Feeding Questions

[ryanelguiri]

I used to free feed Timber, but he just got fat fed that way.

That's what I'm worried about with ella, especially with the cold winter up here she doesn't get the running that she is used to.

 

[Caro]

Hi Guys,

Our schedule just doesn't work that well sometimes to stay on a daily schedule exactly to a T. Do people generally leave the food out during the day, or do they feed at certain times? Are there benefits for either?

I have found that dogs do better on routines for feeding. If you never knew when you were going to be fed you would get pretty obsessive about food too! That way they know they get their food at a certain time or around a certain activity (eg before/after a walk) and they are more likely to eat all their meal and not scavenge thru bins and the like.

 

[ryanelguiri]

Thanks to everyone for replying. Renae and I have decided to change the feeding. I give it to her now in the AM always after I get back from the gym and her walk (around 9am) and then again at night around 7 (since one of us is guarenteed to get back home by then).