THE BALANCED DIET FOR DOG

To keep your dog healthy and fit, you must feed him accordingly. Just like us, dogs also need to eat
According to schedules specifying diet related to age, weight etc. Dogs need proteins in a much higher proportion than us. They must be given all the nine amino acids ( protein) for good nutrition.
One thing you must remember for dog food are the bones. The dogs receive much important minerals from the marrow, and the hard surface helps keep his teeth clean. But you should make sure that you don't serve fish bones or splintery chicken to your dog. It might choke his throat. A beef bone is very nutritious.

I have given a chart below which specifies a diet chart for dogs as per their weights.

Per day diet chart for dogs :

Weight (Pounds)	Meat ( cups)	Cereal (cups)	Vegetables ( cups)	Cod liver oil (tsp)
5 -15	¼ - ¾	¼ - ¾	¼ - ¾	½ -1
15 - 30	¾ - 1 ¼	¾ - 1 ¼	¾ - 1	1 ¼ - 2
30 - 50	1 ¼ - 1 ¾	1 ¼ - 1 ¾	1 ¼ - 1 ¾	1 ½ - 3
50 - 80	1 ¾ - 2 ½	1 ¾ - 2 ½	1 ¾ - 2 ½	Vitamin concentrate.

There are certain tips you need to follow before feeding your dog. You should not be under the impression that the dog can tell by taste which food suits him best. It is for you to know all that. His sense of eating is not any more developed than that of a baby. Note the following tips :-

1. Feed your dog at the same time every day. It is good for his digestion and to develop a regular housebreaking habit.
2. All cereals should be moistened to a crumbly consistency with water, milk or both before measuring.
3. Usually one drop of cod liver oil concentrate is equal to one teaspoon of a good grade of cod liver oil.

Make sure that your dog gets neither an 'underdose' nor 'overdose' of food. Under-dose might result in rickets and overdose might cause other lethargy-related sicknesses and stomach upsets. Use the following table to a give a nutritious balanced diet to your dog:

Age (Months)	Morning	Noon	Afternoon	Evening	Late evening
0 - 2	· 1-3 tsp milk raw mea · ½ - 1 ½ tsp cereal	· 1-2tsp ground feed	· Repeat morning feed	· Repeat noon milk	· 1-3 tsp · ¼ - ½ cod liver oil
3	· Gradually Increase the feed as per the puppy growth	· Gradually Increase	· Eliminate Increase	· Gradually	· Eliminate
4	· 2-4 tsp milk · 1-2 tsp cereal	· 1-2 tsp raw meat	-	· 1-2 tsp raw meat · ½ - 1tsp cooked vegetables	-
5	· Increase amount per feeding	-	-	-	-
6	· ¼ - ¾ milk · 2-6 tsp cereal	· 1-3 tsp meat · 1-3 tsp cereal	- -	· 1½ - 4 tsp meat · ½ - 4tsp cereal or vegetables · ½ - 1tsp cod liver oil	- -
7	- do-	· Eliminate	-	- do -	-
8	· ¼ - ½ cup milk · ½-1 slice buttered toast	-	· 2-5 tsp cereal, vegetables · ½ - 1 slice buttered toast · ½ - 1tsp cod liver oil	· 2-5 tsp meat	-
9	- -do --	-	-	- do-	-
10 and above	· ¼ - ¾ cup meat · ¼ - ¾ cup cereal · ¼- ¾ cup vegetables · ½-1 tsp cod liver oil	-	-	· Same as morning	-