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The Importance of A High-Quality Diet for Your Puppy

Sound dog nutrition is critical to promoting your puppy’s well-being. Key nutrients help support a puppy's growth and structure, body systems, and metabolism. Ensuring your puppy receives a balanced, high-quality diet tailored to their life stage is fundamental to their health and development.

The Foundation of a Healthy Diet

Your puppy's diet should primarily consist of high-quality, balanced puppy food. Premium puppy foods are formulated to provide the essential nutrients that support healthy growth, development and overall wellbeing. These foods contain the right balance of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals necessary for your puppy's rapid development.

Feeding Schedule for Puppies

Initially, puppies should be fed at least four times a day. This frequent feeding schedule helps to maintain their energy levels and supports their fast-growing bodies. As puppies mature, the meal frequency can be gradually reduced. By the time they transition to adult food, feeding twice daily is recommended to help prevent conditions like bloat and to ensure a steady metabolism.

Our Recommended Puppy Foods

We wean our puppies onto a diverse range of foods to ensure they are accustomed to various tastes and textures by the time they go home. Our primary foods include:

1. Lyka: A balanced fresh food diet made from wholefoods like chicken, lamb, turkey, kangaroo, beef We highly recommend Lyka for its nutritional benefits and variety.

2. Royal Canin Dry Food: Royal Canin provides tailored diets for puppies to support their specific needs.

3. Prime100 Rolls: Another high-quality option that offers variety and balanced nutrition.

Benefits of Feeding Lyka Fresh

We highly recommend feeding Lyka to your pup. A balanced fresh food diet full of wholefoods can help your pup live a healthier and happier life. Lyka’s meals are nutritionally balanced and made from fresh, natural ingredients that support optimal growth and health.

To make it easier for you to try Lyka, we offer a discount code"SILKYEARS" to receive 50% off your first box.

Importance of Variety

By introducing different meats, flavours and textures to our pups, we ensure they become accustomed to various tastes. This early exposure makes them more adaptable and comfortable eating different types of food, which is beneficial if you decide to transition to another brand or type of food in the future.

Puppy Packs and Complimentary Food

Included in our puppy packs are various brands of foods to trial, along with a voucher for a complimentary bag of Royal Canin dry food and a bowl. We recommend selecting the 4kg medium puppy bag to get started. Don’t forget to redeem this free bag and bowl using the details provided in your puppy pack.

We have included these foods to introduce our families to the brands we love and to provide transitional food if you choose to feed an alternative. This ensures that your puppy’s diet remains consistent and balanced during the transition to their new home.

For more information on our extensive puppy packs please view our page "Bringing your Puppy Home".