Do Pocket Beagles eat a lot?
Pocket Beagles, when fed a recommended, premium quality food actually need only one or two cups per day. It is very easy to overfeed, as most pocket beagles are “good eaters” so you must monitor their weight carefully. If you try to feed a cheaper, grocery store type food, you will be feeding almost twice as much (up to five cups) to maintain the same weight, so no money is saved with this practice, and you’ll end up scooping twice as much poop. It is important to remember that rapidly growing puppies need to consume approximately twice as much volume of food per pound of their own body weight as do adult pocket beagles. You will need to gradually increase the portion amounts as your puppy grows, then begin to again reduce the intake to the proper amount for maintenance as he approaches maturity. Most dog foods will include a chart regarding suggested amounts of daily intake right on the bag. Use these charts as a guide, modifying the amounts slightly as necessary to maintain your pock
