Golden Retrievers (Definite Introduction)

Harmony as a Dog Being considerate, patient and alert, and at the same time highly obedient, Golden Retrievers are becoming more and more popular among the public. Although golden retrievers are not difficult to raise, how to raise them scientifically to give them a better life is still worthy of our attention.

1. Puppy Stage

Generally speaking, the mother dog takes full care of the baby dog ​​from birth to weaning. We don’t need to worry too much. As long as we maintain a good living environment, there will be no problem. We must pay attention to the environment being breathable, comfortable and safe.

However, if the female dog does not produce enough milk, or even does not produce milk at all, we must take on the responsibility of raising it. When feeding puppies that have not yet been weaned, try to use specialized dog milk powder or goat milk instead of ordinary milk. The reason is that milk contains high lactose content and dogs have less lactose-analyzing enzymes (many dogs have Lactose intolerance), feeding milk can easily cause flatulence and diarrhea. If the diarrhea is severe, it can easily lead to dehydration and threaten life. If you can’t buy Bomen’s dog milk powder for the time being, you can also use lactose-free milk powder for human infants and young children instead. The feeding time interval is generally controlled as follows: from birth to 7 days old, once every 2 hours; from 8 days old to 15 days old, once every 3 hours; from 16 days old to 20 days old, once every 4 hours; from 20 days old to 25 days old, once every 4 hours , once every 5 hours, and can be fed soft-soaked milk cake for dogs twice a day; from 25 days to 40 days old, once every 6 hours, and feed soft dog milk cake once between the second feeding; at 40 days old After weaning, feed soaked milk cake or specialized puppy food. Generally, you can feed unsoaked dog food around three months of age.

What needs to be paid attention to is:

1. There are no strict requirements for the amount of feed during artificial breastfeeding. It is appropriate to feed it until it is unwilling to suck the pacifier, and the amount of time just starting Relatively small, as the puppies grow and the feeding interval extends, the feeding amount should be gradually increased.

2. Like human babies, dog babies will also vomit milk. Don’t relax too much. You can pick it up after feeding and pat its back gently with head and tail to make it more comfortable. Burping out the atmosphere swallowed during sucking time.

3. When feeding dog food completely, 3 meals a day for dogs from 3 months to 6 months old, and 2 meals a day for dogs from 6 months to adult stage, each meal should be enough to be eaten completely. It is advisable to clean up any uneaten food immediately.Of course, if your dog is obese, you should appropriately reduce the amount of food fed per meal.

4. When choosing dog food, try to use golden retriever puppy food. You can add 1 to 2 cooked egg yolks every day, and you can also add seaweed powder and calcium powder to the dog food. wait.

2. Adult stage

Generally, golden retrievers around 1 year old have reached adulthood. At this time, the dog food can be replaced by adult dog food. For food, it is still recommended to use specialized golden retriever adult dog food, and feed it twice a day. At this stage, dogs’ digestion and absorption abilities are fully developed, so don’t worry too much. Egg yolks, seaweed powder, calcium powder, etc. can still be added to the dog’s food.

3. Growth period

Because female dogs have high nutritional requirements during their growth period, they cannot continue to use normal feeding methods.

In the early stages of pregnancy, that is, before 1 month of pregnancy, you can continue to feed as usual. However, some female dogs will have a loss of appetite, so the deliciousness of the dog food must be improved.

In the middle to late pregnancy, the dog food should be switched to Bomen's pregnant female dog food. Because the fetus is developing rapidly at this time, the female dog consumes a lot of nutrients. Therefore, the number of feedings should be reduced, and the number of meals should be reduced to small meals. , and should be fed with calcium powder, vitamins, etc.

During the lactation period, use Bomen's lactation period food to protect the feeding frequency in the middle and late stages of pregnancy, and add calcium powder, vitamins, etc.

In addition, attention should be paid to the quality of dog food during the pregnancy of the female dog. Do not feed moldy or spoiled dog food, and the drinking water should also be replaced with warm water.

4. Old age

Generally speaking, around the age of 8, even if a golden retriever enters the old age, dogs in this period will have various physical indicators. It begins to decline, and the digestion and absorption function also begins to decline, so it is necessary to change to specialized dog food for the elderly. If it is found that it has indigestion, the dog food can also be soaked and fed to pay attention to calcium supplementation.

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