How long does it take to soak dog food? What should I do if my dog food is not soft?
Usually, if you soak your puppy and dog food in room temperature water, it will be fine for about 15-20 minutes. If you soak it in warm water at about 30-40 degrees, it will be fine for 10-15 minutes.
Professional puppy and adult dog food, the surface is hard to touch, but the actual soaking process is also somewhat different. Relatively speaking, puppies and dog food is easier to soak and soft. Under the same soaking conditions, puppies and dog food may only take about 15 minutes to soak, while adult dog food may take 25-30 minutes to soak.
Whether it is puppy or adult dog food, the feeling of touching with your hands is hard. However, if such hard dog food is directly given to newly weaned puppies, it will easily increase the dog's stomach and intestinal burden and lead to gastrointestinal discomfort. Therefore, you must first soak the dog food to soften it.
The editor once conducted a comparative experiment, which was to soak puppies and dog food and warm dog food in cold water respectively. The result of soaking is that the soaking time of dog food in warm water will be shorter, and puppies and dog food is easier to soak softer than adult dog food.
Generally speaking, it can be soaked in warm water for about 10-15 minutes to soak it softly. If soak it for 30 minutes, the dog food can be easily crushed. Compared with adult dog food, in order to meet the needs of adult dogs, the texture of the dog food will be relatively hard and the time it takes longer to soak softly. However, generally, the dog food can be soaked very softly for 20-30 minutes, and it can be crushed very easily.