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Post by formerpea on Aug 4, 2014 15:59:38 GMT
We have 4 large dogs. They are fed 1c of kibble, mixed with 1/2 can dog food in the am & 2 bowls of kibble are left out for them. They are extremely active (they run in the woods & romp all day) they are quite satisfied.
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Post by Nanner on Aug 4, 2014 16:38:36 GMT
We feed our guy twice a day. Once at 5:30 a.m., which he eats immediately, and again at 5:30 p.m., which he grazes at. We leave it there for an hour, then remove it. It's usually not all gone by the time we remove it.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 4, 2014 16:42:06 GMT
I feed Gingersnap twice a day - when I get up and around 6:00. He doesn't run right over and start eating though - he will leave the food until he is ready to eat it, so there is often food out all day if he wants it.
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Post by shevy on Aug 4, 2014 16:44:28 GMT
I guess I don't understand those who say they won't leave food out all day because the dog will over eat and get fat. When I was a kid, we free fed our poodle. Meaning, we kept the food bowl full all the time and she ate whenever she was hungry. She wasn't overweight until later in life and by that time she had avanced Addison's Disease that played a role in that. I think we'll keep putting the food down at feeding times and our pup can just graze.
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Post by linda~lou on Aug 4, 2014 17:13:36 GMT
I have a dish of dry food out all the time but give each of my pups a little bit of wet food every morning. this is exactly what I do. I have 2 little girls, shih tzu and lhasa and they just graze whenever the mood hits, they don't overeat at all, their bowls are rarely empty at the end of the day. I feed them soft food once a day which they inhale!!!
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 4, 2014 17:15:27 GMT
We just leave food in the bowl and they eat as they need.. They don't hoard it all till gone or anything.. We might have to fill bowl once every other day...
Edited to add after reading responses... we feed the dogs dry food. Neither are overweight.. our Shih-Tzu is 12 pounds and has always been 12 pounds. The husky is about 45-50 pounds and is always in that range. The husky does love her bacon treats so we do have to watch those or she could eat a whole bag... DH gives them to her about twice a day. The Shih-Tzu used to love them, but she is SO old and can barely get around anymore so she isn't really even interested in treats unless it is is put right in front of her nose.. (she can't see or hear) bless her little heart.
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Post by papersilly on Aug 4, 2014 17:17:43 GMT
twice a day at the same time. if the bigger dog doesn't feel like eating the morning, she will leave her food until dinner and then eat. the little one has been leaving some food in the morning and then snacking on it about a 1/2 hour before dinner. he still manages to have a full appetite for dinner even after snacking.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 17:19:41 GMT
Our pup gets dry food and water all day, however, we crate him while we are at work so he only gets to eat in the am and the evenings.
He eats when he wants and we don't have a weight issue so it works for him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 17:41:16 GMT
Our pup gets dry food and water all day, however, we crate him while we are at work so he only gets to eat in the am and the evenings.
He eats when he wants and we don't have a weight issue so it works for him.
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Post by Peal on Aug 4, 2014 18:55:57 GMT
We have a Boxer/Lab. DH feeds our dog 1 c in the morning on his way out the door for work. She generally inhales that. Then I feed her 1 c again in the evening when we are sitting down to dinner. She looks at it, then sits by the dinning table looking mournfully at us until we are done. Then she will go eat her dinner after we have disappointed her yet again on the food front.
She gets the occasional treats during the day. But those are never consistent. She is on the high end of her normal weight range but hasn't slipped into overweight yet. She is 4.
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Post by scrapsuzy on Aug 5, 2014 1:32:42 GMT
Grym gets fed twice a day. He knows when it is feeding time, for sure! He waits while we put his dry food in his bowl, and won't eat until we say "Free." Then he eats it all, nothing left to graze. The only other food he gets is if we forget to pick up the cats' bowls.
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Post by megop on Aug 5, 2014 1:39:10 GMT
Depends on the dog. They can have food addictions too. Eating out of boredom etc. Have to assess what works best for pet health in my opinion.
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Post by whipea on Aug 5, 2014 1:58:50 GMT
2 x a day. Morning about 8AM and evening about 6-6:30. Three dogs, various sizes. At each feeding the 90+ pound boy - 2 cups, the 65 pound girl - 1 1/2 cups and the little guy at 45 pounds about 3/4 of a cup. In the AM, they have a few spoons of wet mixed in with kibble, night is just kibble. They always eat everything in the morning and at night they graze. Funny though, they will only eat the food in their own bowl. The larger two are thin (Greyhounds)but muscular in good shape and the little guy is a tad stocky, but the vet says he is not overweight.
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Post by tracylynn on Aug 5, 2014 2:00:24 GMT
My dog food dish always has food in it. He typically eats when I eat in the evening - but can eat anytime he wants.
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Post by drivingmisscrazy on Aug 5, 2014 2:00:41 GMT
With our vizsla, we free feed. He burns so much energy and we have such a hard time keeping weight on him, this works best. Depending on the day, he might have 2 cups, might be 4 cups.
Our cavaliers are prone to obesity, so they get fed at specific times.
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Post by momofkandn on Aug 5, 2014 2:21:41 GMT
The lab you see in my profile pic doesn't inhale her food so we can keep the bowl full all the time. She doesn't overeat. In fact, she doesn't touch it unless we are home. Most of the time I fill the bowl twice a day. Probably about a cup to a cup and a half. I've never measured it. She does get occasional treats. She's not overweight.
I've had dogs that had to be fed at scheduled times and dogs that self regulate. It all depends on the dog.
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Post by jen4 on Aug 5, 2014 2:44:29 GMT
My two Boxers gets fed twice a day, around 8 am and between 5:30 -6 pm, I cup of kibble with warm water in the morning and 3/4 cup kibble mixed with 1/4 wet dog food at dinner time. The 8 yr old takes his time eating while the pup at 8 months eats within 30 seconds when given to her. The pup would eat the leftovers of the older dog's food to finish it up. Both gets treats occasionally during the day and at bedtime.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 2:51:23 GMT
First off, your dog's obsession with the gophers make me smile!
Stella eats twice a day most days. I feed her 1 cup in the morning and if she eats it before we eat dinner I give her another cup. Sometimes she doesn't eat in the morning so I leave it for the evening.
We changed foods because the vet suggested it - she hated the food and only ate once a day. We recently changed again and she loves it. Maybe your pup is tired of his food?
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Post by jjpswife on Aug 5, 2014 2:58:07 GMT
We have free-fed all our dogs from the day they've come home with us. I love it. They eat when they are hungry and it frees us up not to worry about feeding times. Our dogs are not overweight...which is particularly important for the Doxie.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 5, 2014 3:48:29 GMT
We have a dalmatian. We put food in her bowl in the morning and then again when she has emptied her bowl. I don't measure, just fill the bowl. She doesn't over eat and isn't over weight. She might get 1 treat a day, but that's pretty hit or miss.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 5, 2014 3:53:35 GMT
Your dog eats green beans? I leave the food down and refill when empty. She doesn't overeat and isn't overweight.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 5, 2014 4:08:39 GMT
We feed three times a day since Koda is on a diet. He scarfs his food at each meal. Nita is given her food at the same time but in her crate. She eats when she wants.
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Post by wholarmor on Aug 5, 2014 4:39:09 GMT
We feed Yuki twice a day. She'll paw at her dish to remind us to feed her sometimes, lol. Sometimes she doesn't finish all the food in her bowl, though. It's weird.
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Post by shevy on Aug 5, 2014 4:40:52 GMT
Your dog eats green beans? I leave the food down and refill when empty. She doesn't overeat and isn't overweight. Yep. He loves them. I give him a lot of specific people food as treats instead of buying a lot of store treats. But never from our plates. I can set my dinner plate on the side table in the living room, walk away for 10 minutes and he won't touch it. But he gets beans nog with other veggies and fruit as treats.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 5:06:40 GMT
We free-feed our 2 Shelties. Food is out all day and they eat at their leisure. It's been my experience that scheduled feedings lead to them wolfing it down and then throwing it up. With food out all the time, they don't have the desire to binge eat.
Our cats, on the other hand, get fed on a schedule.
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Post by pridemom on Aug 6, 2014 0:35:23 GMT
My dogs are fed in the evening. One nibbles, and while the other eats his in ine sitting, he leaves the nibbler's alone.
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