I'd like to know the amount of puppy dry food ( hills science diet) mixed with water I should give to a miniature schnauzer at 5 weeks old. She weighs 785gr. And how many times per day. Pet's info: Dog | Miniature Schnauzer | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 7 days old

Irati should eat about 1/3-1/2 cup of Science Diet puppy food per day mixed with some water, divided into smaller meals. Since she is still quite young and small, I generally recommend feeding 4-5 times per day. I'm working under the assumption that she is no longer with her mother, and as such is not nursing. If she is still nursing from her mom, she will not need quite as much food. As a future reference, following the chart on the bag of puppy food as Irati grows will be helpful, as you will frequently need to adjust the volume of kibble that she is eating. She should continue eating puppy food until she is 1 year old, after which time she can be transitioned to an adult dog food. Any time you make a chance in her diet, be sure to do so gradually over 5-7 days. I hope this helps!

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Personally I think you should be feeding Ellie large breed puppy food. If the breeder thinks the puppy should be eating something equivalent to it's mothers milk it shouldn't have been removed from it's mother until it was fully weaned. If you want to do what the breeder says don't do it for long and slowly mix her solution with canned puppy food in the next 1-2 weeks. By 7 weeks of age she should be only eating a high quality commercial large breed puppy food. When you feed your dog depends on when you get up and go to bed. Most people feed them when they get up in the morning to start and then give the last meal 4 hours or more before they go to bed. At 5 weeks of age I would be feeding Ellie 3-4 times per day. Good luck!