In this video we're going to explain how to feed a Huskies
and about the uniqueness of this breed.
Everything about your pet
The first thing you should know is that a Huskies only eat when they are hungry.
They're not one of those dogs that are eating recurrently.
As adults they usually eat about twice a day
and as puppies three times a day.
If you see that your husky doesn't eat often, don't panic.
It's not a problem simply, they only eat when they are hungry.
Huskies are not gluttons.
The next point is the quality of the ingredients that we use.
Especially in the first period, when they're puppies, till nine months old,
it's very important to give them a diet that is rich in good ingredients.
It's very important, especially for fur issues, for dental issues,
for growth, for digestion issues...
It's something super, super, super delicate and we must pamper them
and look very carefully so that the dog grows healthy and strong.
Now, I'm going to talk about the ingredients that feed should contain.
There are 2 things that we must look at with great care,
and the first is the proteins of animal origin.
Conventional feed or the cheap one,
has a fairly low percentage of proteins of animal origin.
Dogs like Huskies, that need to eat a lot of protein
because they exercise a lot and unload a lot energy
also, as you already know, all dogs are carnivores,
they need a good feed.
For example ours feed ERA for puppies has 65% protein of animal origin
and for adults 60%.
It's good for them and this is what you have to look for
when you are looking for a feed for your dogs
and especially if it's Husky.
Another question that you asked me is: can huskies eat vegetables?
Huskies, as you already know, are descendants of wolves,
that in nature eat vegetables.
Therefore vegetables can be added to their diet.
There are feeds that contain them, like for example ERA.
Why do they need them?
Vegetables provide minerals and vitamins that dogs need.
So you should look for vegetables in a good feed, in quality feed.
The next point is how much feed should we give them, the rations.
As I said before an adult dog has to be fed twice a day and a puppy three times a day.
But the most important thing of all is that a Husky can't eat before going out for a walk
or very intense exercising.
You have to wait two hours.
That is, if you fed them, wait two hours and then you can take them for a walk.
It's very important.
The same thing happens after exercising or a high fatigue,
you have to wait 30 minutes to feed them.
For example dogs participating in competitions
before having an important competition, are not fed for this reason.
So remember these rules.
The next point: say no to boring diets!
Be careful with that.
What happens if for example you would eat potato omelette every day?
The time will come when you will hate it so much, you won't be able to look at it.
This also happens to dogs and especially to Huskies,
who are very dainty and they like to eat the best.
What can you do with this?
There are two techniques.
The first one that I don't usually recommend,
because I don't like it very much is to change their feed every four months.
Especially for other flavour.
This can cause digestive problem, because of feed change and that's why I don't like it.
What I prefer to do is put a surprises in the feed.
What kind of surprises?
We can put something that they like a lot, like for example snacks, that I have here.
These snacks are healthy so we can give them without any problem.
Sometimes I put small portions of them hidden inside the feed
so dog is surprised during eating.
Other thing you can do, because we don't want to always do the same,
we are looking for diversity,
we can give to a dog a raw food.
Take some chicken or other meat that you have at home and mix it with the feed.
Obviously use things that they can eat and they like so that they enjoy eating.
And you will see that they can't wait to eat,
because they will always expect for a surprise in front of them.
Another very important issue is when we should change from puppy to adult feeding.
It's a recurring question.
It's depends a lot on the breed.
Depending on the type of breed, we can change it sooner or later.
In the case of Huskies that are a medium breed,
we can change their diet after the year.
When they are one year old, we can change the feed to an adult feed,
but we have to do it gradually.
Mixing it little by little with old feed so digestive system can adapt.
This process can take a week, up to two weeks.
And finally we change the feed completely.
In general these are the important points
that we have to take into account about feeding a Husky.
But you have to know why do we do this? Why do we look at feeding as much?
As I've told you before, their feed affect their teeth, their dental health,
affects their fur, affects their joints, their muscles, affects their digestive system.
As you can see, it's very important
therefore you must choose a feed that has very good quality,
is 100% safe and has all these characteristics that I've mentioned.
If you don't then some problems may appear, you will see it yourself.
With a lower quality feed, dog may not want to eat it, its coat will be less dense,
hair may start to fall off and generally you might notice that your dog is much sadder.
So be careful, look for a suitable feed for you dog that also your vet is recommending.
I'll take this opportunity to explain also
how to choose the right feed piece size for your dog.
It's very important for your dog's dental care,
the act of chewing is very important.
Every dog has different mouth, some have smaller others larger,
some have smaller teeth, others larger.
So you have to find the feed that best suits their mouth and their teeth.
Let's start with puppies.
I'm going to talk about feeds from ERA,
but surely you will also see this in the feed that you buy regularly.
In ERA, it's quite well reflected, because
we can choose between feed for large breed dogs, medium breed dogs
and small breed dogs.
If you have a Chihuahua, it's very easy, you choose feed for the small breed dogs.
If you have a French Bulldog, a Husky or a Border Collie,
you choose feed for medium breed.
And if you have a super large dog such as Mastiff or St. Bernard,
some kind of these breeds, you should choose feed with large pieces,
which is the large breed feed.
So for puppies it's very simple.
For adults, we also separate them.
In ERA there is a feed for small ones, like Chihuahua, Miniature Pinscher,
small breeds that in adulthood are small in size.
And then the same size of feed pieces for medium and large breed dogs.
It's a great choice for a Boxer or a dog similar in size.
Thanks to this feed is very easy to digest, because it's in the size they need.
And now time for Cuniadvice.
CUNIADVICE
Today's Cuniadvice has two parts.
The first advice is about biting.
They need either dental snacks, that are very good for dogs
or some type of toy that they can chew,
because this is also very important part of caring for dental health.
And the second advice is also a warning, so remember it and be careful.
Can you can give any kind of meat to a Husky?
No. What do you have to watch out for?
Chicken bones.
You can't give chicken bones to the Husky or to any other dog.
Chicken bones are very fragile and they can break during eating
and get stuck in throat or stomach.
They are forbidden.