This is a quality product, in which all the necessary ingredients are correctly selected. Royal Canin brand feeds are produced for all breeds of dogs, puppies, old dogs, nursing and many others. However, even premium food should be given to a dog in a strictly limited quantity:
- If the pet weighs about two kilograms, then the daily rate of feeding dogs with dry food "Royal Canin" is from 40 to 50 grams.
- With a weight of from two to three kilograms - from 55 to 65 grams.
- From three to four kilograms - 70-80 grams.
- A dog weighing from four to five kilograms needs to be given “Royal Canin” from 80 to 95 grams per day.
- A pet that weighs from five to six kilograms requires 90-105 grams of Royal Canin per day.
- If the dog's weight varies from six to seven kilograms, then the daily rate of feed will be 100-120 grams.
- Dogs whose weight does not exceed eight kilograms should be given from 115 to 130 grams of feed per day.
The feed manufacturer Royal Canin indicates the daily feed rate for each package. You can also find out how much “Royal Canin” a dog needs on the official website of the company.
Dry food "Chappy"
Dry dog food "Chappy" is availableAmerican company. A distinctive feature of "Chappy" is its composition, which includes brewer's yeast. They significantly increase the immunity of the dog. As in the case of any other producer, the rate of feeding dogs with dry food "Chappy" will depend on many factors:
- Pet's lifestyle.
- Breed.
- Age
- The size of the dog.
The average daily ration is approximately as follows:
- Dogs weighing up to ten kilograms per day should be given about 180 grams of "Chappy."
- Pets that weigh from ten to twenty-five kilograms need up to 350 grams of feed.
- If the dog weighs about forty kilograms, then it is necessary to provide up to 500 grams of dry food “Chappi” per day.
- For dogs weighing from forty to sixty kilograms, the daily feeding rate is 650 grams.
Brit dry food
Компания «Брит» производит сухой корм для собак, differing in breed, age and size. Pick up pet food is not difficult. What should be paid attention to the owners of four-legged friends, is the daily rate of feeding dogs with dry food "Brit".
- For dogs weighing up to ten kilograms, 120 grams of dry food should be produced per day.
- Pets that weigh from ten to twenty kilograms need up to 200 grams of feed per day.
- If the dog's weight varies from twenty to thirty kilograms, then it is necessary to give up to 270 grams of feed per day.
- For dogs whose weight reaches the mark of forty kilograms, about 330 grams of feed should be distributed per day.
It should be noted that the above daily feeding rates may not necessarily be suitable for all dogs. The volume of the daily ration is selected by the owners individually.
