Originally Posted by
smartrock
I just started with the food brand and amount the breeders were feeding when I got them which may not have been what was on the bag. At 9 weeks, Chase was at 3 cups per day and topped out at 4 cups per day, kind of based on how hungry/chunky/skinny he was. Larky was on 2 3/4 cups when I got her at 12 weeks but quickly went up to 3 cups because she acted starving all day long and it improved with a little more food. She never got higher than that. So, I didn't go so much by the recommendations on the food bags but started where the breeders had them and went from there. As puppies, our vet never really commented on how fat or skinny he thought they were. Now, as adults, mine eat much less than the recommendation on their food bags.