| We dog people love our puppies and dogs. We | | | | the animal are eaten. The fresh kill contains all the |
| want the best nutritious food to keep our pets | | | | protein, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins the |
| healthy and happy. Puppies need the best nutrition | | | | canine needs. |
| that we can provide. The first step is to check | | | | Have you ever seen a puppy or a dog chase a |
| with your veterinarian to rule out any negative | | | | pineapple, a papaya, an apple, an orange or any |
| health concerns that would require special foods. | | | | variety of berries? There are dog foods that do |
| I have raised different breeds of dogs and at not | | | | contain small portions of these fruits. Your |
| time did I introduce fruit into their diets as puppies. | | | | question of can puppies eat fruit made me look at |
| Puppies need a high intake of protein. Their first | | | | both commercial and homemade dog foods. |
| food introduction is through the milk of their | | | | Food labels on commercial foods showed these |
| mother for a period of months. | | | | fruits: |
| You probably know that puppies are removed | | | | - apples |
| from their mother sooner than nature allows. | | | | - blueberries |
| Human intervention is necessary to help continue | | | | - black currants |
| the life of our pet as they are dependent on us | | | | - bananas |
| for their food supply. Most of us turn to | | | | - raspberries |
| commercially prepared, organic, or vegan foods. | | | | - papaya |
| Our grocery stores and pet stores have many | | | | - pineapple |
| shelves dedicated to puppy and dog foods. | | | | - tomatoes |
| We enjoy fruits and as we eat our favorites our | | | | Homemade treats contained: |
| puppy is looking at us with a question mark of | | | | - bananas |
| can I have some to? Can puppies eat fruit? From | | | | - strawberries |
| my personal experiences I have never given my | | | | - apples |
| puppies fruits. | | | | I did not want you to think that this article is |
| On the other hand, if you give him a small wedge | | | | based solely on opinion. I did double check to see |
| of an apple, it will not hurt him; he will enjoy it | | | | if there were any recent changes in pet food. |
| very much. Give him grapes or raisins and he will | | | | Overall, fruits are not essential to the nutrition of |
| get very sick and may cost you an emergency | | | | canines. If your puppy or dog will tolerate it you |
| trip to the vet. | | | | can share the above listed fruits. |
| Living on a farm allows you to observe animals' | | | | Note that puppies, like little children, can get |
| true nature of eating. Dogs chase cats, rabbits, | | | | themselves into all sorts of mischief. Whatever |
| pigs, chickens, pheasants, turkeys, geese, lambs, | | | | foods he eats you will have to note any negative |
| goats, ducks, and if any of these animals are | | | | reactions, discover what food is causing the |
| caught they make a fine meal for him. All parts of | | | | problem and correct it. |