It's hard to say. I kind of prefer scheduled feedings. I have a dog that would be fine with either, I think. He's pretty good at self regulating.
He's on more of a schedule in the last few months than he's ever been. I give him 1/4 cup of kibble in the AM with a bit of wet mixed in and that's his breakfast. Sometimes he seems hungry in the afternoon so I'll split it up in the 3 meals (1/4 AM, 1/4 afternoon, 1/4 PM) but that's totally not necessary. I usually do the 3rd meal if he's had a lot of activity for the day or whatever.
Anyways both are do-able. But I do prefer scheduled feeding. It's made his pooping more consistent too. I tend to just wing it with him. More activity usually = more food, more frequent. Less activity = a bit less food, two meals. He will let me know when he's hungry. But even if I were to pour 3/4 cup into a bowl, he would probably keep himself on the same schedule and not over-eat. |