With Kiwi we always free fed because he was always very lean and would "pick" at his food all day, so far with Lola we have tried free feeding and she finishes all of her dry food with no problem every day, she loooves to eat. I have a feeling the free feeding will be ending soon (haven't stopped yet because she is still so young and want to make sure she is eating often enough) but.... I don't want her to have "weight issues"