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Owners of large dogs, do you pursue "giant" and "bone mass"? Do you only like dogs that are big and cool? Blind pursuit of large size will only make the owner fall into the strange circle of blind feeding.

Blind pursuit of large bone mass and body size is not desirable.

Each breed has its own standard weight, such as golden retriever in about 50 kg is more appropriate, if the dog must grow to 6, 70 kg, the dog's joint pressure is very great. In order to meet the demand for large size, unscrupulous vendors have even engaged in counterfeiting, and some so-called giant golden retrievers are not bred at all, but "kebabs" produced by mating between golden retrievers and Great Pyrenees.

Grow slowly and don't get sick

Do large dogs grow fast and grow big to fit the name of a large dog? On the contrary, large dogs can not grow too fast, and the pursuit of growth rate is entirely in the promotion of seedlings.

The weight of large dogs in adulthood is tens or even 100 times less than that at birth, and this growth is completed in a short period of about 1.5-2 years, which is already a great pressure on the skeleton. If the dog is overfed, it will grow too fast, which will induce various diseases.

Hip dysplasia is closely related to feeding. Scientists who breed German shepherds have found that under the same breeding conditions, the incidence of hip dysplasia has dropped by 60% by controlling the amount of feeding at the German shepherd puppy stage and slowing down the growth rate of dogs. This shows that hip dysplasia is closely related to feeding, so as long as the shoveling officer corrects the concept, it is not a problem to stay away from the disease!

Dogs eat too much in the puppy stage, a lot of long bones, if the muscle speed is not up, not long enough, it will pull the bone out of the joint socket like a spring, causing structural changes in the hip joint, when the dog moves, the bone stress increases, the hip joint loosens, the joint socket becomes shallow, the femoral head is worn flat, and hip dysplasia occurs.

So when the dog is young, it is necessary to let the dog grow slowly, which is responsible for the dog.

Big Dog Slow Growth Program

During the dog's growth stage, the growth rate is artificially controlled to make the bones and joints as healthy as possible. But to make dogs grow slowly is not to reduce the amount of feeding blindly, but to feed according to a scientific schedule is the key.

Source: Nutritional Requirements for Dogs and Cats (NRC).

Note: The weight range of medium and large dogs classified by NRC is different from that of AKC, which is not used as the standard for classification of breeds.

If the dog is fed according to the recommended feeding amount, it is better to reduce the feeding amount if the growth rate is too fast and exceeds the standard of this growth rate. This form shall prevail.