How to Feed a Schnauzer

Having a pet requires a lot of care, despite the fact that they are very strong and resistant animals. It is important to have a control of their health and nutrition with a good veterinarian, give them their vaccinations and ask for information on their best care.

Pets and especially schnauzers are very friendly with children and are very affectionate puppies, although they are always alert to any slight noise to bark. Therefore, it is recommended to teach them from puppies, to pay attention and also to control their emotions when they are in the presence of people outside the family group.

Schnauzers are of German origin and come in three sizes; we have the small, medium and large. They also come in different colored fur, some gray with black, some lighter tending to white, and some light beige.

They are excellent hunters, they will eat any small animal and they will hunt many mice, so you have to be very careful. Because sometimes the neighbors of other houses, put poison for mice and the mice come out of these dying. If your pet eats it, it will most likely be poisoned. If this happens you have to take it to the vet as soon as possible, before the poison kills it. Surely they put an antidote to save his life.

To find out if your schnauzer is poisoned, you will notice that it falls from one side to another, as if it were drunk and will begin to vomit everything it has in its stomach.  When you notice this, you should run and call the vet or take him immediately for assistance.

On the other hand, these animals, if given a good diet, can last up to 20 years of age.  But if you feed them wrong, they will surely have many health problems and their life will be shorter than normal. One of the negative things that this breed of dog has is that they are very delicate with their stomach and that they tend to get very sick when they do not receive the necessary nutrients for their well-being.

It should be noted that because they are sensitive to the stomach, they often suffer from  diarrhea or severe constipation, so if they are not treated, they can die have discomfort and pain. That is why it is very important to learn to make them a balanced diet and to know what the foods that harm their health are.

In this same order of ideas, it is important to be very aware that they do not lack water.  Since they are also very delicate for the kidneys and the liver. By letting your pet become dehydrated, it will become very weak and can fall into a very detrimental state of health. In such a way that they always have to have their container with water in a visible and accessible place for them. And as if it were a baby, we recommend that the water that you put in it is boiled, to prevent it from getting full of parasites and getting sick.

Pets are part of the family and we have to give them the best possible treatment and lots of love. Well, if you just put your schnauzer and lock him in a room and give him good food. But just, you see him for a little time at night; he will surely get sad and get sick with depression. That is why if you are going to have a schnauzer, you have to know that you have to dedicate special time to it, as you do with each member of the family.

They are very sensitive animals and if you do not manage their emotions in a healthy way, they can become depressed or very angry and aggressive. So it is important to give them a lot of love and affection.

If you like these pets and want to give them a special life by your side, and have a companion, through thick and thin, this breed is the best. Schnauzers are the best breed of dog. Of course we will give you the best recommendations, so that you make a diet, that you keep them healthy, strong and vigorous and so that they can accompany you for the next 20 years of your life.

It should be noted that if you have children, the schnauzer is a special gift and even more so if you buy them puppies. Since this will adapt to the treatment and affection of your children and they will have a friend to play with unconditionally. On the other hand, it has been shown that giving this type of breed to children is very important for their mental and physical development. Since being in contact with this pet. The immune system of children is strengthened and they develop more antibodies than children who do not have a pet.

In Spain and in many parts of the world, many people are buying a schnauzer. Since these offer a great company to people who live alone and have a small apartment.  Being a small breed, they easily adapt to any environment, of course always remembering that you have to take them out for a walk and to relieve them outside the home. Otherwise they will get stressed and sick from confinement in a small space.

Instructions for feeding a Schnauzer

1. The first thing we are going to mention is a list of things that you should not give your dog, because they irritate his stomach and greatly affect his digestive system.
2. Don’t give him onion, raw or cooked. The onion gives them a stomach ache, don’t give them garlic either. No way.
3. Avoid giving them canned food, do not give them flour every day, the flour dog has higher costs, but we only recommend that you give the dog flour once a week.
4. The flour bitch makes them styptic, and on many occasions if you give them too much. This grows a lot in the stomach and when they drink water, it causes them a lot of discomfort. That’s why when you give it; it has to be a small amount.
5. We recommend several recipes, so you can give your schnauzer a healthy and balanced meal.
6. The first is, with a cup of rice, you add some ripe banana shells, finely chopped, as small as you can. You put plenty of water in it so that it cooks well and you add about 5 chicken legs, of course to the chicken legs, you have to chop the nails that they have on their legs with the knife. This is because the nails cannot be digested.
7. Place the chicken legs to boil, in a separate pot for 2 hours, so that they soften well and you can easily cut or grind them. Then you mix them with the rice and that’s it.
8. With some lentils and some vegetables you can make him a dish, for example, you can make him a succulent soup. Of course, try to chop the chard, as small as you can. On the other hand, you can place the carrot scratched so that it gives it flavor and these fibers help them not to have constipation.
9. Another succulent dish is that you take some potatoes, wash them well and chop them into small squares, with the shell and everything. You put a little pasta on it and add a beef kidney chopped into squares as small as you can. All this is cooked for an hour with plenty of water, which is like a soup and you will see how your puppy eats this happily.
10. Another recipe would be with a little chicken liver, you put it to boil in a pot for an hour over low heat, then you add a piece of grated pumpkin, with a little rice, this will be like a pumpkin cream and will make you very good to you schnauzer.
11. If you have an electric mill, you can take all the fish and chicken bones. After boiling them in a pot for 4 hours, they will be very soft and you can mix them with a little rice. This will be exquisite for the schnauzer and very nutritious.
12. In the market you can get chicken heads at a very low cost, but you have to boil them for an hour and remove the beak, because the beak is not digestible for your dog. And then you can mix it with a little rice or lentils.

What do you need to feed a Schnauzer?

• Rice.
• Lentils.
• Chard.
• Carrots.
• Chicken legs.
• Chicken livers.
• Chicken heads.

Tips for feeding a Schnauzer

1. The first advice is very important, since many people think that dogs can eat salt. It is not like that, if you get him used to eating salt or putting salt in his food, in a short time he will have stones in his kidneys and this will cause severe pain that can even lead to death.
2. Also, do not add ice cubes, dressings, marinades or black or tomato sauces to the dog’s food. Do not add anything to it that has vinegar or pickles.
3. We recommend that when you put the food, you wash the dish well, because if it is full of fly droppings, your dog will surely get seriously ill.
4. When you put the food, do not put it hot, because it can burn the tongue and the digestive tract.
5. Make sure they always have fresh water. At room temperature not cold. And always in a visible and accessible place.
6. Do not give them whole chicken bones, because, when they bite them, they release splinters, these often stick inside and the pet dies from an internal infection.
7. Also, do not give your dog things that are sweet or that contain sugar, as this makes them fat and fill their heart and liver with fat.
8. Do not give them food with sauces or oils, this is very bad for them and in the long run it causes heart attacks.
9. Do not cook it or give it the fat from the skins of chicken or beef, at the moment the dog eats them but it will cause many diseases.
10. We recommend that you always include vegetables in recipes for your schnauzer such as potatoes, carrots, beets, cucumbers, chard, cauliflower, bananas, spinach, lettuce, cilantro, pumpkin, aborigines.
11. If you are going to give him leftover food from people, cook it well, since if the person has a virus or is sick, such as hepatitis. Your dog will get sick and you will have to spend a lot on treatments.
12. We recommend that you take your schnauzer for a walk every day for at least half an hour, so that it can drain energy and, if possible, have contact with other dogs close to your home.
13. It is also advisable to have a partner, so that they can groom themselves whenever they want and you can have puppies at home.
14. If you do not want to have puppies and raise them, then it is better that you take him to the vet and have him neutered if he is a boy. Or if it is female, they sterilize it, to avoid that when they are old, they do not get sick of their reproductive apparatus.
15. Finally, do not forget to give them a lot of love and affection; this is the best food, because without this ingredient, your pet will be sad and depressed.