Labradors of different ages have different feeding methods, parents must pay attention.

Male dog

One is reasonable and balanced nutrition. A reasonable and balanced diet is an important guarantee for the health of the dog's body and the basis for healthy survival. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the dog with a complete diet to improve the breeding ability of male dogs.

The second is proper and reasonable exercise. Exercise is an important part of strengthening the metabolism of the dog's body and strengthening the nervous system and muscles. Reasonable exercise can promote appetite, help digestion, enhance physical fitness, and improve reproductive function. On the contrary, if the amount of exercise is insufficient, it will seriously affect the breeding utilization of dogs. Breeding and utilization is the purpose of breeding male dogs, and it is also the main basis for determining its nutrition and exercise. Reasonable breeding and utilization of male dogs should mainly consider the age of first mating and the intensity of utilization of male dogs, that is, the frequency of mating with emperors. Generally speaking, the first mating age of male dogs should be between 17 and 19 months old, and the frequency of use should also be with a female dog per week.

Nursing bitches

Pregnant bitches are not required to be fed special feeds during the initial period of pregnancy (about 35 days), but pay attention to feeding them on time. After 1 month, the fetus begins to give birth rapidly, and the demand for various nutrients increases sharply. At this time, in addition to increasing the amount of food required, the pregnant bitch should also be digged for some digestion, egg black. Under the quality of dew, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin-poor feeds, such as meat, offal, eggs, milk, etc. During the 35th to 45th day of pregnancy, 4 mains should be fed every day; no cold feed and drinking water should be fed, so as not to soothe the stomach, affect digestion, and even cause miscarriage.

Pregnant bitches should have proper exercise, in the early stage of pregnancy (about 1 month of pregnancy), exercise for about 2 hours a day, and in the later stage, you can use free and quiet circles. Pay attention to keep the heat, and it is strictly forbidden to smoke, or force it to cross or climb obstacles. In order to keep squeezing and biting each other, pregnant bitches should be kept in double pens, and pay attention to maintaining dog body and environmental hygiene.

Puppy before weaning

Never bathe or walk the dog until the puppy is fully vaccinated and dewormed. Because the puppies in this period (especially now only one month old) have poor physique, they have almost no immunity to the outside world, and any omission may cause disease and death. If the taste is really unacceptable, you can wipe it properly with a warm towel (not recommended), but you must pay attention to keeping warm after wiping. During this period, the puppy has at least 4 meals a day. Because his digestive ability is not good enough, he should eat less and eat more frequently. Don't be afraid of trouble. It can be reduced to 3 meals a day after 3 months, 2 meals a day after 6 months, and try to keep 2 meals a day in the future. 1 meal a day is not recommended. Lara is a very active dog breed. After the conditions for going out, it is recommended to exercise outdoors for at least half an hour a day under 6 months (excessive exercise is not conducive to bone growth), and at least 1 hour a day for outdoor exercise over 6 months. Within 10 months, you should focus on growing bones, and after 10 months, focus on growing meat. Don't gain weight too early in order to achieve the so-called prescribed weight.

Puppy after weaning

Puppy after weaning, feeding and management is extremely important. The parenting stage from weaning to 6 months of age is the key to cultivating good dogs. The most difficult time to raise and manage puppies is one month after weaning. During this period, there are many morbidities and high mortality, mainly due to improper feeding and management, which reduces the growth and development and disease resistance of puppies. After weaning, the puppies should have protein in their food, and avoid overeating when feeding. Puppies aged 2-3 months should be fed 4-5 times a day, and only 80% should be eaten each time. When the puppy eats, take care of it, so that the weak dog can't eat the food, and the strong one eats too much. For dogs over 4-6 months old, in addition to feeding 2-3 times a day, the canine teeth have grown and they like to bite, so you can give some animals long bones. Female dogs are sexually mature at about 6 months of age. In order to prevent early mating, dogs of the same sex, age and individual size are placed in the same kennel. In the process of group feeding, care should be taken to pick out dogs with rough temperaments and love to grab food and put them in kennels that can get along with each other. A one-year-old dog, whose body is fully developed, can be fed 1-2 meals a day. When the dog is full, there is still food left in the food bowl, indicating that there is too much food. Conversely, if the dog continues to lick the bowl with its tongue or look at its owner, it means that there is not enough food to eat.

Aging Dogs

Labrador Retrievers begin to age from the age of 7 to 8 years. The first is to provide good food, not only of good quality, rich in protein and fat, but also easy to chew and digest. The food should be soft or semi-liquid, and the indigestible feed such as crude fiber should be less. Elderly Labrador dogs generally have poor appetite and reduced digestion due to decreased sense of smell. Therefore, they should adopt a feeding method of frequent meals and less feeding, and provide adequate drinking water. The low resistance of the old Labrador retriever is reduced, and it is afraid of both cold and heat. Therefore, it is necessary to do a good job of heat preservation and heatstroke prevention. Usually should pay more attention to observe the behavior of the dog, find abnormal timely diagnosis and treatment. The temperament of the Labrador Retriever will also change. It is no longer as lively and active as before, and becomes more quiet and recumbent, with less exercise and more sleep. At the same time, it is easy to fatigue. Therefore, when taking elderly dogs, pay attention to prevent fatigue. In addition, the coordination of muscles and joints and the control and coordination of nerves in aged dogs are far inferior to those of mature dogs, and their bones also become fragile. Therefore, elderly dogs cannot be allowed to do complex and difficult movements to prevent muscle strains and fractures.