Originally Posted by janedee
you need to find out how much food is needed daily and split it into about 3 meals until puppy is 6 months - and then split into 2 meals - the amount will change according to age and weight and if its dry food always have water available. Personally I have never understood crating a dog even when I was breeding Labs and had 9 of them loose never had to crate just time and training needed
I thought that way too. But with a lot of puppys /dogs leaving them free to roam while people are at work they chew , potty in the house etc. Good way to get a dog returned. Not all breeders are responsible enough to train their puppies. I fostered and the best thing I could to set the adoption up for success was crate train. Dogs don't go where they sleep and learn to hold it. That makes it easier to train during the day. I was one of the few fosters that housetrained puppies. My puppies also went home with a written schedule , 1 weeks food pre measured, toys and a quilt.:-)