Your Boxer most likely has a never ending appetite and there are a vast array of commercial dog foods you can choose from in order to satisfy their hunger! You dog needs to have a diet that is adequately balanced with all the essential nutrients, but how do you know if the diet your feeding is good enough? The type of food you feed your Boxer can have an impact on their health, leading to similar digestion problems that you see in humans.
Changing their diet or even a trip to the local Vet may be in store for your dog if they are continually having abnormal bowel movements.
If you are feeding your Boxer a commercial diet then you need to study the ingredients carefully as the quality of the different diets can vary enormously between different brands.
To make sure that you are feeding your dog a diet that is nutritionally balanced you may consider feeding them a home cooked diet.
You need to include a protein source such as chicken or beef, it is recommended to leave out fish because of the potential problems with bones.
In the wild dogs are in fact omnivores which means that not only do they eat meat but they also east some dry grasses and fruits if available therefore you need to include these in your diet.
Good foods that you can include are carrots, pumpkin or potato.
How much you feed your Boxer depends on the size of your dog.
Monitoring your dog's weight closely and adjusting the amount you feed them according to what they need is the best way to monitor their weight.
You can make your Boxer work for its food as a way of keeping them entertained.
You can get some toys that you can hide their food in and what often works well is walking them before you feed them their dinner.
