Feeding schedules

Baxter'smybaby

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Do you feed your dog once a day, twice a day, what is your schedule?

Just curious to know what others do.
 

smkie

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Twice. Half the daily amount in the morning and again in the evening. I use to feed once a day but they seem to much prefer this. Mary does not get near as hungry and keeping her stomach in good working order is a must. Somtimes Victor will eat his, sometimes not. SAme for Pepper.
 
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Twice a day, and most days they get a few odd things in between . . . peanut butter sandwich is most common. I just adjust the next meal according to how active they've been.
 
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I free feed too.When I had my other dogs I would feed 2xs a day.I have noticed with Teddy that he never eats alot at a time so free feedings better for him.
 

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for kenya:

7 a.m and 7 p.m so twice a day

and kenya always gets late night snack at 9:30 before bedtime. Usually its little tidbits from dinner, or when im done with my vanilla ice cream i let her lick the bowl, or some chicken hearts/healthy treats
 
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Duke eats twice a day. 12am and 12pm. Hamish is sort of free feed. He gets his food twice a day but can eat it throughout the day. No time limit for him to finish. If he eats to fast he pukes and if he's hungry he pukes.Who am I kidding if he stands in one spot he pukes,he's a nasty dog, lol. So this works best for him.
 

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Twice a day. Once in the morning and once in the evening.. But if she doesnt eat all her morning meal the leftovers stay in the bowl until she eats it.
 

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That is pretty much what VIctor and Pepper do. Mary has finally learned i will bust her if she goes for it so she has for the most part stopped trying.
 

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In the AM after their morning walk (which can range from 6-12, I know I'm terrible) they get either a raw or kibble meal. They get a bit more for breakfast (usually 8 oz of raw, or 3/4 cup of kibble) than dinner.

In the afternoon, they get either a Kong stuffed with raw/canned food/meats/veggies/etc, a RMB, or a bully stick.

They are fed at least a good handful of treats on their walks and training sesh's.

In the PM (usually around 8), they get 4-6 oz of Primal pre-made raw. I feed it either as frozen cubes or stuffed in a Kong/ball.

They both race to their beds at night, because they get either a few Sojos cookies or a dried turkey patty before bed.
 

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Twice a day, morning and evening. In the morning if I don't sit down (like, I'm in a hurry to get to work and just feed her and leave), she almost NEVER eats the food. So if it's still there in the evening, that counts as her dinner, she doesn't get extra.

I also feed my cat two meals, one at the same time as Luna's dinner, and another before I go to bed. I don't feed her in the morning because she's a TERRIBLE begger. I feed her at those two times because that's usually when we go outside for a walk. I let her out of the house, knowing that she wants to get back in to get her meal... it keeps her from running off. :)
 

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Twice a day for the adults, three times a day for Ripley at the moment until he's a bit older. :)
 

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Twice a day normally, 7:30 am and 5:00 pm. When competing more than one day in a row, 3 - 4 times a day, that depends on how many days we are competing and how much during each day.
 

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Twice a day and I vary the amount by what I think we're going to do that day, or what we have done. He also gets tidbits and such.
 

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I feed once a day. Since we are working of a schedule with the girls and all it's been easier to train because I do that in the morning when they are hungry. I've noticed if I feed twice a day food rewards don't hold that high of value than they do if they are hungry.
 

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