new addition!! feeding tips

[AnotherLoad]

firstly i'd like to thanks those who helped me get to grips with what dog is best suited and thanks for your words and suggestions. I wasnt planning on having a puppy or getting one this early but....doing my (long hours on end) research ive decided to get a puppy! and now before i move into a new build in dec/jan.

I have decided on a pomeranian female, she's called Willow :)

she was great last night i sat up till half 12 this morning comforting her, i have paper down through the night and she done her deeds on the paper :)
i've left paper down just incase im out the room for a minute and dont get her out side in time.

was up at 6am when i heard her little whine, gave her lots of cuddles! for first time in years ive woke up smilling and looking forward to the day.
the kids have been great with her, keen to wipe up a couple of accidents thats happened. not that im putting it on them as i didnt get her for them (as a gift or anything) so its not their duty. they just want to help!

so i want to do home cook for her and slowly wean her off the breeders food, would like some ideas of meals/food and what other treats nutritional information you may have. can google but would prefer first hand experience.

thankyou :)

[daisydotandgertie]

Can't help with the food - home cooked dog food is not my thing.

But I can't help saying that sitting up with your puppy comforting her is a Bad
Idea. She needs to learn the routine in your house pdq, and that should mean that she has a wee and is tucked up into bed and then it's time for sleep. She may well wail, but it's little more than a paddy and won't last for many nights.

Sitting up with her will teach her to be a demanding little thing, who wails and yaps to get her own way, and while she is tiny it's cute, by the time she's 5 or 6, you'll be regretting it.

You'll also find it quicker to house train if you abandon newspaper or pads as a bad idea - it's effectively teaching her that it's OK to wee in the house, or OK to wee on any paper she sees. Then you'll have to teach her that actually that's not OK at all. Confusing for her, and twice the work for you. Ignore any accidents in the house, but take her outside every half hour or so during the first week, and every hour when she's a bit bigger.

[herbertjane]

I agree with Daisy re toilet training and comforting.

I feed raw food but do not know much about homecooked food except that most dogs will love to eat raw and it is healthier for them (so can't be bothered to cook for them as well as DC's) There is a lot of info on rawfeeding or BARF on this facebook page BARF Diet Raw Feeding

[Flatbread]

I provide home cooked food. A pretty varied diet, really. Chicken and rice with carrots. Tripe or ogan meat with sweet potatoes. Egg and paddy and beans. A soup bone in broth with pumpkin. Sardines and kibble. Occasional goats milk, cheese and yogurt.

Calcium can be an issue, if there aren't enough bones. Either crushed eggshells or a calcium supplement such as pet-phos could help.

Best of luck. I sort of gauge how much to feed, depending on how hungry they are and how fat/skinny they look.

[Flatbread]

Damn iPad. Meant pasta, not paddy

[AnotherLoad]

thanks for your reply, I sat up with her because she didnt get to me until gone 9pm so didnt want leave her in a strange place and go straight to bed. she didnt whine at all during the night, only at 6am :) i was expecting her to cry most of the night.

ok will give up on the paper and put her out side frequently. what about during the night though?

thanks for the your food list too, and the link. all helps