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View Poll Results: Do you free feed or feed on a schedule? | |||
Free feeder here | 66 | 56.41% | |
Scheduled feeder | 45 | 38.46% | |
Both-different dogs, different feeding type | 6 | 5.13% | |
Voters: 117. You may not vote on this poll |
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04-09-2007, 07:45 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA
Posts: 8,986
| Free-feed or scheduled? Is your yorkie free-fed or fed on a schedule? |
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04-09-2007, 07:46 PM | #2 |
Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York
Posts: 3,107
| free feed |
04-09-2007, 08:04 PM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas
Posts: 564
| We used to free feed, because Kensington was always a "snacker". However, we've had to switch to scheduled feeding, because Paddington never lost all her pregnancy weight and is still a pound or so over-weight. Since they aren't as young and energetic as they used to be, we had to put them on a lite food and less of it at the recommendation of our Vet. The puppies do fine on the schedule - we just have to make sure our bigger one doesn't over-eat while our tiniest is getting enough. It seems to be working better now than the free feed.
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04-09-2007, 08:05 PM | #4 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | I free feed i guess i just don't get how to not do it lol i have 2 cats that eat the dog food so i never know who eats it lol
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04-09-2007, 08:08 PM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: bronx, new york
Posts: 255
| free feed |
04-09-2007, 08:10 PM | #6 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 6,111
| We free feed..seems to work well for us... Dawn |
04-09-2007, 08:11 PM | #7 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,090
| I feed her canned food morning and evening, but she has kibble available at all times |
04-10-2007, 01:57 AM | #8 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia
Posts: 261
| Their Kibble is free feed. Breakfast is 1/6 can each of food with their missing link mixed in.
__________________ Janelle -- And Ginger and Glory, too! In Loving Memory--Coriander (4/15/06-5/15/07) |
04-10-2007, 02:14 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York
Posts: 2,900
| I free fed Dior until i took her to puppy sch and found out it wasn't best. so now she eats 6 am and 6pm and so does her brother. |
04-10-2007, 04:45 AM | #10 |
Rocky's Slave 4 ever Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Astoria, NY
Posts: 1,607
| I free feed leave the kibbles out all day since i work i leave enough so if he get's hungry during the day he can eat from it.
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04-10-2007, 04:51 AM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manahawkin, NJ
Posts: 77
| There's no such thing as free feed at our house. If I put dry food in the dishes - they eat it right then and there. So it's a little dry food in the morning and their main meal around 3 or 4pm - I like to feed them early so they can digest and whatever before bedtime. Works for us.
__________________ Pat - 2dogs4me! aka The A Team ...whoops, make that 4 dogs now |
04-10-2007, 05:10 AM | #12 |
Owned by 3 furbabies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Posts: 2,546
| i always have food and water out for my babies
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04-10-2007, 05:13 AM | #13 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
Posts: 16,218
| Always scheduled! This way I know exactally what my dog is eating. All my dogs have always looked forward to breakfast and dinner with jest and have cleaned up everything in their dish. I can rest knowing they have their daily food intake and nutrition in them. Treats are free feed daily. |
04-10-2007, 12:23 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
Posts: 7,178
| Miko (my yorkie) is free fed dry food (prescription for his liver issues)...Emma (my maltese) I feed Merrick canned mixed with Merrick dry food 2x a day. They get little snacks throughout the day...Yogurt, apples(peeled and cut), banana(for Emma), etc. I am working on starting homecooking for both of them, but with Miko's condition, a LOT of research is involved...So it will be a little while before I implement this, but when I do switch over....Meals will have to be scheduled...
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04-10-2007, 12:40 PM | #15 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: .
Posts: 493
| We switched from scheduled to free feed when the new puppy arrived. But, we will go back to scheduled feeding soon. Scheduled meals help owners monitor pet's intake and realize if something is wrong. Helps regulate potty times too!!
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