Up to 4 Months
All-purpose Vitamin (given after feeding – place down pup’s throat). Contact your vet for type of vitamin he would suggest.
• 8:00 AM Feeding: 2 cups puppy food. Your preference. Diamond and Premium Edge Large Breed puppy food is what your baby is started on at Ruby Moon Meadows and has been doing very well. Give your puppy at least 30 minutes to eat, pick up food bowl and water after that time. If it is to be a hot, muggy day, only pick up the food, and leave water down for your puppy. If a reasonably cool day, pick up both containers. This will help with housebreaking. After housebreaking, dry food and water should be left down at all the times.
• 5:00 P.M. Feeding: 2 cups of puppy food and water, repeat the above.

4-7 Months
All purpose Vitamin
Vitamin C. Larger pups require maximum allowance. Smaller pups require less. Consult your vet regarding Vitamin C.
• Breakfast: Repeat above schedule
• Supper: Repeat above schedule
• Allow pup to eat all he wants within 30 minutes. Water & dry food to be left down at all times after housebreaking.
 

7 – 18 Months
All Purpose Vitamin
Calcium Vitamin – Consult your vet.
Vitamin C – Consult your vet.
• Breakfast: 3 cups puppy food/ begin to introduce dog food. Repeat above time schedule.
•Supper: 3 cups puppy food/ begin to introduce dog food. Repeat above time schedule.

Over 18 Months
Your Doberman is considered fully mature at 18 months.
• Once a Day around 4:00 PM – Feed your dog dry food. Water to be left down at all times It may be necessary to experiment with quantities of food for your pup. Put down only as much as he can eat in 30 minutes.
A good dry food helps to develop solid stools. Dry food should be left down through out the day. Allow your puppy to settle for a week. If the stool continues to be loose, try another brand of puppy food.

Feeding your dog eggs is fine. They should be COOKED EGGS. NEVER feed your puppy raw eggs. A substance in raw eggs, avertin, destroys biotin, one of the B complex vitamins.

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