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Originally Posted by Britster  I find that dogs who are free fed either are super picky and barely eat (because they know food is always available) or are just hounds and eat WAY too much lol.
I don't really like it. I know it works for some dogs. But I prefer to know exactly how much he is eating and when. I can also this way know if he likes a particular food or doesn't, or if he's not feeling well (it's not normal for him not to eat, etc) and just have him on a good schedule.
Sometimes, I sort of free-feed in a way... because sometimes at breakfast time, I will 1/4 cup of kibble into his bowl and sometimes he wants to eat in the AM and sometimes he doesn't until noon or so. But it's still a certain amount just for him. Then at dinner, he gets a bit of wet food or something else mixed in with the dry. |
Exactly. I personally think it is so Important to know how much your dog eats, how much he can eat, and how much he “wants” to eat. I think it is great also because if I had to tell the Vet how much Peanut ate that day, I would be able to tell him by looking in his bowl!
Brit we pretty much feed the same way- and I find that it works great. We can’t schedule feed and I don’t want to free feed so I think what we do is perfectly in the middle!!
