Dog Breeds

Feeding young puppies
Generally, puppies are weaned at about 6 weeks of age. At about 3 weeks of age encourage puppies to lap at a saucer of warm milk and to take a teaspoon of meat.
There are many proprietary foods on the pet shop or market designed for rearing puppies, e.g. Puppy cereal (Vetsera). Such food may be place in the milk for example 2 teaspoonful of cereal per saucer of milk, and fed five times daily at 6 to 10 weeks, three times daily at 10 to 16 weeks, and twice daily over 16 weeks.
Fresh meat is the natural food of dogs at all ages from 3 weeks on, and this is the way they do the best on, duly supplemented as already outlined earlier in the chapter. Strict hygiene of feeding equipment is essential.

Need To AVOID

Chocolate:
This is dangerous for dogs.

Sweet biscuits:
This is high in fat and low in nutritional value.

Grapes, Onion and Garlic:
These can be dangerous for dogs.

Raw or Cooked bones (especially cooked from meat and poultry):
Can splinter and may stick in the throat or intestine. They could also damage teeth and many cause constipation.


References:

Baines, F. M. (1981), Milk substitutes in the hand rearing of orphan puppies and kittens. J. Small Anim. Pract. 22:555-78.
Booth, R. C. (1961), Vet. Rec. 73:44:1095.
Hodgman, S. F. (1964), Canine and Feline Nutritional Requirements, Pergamon Press, p.123.
Hill's Guide Book (2008), “Caring For Your Puppy” Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. p. 7.
Nat. Acad. Sci., Nat. Res. Council (1962), Nutrient Requirement of Dogs, Publication No. 989. p. 3.