Puppies shih tuz; shih tzu nuvet plus ; shih tzu Wellness dog food;

Question
I have a litter of 5 Shih-Tzu puppies, they are 32 days old.  Yhey are showing interest in the food I feed their mom.  I would like to know if I should start offering them moist food at this time?  I have raised litters of Cocker Spaniels and they did not show interest in solid food until 6 weeks or older... shih-tzu's seem to be quite different LOL! Thanks for any advice I appriciate it a lot.

Answer
Nancy - BEST wishes on the new pups!!
I would love to help you all with the feeding.
How about you look for the following at your local pet store:

Innova PUPPY food / Dry
or
Wellness Puppy food / Dry
They are both quality dog foods ....

Give them the dog food but "wet" it with some water for about 5 minutes, before you feed it to them.
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Some Breeders like to buy the puppy formula and place 1/4 formula in a dish with 1-2 cups of the Dry food - mix it up and let the dry food take-in the Formula / and serve.
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Also, please start the babies out on some NuVET Plus Powdered Supplements... They can have the powder and then switch to the NuVET wafer treats after 16 weeks or more of age.
NUVET is a PLUS for any puppy thru adult...MOM can have some, too...

Call in and tell them Pet Nurse Marie told you to call - Ask about the 60 Day money back guarantee of the NuVET Plus - YOU will be wanting the 90 count of the Powder formula.
Each pup will only need 1/2 the dogage per day - Because they are still very small.
1-800-474-7044  use order code (81098) and ask how you can get the 15% OFF

or go here:  http://www.nuvet.com/81098   
Keep me posted on how they do with the new food and the NuVET...

Marie Peppers LPN MA
Ask the pet Nurse...
mtnmom@gci.net