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What should I feed my 40-day-old German Shepherd puppy and how often?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male

Hello, I have German shepherd, 40 days old. can you please recommend diet for him and how many times in a day I should feed him?? Thank you!

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on March 17th, 2018

Jordan is so cute! At 40 days of age, he can be started on a puppy formulated food. He needs a puppy food because puppies need higher amounts of protein, calcium, and calories than an adult dog to grow properly. A puppy food will provide this for him. Brands I recommend include Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. He should be fed three times a day, once in the morning, afternoon, and evening. On his bag of puppy food, there will be a daily recommended allotment of food, and I would divide that into three equal portions. Once he is six months of age, he can be fed twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. Good luck, I hope this helps!

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