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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>At his
age, he should be eating three times a day for another month or so. Then
I would switch him to twice a day. If he starts picking at his mid-day or
evening meal, then he is ready for twice a day feeding. I give puppies
more than I think they will eat at one feeding, usually 2.5 cups. You determine
the schedule that is best for you and stick to it. Feed him in his crate
and leave him with his food for 15-20 minutes, then pick it up. Don’t
hover!!! He will figure out quickly that he should eat when his food is
put down. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Use
small treats for training. I have found that soft treats work best for
rewards because they are consumed quickly and they don’t distract from
the “task” at hand. The easiest thing to use is cut up
hotdogs (sliced and quartered). You can use cheese, but hotdogs are
cheaper!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>At this
point, I don’t think I would completely cover his crate. If he
settles down at night and during other crate times without a covering, then that
is best. If he doesn’t settle down, then cover the crate and walk
away. NEVER take him out of the crate because he is crying, barking
etc. It will only reinforce the bad behavior. Remember, the crate
should be a happy place and a refuge for him. He should have access to it
at all times. Our dogs go to their crates to take a nap or chew on a
Gumma-Bone. I give my puppies a treat whenever they go to their crate on
command.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Food is
a personal choice and sometimes an emotional one. There are a wide
variety of high quality dog foods. The first three ingredients should be
high quality meat/protein. Try to stay away from foods with corn or sugar(fructose/sucrose).
I personally feed a high quality puppy food (kibble) for large breeds until my
pups are about 5 – 6 months old. At that point, I start switching
them to a high quality adult kibble for large breeds. I make the switch
gradually, mixing 25% adult and 75% puppy the first week, then 50/50, then
75/25 and then 100% adult. This helps me use up the remainder of my puppy food
and makes the transition easier on the puppy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Enjoy
your puppy and have fun!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sandi
Wittenberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Red Bay
Bassets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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