Food For French Bulldog Puppy

If you’ve recently added a little Frenchie to your family, you may be wondering how much to feed your French Bulldog puppy. With their small stature and seemingly big appetites, the question of how much to feed your French Bulldog puppy can be confusing to new pup parents.  We’re about to break that down for you so you’ll know the best way and how much to feed your French Bulldog Puppy to keep your growing and hungry Frenchie puppy healthy and happy! Listen To Episode: How much should I feed my French Bulldog puppy? As a general rule, introduce your pup to food at about 4 weeks, you’ll need to start slowly. I recommend introducing a quarter cup of softened kibble several times throughout the day.  As I mentioned my puppy prefers a little low-sodium chicken broth in hers.  You can also use just plain water.  I usually let it sit out a few minutes to absorb fully.  You can leave it out for them to sniff around and nibble but for no longer than twenty minutes.  After that be sure to remove it as it may spoil. At about 6 weeks of age, your pup will begin to transition to a diet of puppy food alone.   Remember, your puppy still needs to eat frequently and should be fed 3 times a day. They need about a cup and a half of kibble daily to meet their caloric needs.  I found this easiest to divide into half a cup servings three times a day.  Once your puppy reaches about 6 months of age you can begin to feed them according to their weight and activity level.  Typically you should not feed a French Bulldog more than 2 ½ cups of food a day.  Keep in mind, these are just general guidelines for feeding French Bulldog puppies.  If your dog is particularly active, or more of a cuddly couch surfer you may need to adjust their diet to fit their nutritional needs.   How often should I feed my French Bulldog puppy? Just like a human baby, growing pups are rapidly changing and have very specific dietary needs.   Once your puppy is weaned off its mother’s milk, typically around 6-8 weeks of age, you should begin feeding your pup 3-4  times a day. You may begin to introduce puppy mush, or wet dog food after 4 weeks of age.  Due to your puppies rapid growth, several meals throughout the day are necessary until about 6 months of age.  Their small stomachs simply aren’t mature enough to consume enough calories in one meal.  At about 6 months of age you can begin feeding twice a day. However, if you find your pup does well with the structure of being fed three times a day, there is no reason to stop.  What should I feed my French Bulldog puppy? It is important that your growing puppy\’s caloric needs are met.  You should be feeding your pup high-quality puppy food.  Adult dog food simply doesn’t meet a ...