Feeding to much or too little! Baby June

Jackier

Hi guys sorry I keep bugging you all! So I'm worried I'm not feeding june enough or I'm over feeding her maybe you guys can help. We feed her 1/3 of a cup of food three times a day. She just hit 13 lbs! I want to switch her to 1/2 a cup morning and night? But I'm just not sure. We feed her some raw stuff throughout the day but not much just yet because I want her to like her dry food! What do you guys do? She is only 10wks old. Thanks in advance!

~overly worried mom

Jbird

Is there a food volume: dog weight guide o the side of the pack?

Djammy

If you are feeding kibble, feeding recommendations are usually included on the package. These amounts vary from food to food and even the calorie amounts vary in every single dog, depending on size, weight, breed, age, activity level - only to name a few.

It is often recommended to spread the meals for a puppy over the day in 3-4 servings rather than feeding everything in just one or two servings, and reduce to 1-2 two feeding ttmes a day once the dog is growing out of the puppy stage.

Also it is a good idea to watch the behavior of the dog and monitor its weight. If your pup is very active - likely in Bull Terriers - it will need some extra calories.
Pretty easy to find out, if the dog is eating enough: If it seems hungry all the time and is losing weight at the same time, it should eat more food - unless it's on a weight loss diet on purpose.
Quick weight gains in puppies are not unusual.

Here's an overview of average caloric needs in dogs (puppies included).
http://www.tails.co/requirements.html

Someone also posted a growth calculator over there in his discussion some time ago:
http://www.bulliesofnc.com/BTforum/discussion/comment/25665/#Comment_25665

And @philsergeant has made a great chart of the growth of his own dogs, he has posted here once. I am not able to find it, but maybe he will be so kind to post it again here, once he stumbles over this discussion.