FEEDING THE DOG 



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food for twelve hours. These period over- 

 lap, or a total period of about eighteen 

 hours. 



If a normal meal be fed early in the 

 morning, and a second meal at noon, the 

 second meal can be taken out of the 

 stomach in the evening almost in its con- 

 dition when fed. Both stomach and small 

 intestine should be empty when feeding is 

 done ; after an hour, some of the food is 

 already out of the stomach into the small 

 intestine. 



The greatest activity is during the first 

 five hours ; after this, the activity slows 

 until about the tenth hour and by the 

 eighteenth hour, digestion is comipleted. 

 About two hours more is needed for the 

 undigested and the refuse materials to be 

 ejected by the bowels. 



Little digestion takes place in the dog's 

 stomach. While food is being digested in 

 the intestines, additional food entering 

 the stomach, remains there, giving an 

 added burden and not nourishment. 



All this indicates that one meal per day 

 is advisable for the adult dog and that 

 frequent meals result in digestive dis- 

 turbances and consequent ills. 



Mistaken Kindness 



A kind heart leads the owner to feed 

 his dog too often. Let not the dog's 

 pleading liquid eyes conquer you ; he will 

 seek to deceive so that you think him faint 

 of hunger ; he will beg for food and yet 

 more food tho his stomach be crammed. 

 It is a never-tiring game with him ; the 

 weakness of a dog is his stomach ; you 

 can win his heart and soul and devotion 

 by way of his stomach ; much of the 

 pedagogy of training a dog is based upon 

 influencing him thru his desire to eat. 



H— QUANTI 



How Much Shall be Fed? 



The quantity of food to be fed a dog 

 depends on the breed, age and manner of 

 life. Dogs having much exercise, especially 

 outdoors, need about forty (percent more 

 food than the amount needed when they 

 are inactive. Where milk is indicated, 

 broth, soup or other similar liquids also 

 can be substituted. 



Quantities for Small Breeds 



The menu noted hereinafter for toy 

 puppies is fully applicable to puppies of 

 all breeds. 



Toy dogs embrace the following breeds — 

 chihuahua, English toy spaniel, grififon 

 (Bmssells), Italian greyhound, Japanese 

 spaniel, maltese, Mexican hairless, mini- 

 ature pinscher, papillon, Pekingese, pom- 

 eranian, pug, toy poodle, toy Manchester, 

 YoFshire terrier, affenpinscher and 

 amertoy. 



What to Feed 



For dogs classed as TOY DOGS the 

 quantity to be fed is: 



From six weeks (weaning time) to four 

 months, feed four times a day. 



Feed one-half cup of milk and cereal or 

 "baby food" at each of two meals and 

 for each of the other two meals about 

 one and one-half ounces of solid food each 

 meal. 



If you love your dog, do not feed him 

 too often. It is an act of kindness to 

 feed a grown dog only once a day. Better 

 health, a good appetite, clean teeth, clear 

 eyes, pure breath and lively movements 

 will be the happy results. 



Daily Hour Schedule 



Dogs from six weeks to ten weeks old 

 regardless of breed, may be fed five 

 times a day ; from ten weeks to four 

 months, four times a day ; from four 

 months to eight months, three times a 

 dog; from eight months to fifteen months, 

 twice a day ; thereafter once a day. 



Few breeds are fully developed until the 

 age of fifteen months ; the larger breeds 

 are not entirely matured until about the 

 age of two years. A dog attains his full 

 height before he attains his full weight 

 and matured or finished growth. 



The hours for feeding, whether the dog 

 be fed one or five times each day, should 

 be the same hours day after day. After 

 a time, the dog will know almost to a 

 minute just when feeding time is at hand. 

 He is a good clock as well as a good watch. 



If your dog is a watchdog, feed him not 

 later than four o'clock in the afternoon, 

 for a dog with a full stomach is a sleepy 

 dog. If he is inclined at night to bark 

 to the neighbor's annoyance, feed him 

 heavily in the evening. 



If the dog is excited or very exhausted 

 from exercise, let him rest for a half hour 

 before feeding. Do not feed dogs within 

 three hours before hunting, auto riding or 

 much exercise. 



A house dog, especially while being 

 housebroken, should be taken on his daily 

 walk immediately after feeding, as then 

 nature aids him in relieving himself. 



ry TO FEED 



From 4 to 8 months, feed three times 

 a day. 



Give a half cup of milk and food for 

 one meal and three ounces of food for 

 each of the other two meals. 



From 8 to 15 months, feed twice a 

 day; one meal, a half cup of milk and 

 food, and for the other meal, four ounces 

 of food. 



After 15 months, feed once a day, about 

 six ounces solid food, giving milk and 

 bread or cereal for a light lunch in the 

 morning. Midway between meals, a 

 biscuit can be chewed on. 



Quantities for Medium-Sized 



The medium-sized breeds include the 

 following breeds — beagle, bedlington ter- 

 rier, Boston terrier, cairn terrier, dachs- 

 hund, dandie dinmont terrier, foxterrier. 

 French bulldog, harrier, Irish terrier, 

 Manchester terrier, poodle, schipperke. 

 schnauzers both miniature and medium, 

 spitz, Scottish terrier, sealyham terrier, 

 Shetland sheepdog, cocker spaniel, Welsh 

 terrier. West Highland white terrier, whip- 

 pet, puli, Norwich terrier, border collie, 

 and Lhasa apso. 



For the medium-sized breeds and small 

 breeds larger than toy breeds (maturing 

 15 to 30 pounds), the following schedule 

 can be maintained: 



€ weeks to 4 months, feed four times a 



