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My 6-month husky puppy: adult, puppy, or all life stages food?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

What is 3 1/2 cups of dry food divided by three servings? What is 3 cups by three servings? Is all life stages okay? I love Natures Recipe dog food and their ingredients. The Puppy kind says all life stages. All the rest are mantience adult. My puppy is husky 6 months. Read huskies in general do better on adult or all life stages than puppy, it was in a breed specific care book and breeders I called said something about adult food being better for them.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 7th, 2018

3 1/2 cups in three servings means a little bit more than one cup on each meal (3 times a day), if you have a puppy you definitely must feed him puppy food, not adult food, you should only switch to adult food after the age of 1 year.

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    Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

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    Published on April 10th, 2018

    Also, just watch him closely for rapid weight gain. As he gets older and since he is neutered, he may need his food decreased to help maintain a healthy body weight. You want to be able to easily feel his ribs and still be able to see a waist. You should not be able to see his ribs or readily feel his hip bones - This usually indicates they are too thin.

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