Initially, it may help to place the puppy's feet in the mixture and allow him to lick it off until he learns what it is. Gradually add less and less milk to the mixture until by six to eight weeks the puppy is eating solid food. Remember, weaning is often a messy process. The puppy should be allowed to develop cleaner habits at his own pace. That is, allow the puppy to be a puppy.
Puppies have large nutritional requirements but small stomachs.
They need to eat about six times a day in order to get the amount of food they need to develop properly. By the time they are 6 months old, they only need to eat two or three times per day. An adult dog only needs to eat once a day. The food fed to the puppy must be labeled as puppy food. Adult dog food does not have the proper amounts of vital nutrients that the puppy needs.