Puppy feeding schedule and amount

How much should I be feeding my 2 month old puppy? I give her half a can of food twice a day. I'm worried thats not enough. Should I buy hard puppy food to give as well?

Hello!   The very short answer is, 'I can't answer that,' not least because I have no idea about the size of your puppy, how much growing it's expected to do in the next few months or the calorie content of the food that you have chosen to feed (it's a bit like me asking a doctor:  'How much should I be feeding my child?' - there is no easy answer). However, some important points that people miss: 1) The amount of food depends on the protein and energy content of it.  Some pet-foods are completely inappropriate for puppies because there is not enough energy or protein within them per spoonful of food to pack sufficient nutrients into the puppy (especially given the limited size of most puppy's stomachs).   This is why you can get special puppy foods. 2) However- certainly historically - there has been no regulation about what a manufacturer can call 'puppy food' so just because it says this on the side, it doesn't help you much in the supermarket.  To be sure, get a food-type approved by your vet, which will have been scientifically shown to provide suitable nutrition for the pup.  Your veterinary receptionist will probably tell you which brands they approve in the space of a short phone call;  many vets do free puppy checks where they explain this more clearly. 3) Portion-size:   When you measure out portions of these particular foods, they often don't 'look like very much.'  We have to factor the size of the puppy in here.  We are used to looking at food on our own, shallow plates - and (I, at least) weigh considerably more than most adult dogs.  Puppies may need a lot less food. 4) Hard or soft:   I don't mind if you chose hard or soft food or a mixture, but I do mind that it has the right nutrition in it and your pup does not end up hungry or obese. I hope that this helps!