What to feed the Yorkshire terrier?

Immediately after the purchase you need to feed the Yorkshire terrier with what the breeder fed it: a sharp change in diet - a stress for the dog,which will only aggravate the shock from the change of residence. If you bought a dog from a bona fide breeder, it will give you a little of the feed on which the puppies were grown.

The first time you will feed the Yorkshire terrier with this food. Then you have a choice - either continue to feed the dog with the same food, or buy a new one. Please note that Yorkshire should be given premium feed. So if you decide to switch to another food, do not try to save.

Do not give the dog a new food at once: it must be mixed with the old, graduallydecreasing the share of the old food and increasing the share of the new one. If the dog is able to control the amount eaten, the food can lie in the bowl constantly; if not, feed it twice a day. Also, your York must have constant access to fresh water.

Some owners prefer to feed the Yorkshire terrier with natural food. But it's important to remember that natural food is not food from your table! Food for the dog you need to cook separately, the diet should be balanced. An improper diet can lead to serious health problems.

Dogs are carnivores thata significant portion of the nutrients are derived from meat. But you can not feed them with one meat. A significant part of the diet should be carbohydrates, an excellent source of which are cereals. therefore except for meat, the ration of york must include various porridges. Yorkshire should also be given vegetables. If you feed the dog "naturalka", you will also need to give her special vitamins for dogs and mineral fertilizing.

Contrary to popular belief, the menu of dogs does not have to be diverse, otherwise the dog will start to "twist his nose", refusing to eat. Every day, give the dog buckwheat or rice porridge without salt and a variety of vegetables. And to the porridge and vegetables can be added boiled meat, offal or fish.

From meat it is better to give beef or chicken, pork and lamb are strictly forbidden!! Meat should be given at least five times a week,occasionally it can be replaced with well-cooked by-products. Twice a week you can give fish, but only the sea (with the exception of pollock), without small bones. It must be boiled and crushed.

Vegetables can be given almost any, best of all - finely chopped and raw. It is desirable to fill them with 1 tsp. unrefined vegetable oil - so the fat-containing vitamins contained in vegetables are better absorbed. Once or twice a week you can give eggs in the form of an omelet. From dairy products you can give low-fat kefir, cottage cheese, fermented baked milk. Whole milk of Yorkie is not assimilated! A dosage of vitamins and mineral top dressing is determined by a veterinarian.

Than you can not feed a Yorkshire terrier? The list of prohibited products is quite impressive, any of them can seriously undermine the health of your pet. So, yorkam can not be given:

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  very cold or very hot food;
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  salt and any condiments;
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  any food from your table;
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  river fish;
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  raw by-products;
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  fatty meat (lamb, pork);
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  sausages, sausages and other similar meat products;
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  beans, cabbage, potatoes, turnips, citrus fruits;
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  cereals, wheat bread and pasta;
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  any sweets;
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  fatty, fried, smoked food;
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  acute bones;
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  raw eggs, especially protein;
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  whole milk;
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  fatty cheeses;
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  broths;
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  juices.

An adult Yorkshire terrier needs to be fed twice a day. For every half a kilogram of dog weight will beenough 1 tbsp. l. natural food. After 15 minutes, remove the bowl, regardless of whether the dog has finished eating or not. But access to fresh water should be permanent. Do not mix natural food with dry food. As an encouragement, you can give the dog vegetables and fruits (not exotic ones) or special treats for dogs.

The digestive system of the Yorkshire Terrier is very delicate and reacts abnormally to the food, so it is very important to feed the Yorkshire terrier with fresh, quality natural food or good premium food, only then your pet will not have health problems.