transitioning to feeding twice

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KarenW

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Been feeding prancer 1/3 cup three times a day since I brought him home . Would like to get to a routine of 2 times then eventually 1 time daily. I fed my last dog one time daily but honestly can not remember if I made the transition or always did it that way.prancer always seems starving though now n when the half hour of the three times comes he is pacing kitchen. He is now about 4 1/2 months . Is it two soon ? How did you go about this ? Or is it best to keep to three times or at the most two times Thanks for input. By the way his crate training at night after a few nights of him whining n me wearing ear plugs he finally realized he was staying put till at least 5 am
.thanks for the encouragement on tht.
 
Sorry I don't have an answer for you. A always fed only twice a day.

But I am glad to hear the crate training at night is going well.
 
I feed three times a day until puppies are 6 months old, unless they're really gaining weight and looking too plump. Depending on what food you're feeding, I'd keep that schedule for now. In another month or so, you can start phasing out the lunch meal -- give less and less each day until it's gone, and increase the a.m. and p.m. feeding to say, 1/2 cup, again depending on the food your puppy is eating.

I've always fed my dogs twice a day, morning and evening. The canine digestive tract breaks down food better that way than feeding once daily, when the dog gets a lot of food and then fasts for 23 hours. I know some people do feed this way successfully though, so it depends on what works for you and your pup. The most common method is twice-daily feedings though.
 
I've always fed twice a day. I too have understood that the canine digestive system functions better when eating twice a day. I feed Cookie once every 12 hours (6 am, 6 pm). Dogs are creatures of habit and Prancer will be likely to pace the kitchen at that usual time. Doesn't mean he's starving. But I agree with phasing it out little by little and not all at once. And I too know of people who do only feed once a day and their dogs are ok.
 
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