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FEEDING YOUR PUPPY.
I recommend feeding your puppy with Royal canin dog food.
Medium size ( sensible )Or  just medium size. Do not feed your puppy, puppy food ; only adult dog food, as this grows you puppy SLOWLY. read on and you will understand why.
Junior food can be used if your puppy has not maintain weight , pleases mix  the two together.
​I can not guarantee the health /bone growth of the puppy if you chose another dog food.

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​FOOD FOR GROWING PUPPIES.
WHEN  you consider that a puppy grows for 18 to 20 months and a child grows for 18 to 20 years, the speed at which damage can be done by improper puppy nutrition is staggering. Feeding a puppy improper for one month is the equivalent of feeding a child improper for one year. Thus. it is imperative to make sure your puppy is feeing good nutrition. Just remember how quickly nutritional damage can occur. and once the growth plates close. nutritional damage is permanent. 
Adjust adult feeding to puppy needs = talk to me about it, all feeding.
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" LETS THINK ABOUT THAT ONE FOR A MOMENT "
Do human babies receive more powerful nutrients than human adults? They start out on formula or breast milk. and then slowly move to strained. bland fruits and vegetables .They are hardly coaxed to gum down salads. steaks or multi grain dinner rolls. When was the last time you saw and infant chomp into a pepperoni pizza? By the same token. do coyote pups or wolf cubs get the prime morsels of their parents hunt? Certainly NOT. They either receive a regurgitated portion of the kill of morsels left over after the adults have eaten.
In a sense. we as consumers may have convinced the dog food companies that we want special food for growing puppies . to make them better = healthy. and that we are willing to pay extra for it.
Grow your puppy slowly and never have your puppy over weight 

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WHAT DOES THIS CYCLE MEAN FOR OUR PUPPY.
HIGH-POWERED  nutrients can enable bone to grow faster than it is meant to grow. However, the growth rate of tissue is unalterable. If a puppy receives more nutrients than it can utilize and those nutrients accelerate the growth rate of bones beyond the growth rate of tissue, the tissue can be weakened.
If you are feeding a quality, maintenance food to you adult dogs and they are in excellent condition, then that is usually what you can safely feed your puppy from day one. Supplements should not be given, only if you Vet suggest this for your dog at any time of it's life. Treats can be given at any time, but they are treats only.

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HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR POODLE'S FOOD IS WORKING?
IF WHAT YOU'RE FEEDING IS WORKING, YOUR DOG SHOULD;
Look healthy, playing regularly, eyes sparking, and sleeping soundly at regular intervals.   




* Be in good weight.
* Have straight legs and pasterns. 
* Have a full coat ( no bare spots, not brittle of overly dry/oily ) with a healthy sheen.
* Have clear, focused eyes.
* Have a firm stool.
* Display an alert, animated attitude.   

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FOOD FOR GROWING PUPPIES AND ADULT POODLES.
Please feed your poodle meaty bones RAW ONLY never cooked bones.


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NOT RECOMMENDER FOR STANDARD POODLES.
This poodle food is for miniatures and toy poodles only.


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I FEED THIS TO MY ADULT POODLES SO THEY CAN MAINTAIN THERE WEIGHT. 
This keeps them in great health active and there coats are also very condition.
I also feed Quinn high energy food , when the girls come onto heat.
And also feed this energy food after they are one years of age. I find this gives them more body and condition when growing through the junior years = 12 months to 24 months.
 * This Dog Food I have tried and is true to the performance of the breed and the condition it keeps the poodles in.I have tried many dog foods over 30 years for raising Standard Poodles and the natural diets as well. I found the natural diets hard to do and complicated to do to get every thing right for a balance meal and in every meal.
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OH! but you say... poodle need verity, he /she can't just eat the same food all the time. 
Breeder answer = YES they can, because they don't have the same taste buds as we do or do they have the emotional need to eat other foods that don't suit them. 
Cheaper dog food or a diet poor in a balance meal , poodles try else where to find food to eat and in places you don't want then to go to eat.
Do not feed your pup Milk, pup does not need this in there diet. If you must, feed goats milk only.
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HOME MADE POODLE TREATS.
There are many books and recipes to shop for Dog treats.  

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