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When can my 4-week-old puppies eat dry food right from the bag?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 5 months old | 60 lbs

cookies milk has pretty much dried up and puppies are eating mush right now they are 4 weeks old, but my question is when can they be fed dry food right from the bag.

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 24th, 2018

Every puppy is different. IF they are eating well you can try to decrease the amount of water you mix with the food currently and see how they handle it. If you decrease it every day, you will get them used to eating dry. typically between 5-6 weeks they can handle dry

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