Before you take a cute Samoyed home, be sure to do your homework on how to feed them.

Growing and developing Samoyed puppies have higher nutritional requirements than ordinary adult dogs. Therefore, the food you feed your Samoyed puppy during this period must be pet food specifically designed for the development period and able to provide complete and balanced nutrients. And, there is no need to feed extra vitamins, minerals, meat or any other supplements.

Because the stomach capacity of a Samoyed puppy is not large enough, it cannot absorb all the nutrients it needs for a day at one time. Therefore, you must feed a young Samoyed puppy three or more meals a day until the increase in food requirements (calculated per pound of body weight) slows down as it grows older. When the Samoyed puppy is four to five months old, the feeding frequency can be reduced to twice a day; when the Samoyed puppy is over eight months old, feeding once a day is enough. Please remind yourself to always prepare fresh water for your Samoyed puppy.

Just like a pregnant female dog, you can soak the dry food in warm water and feed it to increase the appetite of the Samoyed puppy. Of course, you can also use milk to moisten dry food, but remember: too much milk can have the opposite effect of being a laxative and may cause digestive problems; this is the same for Samoyed puppies and adult dogs. You should allow the Samoyed puppy one hour to eat each time you feed it; after an hour, any food that the Samoyed puppy has not eaten should be discarded. If soaked dry food or canned food is left at room temperature for a period of time, the taste may deteriorate; if left for several hours, it may even become rotten.

Warm reminder

In order to help Samoyed puppies develop good eating habits, we recommend that you: feed them regularly and quantitatively; this can help Samoyed puppies get used to living at home. We do not recommend that you feed your Samoyed puppy human food, as this will not only develop the habit of begging for food, but will also develop the habit of picky eating. If your Samoyed puppy's food already provides complete and balanced nutrients, then there is no need to feed additional vitamins, minerals or meat. In fact, research has confirmed that excessive vitamins, minerals and other supplements are harmful to the health of developing Samoyed puppies.

The feeding amount of each Samoyed puppy may be different due to body size, activity level, metabolic rate and growth environment. Don't let your Samoyed puppy be overweight. Being overweight will not only make your Samoyed puppy look unhealthy, but being overweight can also cause deformities in the puppy's bones. If your Samoyed puppy seems to be overweight, the amount of food he should be fed should be reduced. If your Samoyed puppy is too thin but does not show any unhealthy symptoms, you can increase the amount of food it feeds. If at any time you have any questions or concerns about your dog’s physical condition, please seek professional advice directly from your veterinarian.