Hello,

Anyone walking their dog in the local park or town will notice the annual boom in new arrivals. Whatever your thoughts on the matter, there’s no escaping that from Christmas to the Spring is puppy season. 

If you have a puppy, you will make mistakes. There’s absolutely no shame in it — like human parents, no dog parent does things perfectly, no matter how good their intentions or deep their knowledge.  

Many of these mistakes are made around feeding puppies. Which is why we asked Irene Gunawan, Director of Research & Development at 5-star-rated Open Farm to list the five most common errors dog parents make.

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You can read what she said here: Five Common Mistakes When Feeding Puppies

She goes into more depth but the headline list is: 

• Lack of Hydration
• Inadequate Nutrition
• Inconsistent Feeding
• Overfeeding
• Too Much, Too Soon

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If you try it, please let us know how you get on. 

Take care,

The DFA Team
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