Any need to add things to a puppy's diet ?

Following on from JudyN's advice on puppy food being balanced already, which made sense - is there any point in supplementing my 4 month old's diet with anything in addition to her dry puppy food ?

She seems quite happy with it, and of course she gets a variety of treats like small bits of sausage when I'm training her.

I did give her a bone from the butcher's a few weeks ago, and although she loved it, she got bad diarrhea from it...

My pup gets food added into his dry food its something ive done with all off them but thats me everyone is different. I give some boiled egg, scrambled egg, tuna tried salmon but it was a bit rich for Rolo, natural yoghurt, pure pumpkin, cottage cheese and sometimes grated cheese. That's all I can think off at the moment.
But like trying anything new just give little so your pup doesn't get an upset tummy .

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Diet is anything by mouth, so chew toys, wood splinters, trash picked up in the street, & plastic bits from a chewed doll can all be part of a pup’s diet.
Management to keep them from eating or gnawing dangerous stuff is important. Leashes, fences, a shipping crate, baby gates, moving the kitchen can into a closet the dog can’t open, etc, all help.

Safe durable chewables, such as antler (whole round sections, not sawn in half - sharp bits can snap off), sterilized marrow bones stuffed & frozen, cow hooves, various horns, etc, are very valuable busywork for pups & dogs; chewing is a relaxing self-rewarding activity, it soothes dogs & keeps them happily occupied.
Chewing is a normal lifelong behavior, it is WHAT they chew that matters - baseboard & chair legs will be on the menu, if apropos items are not provided & the pup is not confined when s/he cannot be supervised.

raw meaty bones should be frozen to reduce bacteria, then thawed in the frij in a bag, to give to the dog; leave them out for 2 or 3 hours, rinse the saliva & critters off with hot tap water, refreeze. // U can do that 3 to 4 times, then pitch the leftover in the trash.

Solid rubber or tooth-friendly synthetic toys are also good, such as the Orbee ball from Planet Dog; it’s durable, kind to teeth, it floats, it bounces, & it’s recyclable when it’s eventually worn out.

- terry

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Whippylove said:

My pup gets food added into his dry food its something ive done with all off them but thats me everyone is different. I give some boiled egg, scrambled egg, tuna tried salmon but it was a bit rich for Rolo, natural yoghurt, pure pumpkin, cottage cheese and sometimes grated cheese. That's all I can think off at the moment.
But like trying anything new just give little so your pup doesn't get an upset tummy .

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We also give boiled egg (including shell), yoghurt, cheese. We couldn't find pumpkin so went for butternut squash which is the closet we could get (this started before halloween )
Carrots always go down well too and she loves to play with, and eventually eat, a cherry tomato.

Haven't tried butternut squash or carrot mine love peas, i take it you give the carrot peeled and raw?

I supplement with well, supplements - haha, different daily vitamins; right now which are primarily a multi-vitamin & joint support supplements. When I remember to get them; some sort of fish oil supplements. Otherwise; I don't go out of my way to supplement with more foods. I do add additional items to my dogs kibble, though - because I wouldn't want to eat the same brown bits everyday. So I feed also a canned wet food, I'll add RAW toppers/meats, fruits, veggies, egg, yoghurt, whatever I happen to have that dogs can have.