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FEEDING YOUR PUPPY

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FEEDING YOUR PUPPY

PUPPIES GROW QUICKLY Puppies grow quickly in the first few months, so puppyhood is the most nutritionally demanding time in their life. As a general rule a puppy’s nutritional needs can be divided into two main phases - the fast growth rate of the young puppy, followed at about five months of age by the slightly slower rate of the adolescent. Large and giant breed dogs have a slightly different growth pattern, reaching their mature body size slightly later. Some large and giant breeds don’t stop growing until they are 15-18 months old, whereas some small breeds are at their...

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