Healthy Dogs

Best Dog Food Choices

7. How often should I feed my dog?

After weaning, puppies should be fed three times a day until they’re about 16 weeks of age. You can switch to twice-daily feedings then. But it’s OK to wait until six months if you’re concerned the larger volume of food will be  harder to digest.

Adult dogs can be fed once or twice daily. Twice-daily feeds make for better  digestibility, Wakshlag says.

8. What’s the best way to switch to a new dog food?

Allow six to seven days to switch foods, to give your dog’s digestive system time to adjust. Serve a mix that’s one-quarter new food, three-quarters existing food, for the first two days. Change the mix to half-and-half for two days, then move to three-quarters new food, one-quarter existing food for the final two or three days.