Gayle. Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Twice daily here. Mine get a raw chicken leg each for breakfast and their kibble or main meal (sometimes raw bones) for dinner. I do it this way for better weight management and it seems to keep them on a fairly even keel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 About 5 times a day. Amber has to have tiny, frequent meals for her liver condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) Mine get one main meal which is at night. They do get a small brekkie though in the form of a Kong and/or treat ball when we leave for work. Nights we are at training they don't generally get a real dinner, just training treats. Edit: My big boy throws up if he has nothing for breakfast, so he at least has to have something tiny! Edited December 3, 2011 by wuffles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianca.a Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Once a day here. She used to eat twice a day but would not eat her breakfast so for about 6 months she has just has dinner - at random times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktig Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Twice a day for me, but my pup's still only 6 months old. Haven't decided whether I'll keep him to that, or just make it the one meal once he's done growing, I'll probably just keep to the 2 meals a day but if he gets fussy, he'll be only getting the one. I tend to make breaky either a bone or a kong or a bit of a treasure hunt to keep him occupied then make up for it at dinner which works well for us at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I feed according to the dogs requirements as not all dogs have the same metabolism or the same needs. Younger dogs/older puppies need twice daily feeds, dogs that don't hold condition need more than one feed per day, dogs that are 'good doers' need only one feed, and so it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 normally twice but sometimes I skip a meal, like last night, meat wasn't thawed out so I decided they could have a fast. This is what we do too. When we had ACD's as adults they were only fed once a day but the dogs we currently have - a grey and a tiny pap X - I am more comfortable feeding twice daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) So you think Cavs are vocal at dinner time you should try 5 GSDs, enough to wake the dead :laugh: Them too huh? It even drive my GSD nuts, he just sit on his bed waiting patiently with a pained look on his face while they carry on. Even when told to hush they sit there trembling and whining softly. Then when realeased from their "sit/stay" they do a comical running on the spot and almost slide into the dishes routine ala an old Hanna Babera cartoon effort. Edited December 4, 2011 by LizT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I feed twice a day exactly 12 hours apart due to Monte's needs and his meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Twice a day here for large and small breeds. They also get a small serve of live culture yoghurt and goats milk just before bedtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niques Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Twice a day. Dry food in a treat ball for breakfast and bones for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clover Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 My guys get breakfast as their main meal, and most nights get a bickie before bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 There is no routine in this house as such - done deliberately as I do not want a dog which hassles me when it thinks it should be fed. Breakfast goes into the bowl before I leave for work and gets eaten during the day. If he's had a big run before work then he does not get breakfast left. Dinner - its when I feed it to him. If there is still food in his bowl I don't feed him but if he eats that in the evening I will add some more at bedtime. Other times he gets fed when I get home or later in the evening and other times he does not get fed at all as he does not need 2 meals a day every day of the week. This is what I do also. They usually get a bone/treat once a day also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Once a day only here. I'm surprised by how many people feed 2 or 3 times a day for adult dogs Why surprised? Our adult dogs have always been fed twice a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Once a day only here. I'm surprised by how many people feed 2 or 3 times a day for adult dogs Why surprised? Our adult dogs have always been fed twice a day. I eat three times a day, so I think it only natural that my furkids get fed twice a day (plus healthy training treats) Same amount of food, just divided in two. If I ate the same amount of food in just one meal, I don't think it would do me any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I don't think I could keep weight on my girl if I only fed her once a day - she eats a lot of food, more than I'm willing to feed in one sitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighton Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I don't think I could keep weight on my girl if I only fed her once a day - she eats a lot of food, more than I'm willing to feed in one sitting. If you feed the same amount of food in one meal, that you are currently feeding in two meals, your dog will maintian weight better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 What I'm saying is I'm not willing to feed all that food to her in one sitting, she is only a small dog who eats a lot of food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I don't think I could keep weight on my girl if I only fed her once a day - she eats a lot of food, more than I'm willing to feed in one sitting. Same here. I do not want my dogs to have an empty stomach for 24 hours and I wouldn't feed their whole daily ration in one meal. Bloat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I don't think I could keep weight on my girl if I only fed her once a day - she eats a lot of food, more than I'm willing to feed in one sitting. Same here. I do not want my dogs to have an empty stomach for 24 hours and I wouldn't feed their whole daily ration in one meal. Bloat!!! Agree.I have greyhounds so as advised by the rescue group I got them from two meals a day.Plus I feed my two before I go to work at 5am.That's a long time to wait for another feed and yes my biggest fear with one large meal...bloat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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