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wolfie
12-11-2005, 09:12 PM
I used to feed twice a day, but I've been thinking that once a day would be fine. When she ate kibble, she usually didn't eat in the morning anyway. And now that she's getting raw, well, it's hard to devide a chicken breast in half!

Tollers-n-Dobes
12-11-2005, 09:14 PM
My dogs get fed twice a day (breakfast & supper).

animal_rescue
12-11-2005, 09:17 PM
twice, 6ish in the morning and then again around 3 or 4.

Shelteez2
12-11-2005, 09:17 PM
Mine get fed twice a day as well, even when they are being fed raw.
With raw meals they get their veggies in the morning and their rmb's at night. Cutting raw stuff in half isn't hard. I often cut turkey necks in half (as a whole one is too much for one dog).

wolfie
12-11-2005, 09:19 PM
Cutting raw stuff in half isn't hard. I often cut turkey necks in half (as a whole one is too much for one dog).
maybe I need better kitchen shears.

Suki Wingy
12-11-2005, 09:21 PM
1 1/4 cup dry kibble at about 6 am and again at about 6:30 PM after we have sat down to dinner

sammy101
12-11-2005, 09:26 PM
once a day.They get lots of treats though.

finn's mom
12-11-2005, 09:36 PM
I feed Finn a chicken leg quarter in the morning, and, one at night.

.sarah
12-11-2005, 10:01 PM
Twice a day, although I may start feeding Mandy only once a day as I just can't get the remaining 4 lbs off of her.

KYS
12-11-2005, 10:45 PM
I feed 2 times a day. Breakfast and an early dinner.

I figure if they are like me, I would be pretty grouchy if I could
only eat once a day. :p

luvofallhorses
12-11-2005, 10:59 PM
once a day, as sammy101 said, they get a lot of treats, too. :)

poofy
12-11-2005, 11:00 PM
Sammyj eats once a day, yollie i free feed still, she dont eat much at a time..
and they :) t treats 2 times a day..

IRescue452
12-11-2005, 11:28 PM
Twice a day, sometimes three times if I split up the evening meal. Sometimes I can hear Autumn's stomach growling before supper so I give her half early, usually if we've been playing outside or if we went for a big walk.

tz1
12-11-2005, 11:30 PM
Breakfast at 8am approximately, dinner at 6pm approximately :) lots of treats...and human food :D zero will eat anything we are eating..bananas, carrots, steak of course lol, cauliflower. leftovers from dinner...

we feed him a lot, but he is not out of shape at all...we exercise him a lot :D

Vette
12-12-2005, 03:26 AM
My dog can eat out of his food container anytime he wants.
but he usually only eats twice. once when he comes in from his afteroon outing... and then again at night. and hes given a few treats in his crate for a morning snack.

anna_66
12-12-2005, 08:48 AM
I free feed my dogs, but overall they ususally eat 1-2x's/day.

pitc9
12-12-2005, 09:01 AM
I used to feed twice a day, but during the hot summer months they don't seem to eat very well during the day so this past summer I started only feeding only once a day and have stuck to that since. But if they sniff their food bowls then I'll put some dry down for them to eat. There big meal each day is dry and canned they get after we eat our dinner.

MyLittleMutt
12-12-2005, 09:17 AM
I feed Samantha twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. She also gets alot of treats. I plan on cutting her back to once a day after she turns a year old.

lv4dogs
12-12-2005, 09:17 AM
I feed my guys twice a day.

Usually kibble (a few times a week it is raw) in the AM, about 6:15 am on weekdays and around 7-8 in weekends.

Mostly raw at night (1-2 times a week it may be kibble) at about 6-7:30 pm.

RobiLee
12-12-2005, 10:20 AM
Mine eat once a day. This seems to be what works best for us.

cyber-sibes
12-12-2005, 10:37 AM
Once a day at supper time, but they get treats several times a day. Then I give them a good snack at bedtime. Sometimes in the summer, I'll put out a little in the morning because once it gets hot, they don't want to eat at all.

Glacier
12-12-2005, 11:19 AM
Once a day in the evening. This time of year it's about 6pm and a little more food than in the summer. In the summer I don't feed til about 9.

The working dogs get a chunk of fish or meat after a run as well.

JenBKR
12-12-2005, 11:40 AM
Well, I give Roscoe food in the morning, but he usually doesn't eat it until around dinnertime. He usually likes to eat when I am cooking dinner. If he seems to be hungry later in the evening I'll give him a little more. He has put on a good bit of weight since we got him (I think he was about 75 lbs. or so when we got him and he just weighed in at 93 :eek: but he looks much better - I can't count his ribs anymore :) ).

pnance
12-12-2005, 11:40 AM
Usually twice, once in the morning before work and once at night after I get home. Bear would never forgive me if I only fed once a day. Although he'd be happy with free feed, he could eat his + the other dogs... ;)

ParNone
12-12-2005, 12:39 PM
Once a day, at night. I use to feed in the morning as well, but once they passed puppyhood, none of them seemed as interested in the breakfast meal. I do give them treats before I leave in the morning and some lil' tidbit from my plate at lunch. So they are getting a lil' something throughout the day, but their real meal is at night.

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k9krazee
12-12-2005, 02:09 PM
We feed in the morning (6ish) and in the evening (5:00pm). There is no way the dogs would let us forget their meals, even if we're late in feeding them dinner we have 5 angry, hungry dogs on our hands, lol.

BitsyNaceyDog
12-12-2005, 02:31 PM
Mine get fed once a day, in the evening. I feed them after Justin and I finish eating our supper, so the time varies.