Well, since Cody always seemed hungry and seemed to forage for food, the vet suggested 2 small meals a day. Tried it but it messed up his"clock", he wouldn't eat the morning meal, so I went back to 1 meal at EXACTLY 530P(believe me, he will let you know and with the time change this weekend he pestered me at 430p!!)He'll eat no matter what, so I became less concerned. He is far from the poor starving wretch of a dog! He gains weight faster than a speeding bullet and I am concerned about his hips. He gets a milkbone and Bonz during the day as a treat. I have to control ME because those pitiful eyes can lure me into anything. The stinker. He loves yogurt, apples, oranges, peaches. I am working on not giving him the dreaded, evil rawhide bone at night, breaking a 7yr old habit. On rare occassions, i give him 1/2 cup of dried rice krispies before bed. He loves french fries (don't we all) but they give him messy you know what. (Burger King is his favorite FYI) Milk products make him sick too (Lactate intolerate like me!) A piece of cheese cut into small pieces so he thinks he's getting a lot is a treat for commands and I use dried beef liver - the kind they use at Westminster. He would go thru hound-hell and back for that. We also use small pieces of liverwurst for vitamins and Cosequin pills. That's enough. After his surgeries and lectures from the vets, I watch his weight like a hawk. I can immediately tell by his waistline. He went from over 125 to 98 (he just lost 2 lbs in 2 months)and I'm aiming for 90. He'll be 9 in Dec and i want to add on many more healthy years.