what time for food?

MdDave · 03-08-2007, 11:14 PM

how often do you feed or did you feed your pup... i dont want him to get in the habbit fo eatin when ever he wants.. i want to make times for him... so houw often did you's put food out? thanks

losthwy · 03-09-2007, 02:00 PM

Half in A.M./half P.M. is what I do.

ranger56528 · 03-10-2007, 03:55 PM

Allways feed my Lab at the same time of day and only once a day.
2 PM give or take a half hour.Been doing it like that from 6 weeks old,Sam is 5yrs now......

Phil from Maine · 03-11-2007, 06:11 PM

I might be crazy but, I leave the water and food dish full all day and they eat what they want. I haven't had any problems like with this either. If I am taking them out hunting I will wait until I get back to feed them.

MdDave · 03-11-2007, 10:12 PM

when u feed him once a day u feed him a whole bunch or jus let him eat till he quits eatin... you do leave water out all day right... do you think this will hlep his potty training... he goes to the door but he jus wont give you anytime to get him outside.. i mean he runs to the door an bam hes done doin what hes got to do.

Doc E · 03-12-2007, 07:34 AM

How old are you talking about when you say "pup"?
Once you are off of a "little puppy schedule" of 3 or 4 feedings a day, you should feed two times a day about 12 hours apart.

There are problems with "Free Choice" feeding. In a very large (14 year long)study done by Purina, it was found that free choice feeding resulted in a shorter life expectancy, increased rate of arthritis, increased rate of gastric volvulous ("twisted gut"). One feeding per day also resulted in a greater incidence of Gastric Volvulous (twisted gut).
Another possible problem is that if your dog gets sick and goes "off feed" it can be very difficult to tell.

It takes a dog 12 to 16 hours to fully digest a meal.

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Blueditch42 · 03-12-2007, 06:19 PM

i have fed once a day at the same time every day and not had any problems what so ever.

MdDave · 03-12-2007, 09:06 PM

hes 10 weeks old.. right now theres jus a bowl of food out. i know that isnt the correct thing to do thats why i am askin how often i should feed him...prolly another dumb question but does this sound normal in young dogs he'll go to the door when he has to go outside but he jus wont wait. i mean its seems like he thinks in front of the door is good enough. wont give ya 10 seconds to put shoes on.. normal?