Feeding schedule poll - YorkieTalk.com Forums

alaskayorkie · 10-18-2005, 10:10 PM

I read something that said dogs she be fed at the same two times each day, then the bowl should be removed. But we lead such an odd lifestyle, we're seldom home at the same two times every day. So we keep a full bowl of food out all the time. So far, it's worked with Eddie. He doesn't overeat.

I was just wondering if we're the only ones. Here's a poll. (For you insomniacs out there, you might have to wait a second until the poll shows up

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rnnw62 · 10-18-2005, 10:33 PM

Teddy free feeds through out the day. We have the same
sort of life style that feeding at a certain time would never
work out for us either.

Toby'sMama · 10-19-2005, 05:11 AM

Toby's got food out all the time. Usually he'll wait til I'm home so I can hand-feed him though. My schedule is pretty crazy, and I'm not always around at the same time. I always take food with me when he goes with me. He doesn't overeat. My first baby was free-fed for 17 years, and never had any weight problems.

HeatherW · 10-19-2005, 05:12 AM

I always leave food in there but Gracie has herself on somewhat of a schedule...breakfast lunch and dinner!!

Thorsmomma · 10-19-2005, 05:27 AM

I didn't vote because I sometimes feed Thor twice a day, once in the morning (depending when I get up) 7:30, 9:00, sometimes 11:00, and then at night he gets fed at 7:00. But recently I have just been filling his bowl up because he likes to graze. He never eats all his food in one sitting so I'd like him to have food when he wants it. So somedays he gets fed twice and sometimes he can graze all day. But really, even when he gets fed twice he leaves food to graze on...yep complicated!

Roxie21 · 10-19-2005, 07:12 AM

I leave the food out all day starting at 6:30 am, but Roxie apparently is not a morning eater. She usually starts eating around 2:00pm and will finish up by 5:00pm. She just keeps nibbling until its gone.

rrosenberry · 10-19-2005, 07:22 AM

Well.. i usually fill the bowl in the morning,, then he eats it at lunchtime,, then I fill it at 5,,, and he usually eats it about 7... so two fillings,,and he eats it when he wants,, I have been trying to pick up the food by 9pm,,so I dont have to get up about 4am,,to take him out,,that gets old!

kittendes · 10-19-2005, 07:26 AM

Willy used to have a bowl of food down all the time, but the cats were eating it and one of them developed medical problems from eating his food. So now he gets fed twice a day along with the cats. They get fed in the morning sometime between 8-10am & evenings between 9-11pm.
Desiree

Mystify79 · 10-19-2005, 08:09 AM

My two get fed 3-4 times a day. Tuffy has to have small meals througout the day or he will get an upset stomach. I was free feeding them but Pixie was chowing down on all the food left out and she had gained weight while Tuffy was losing weight and having upset stomach issues. So now they get meal times so I can monitor that they are both eating what they are supposed to.

twinkie · 10-19-2005, 02:46 PM

I feed Twinkie 3x a day since she is so little.... I would free feed her but she is such a pig that she would quickly become overweight

shireyak · 10-19-2005, 03:57 PM

FREE FEED RULES!!!!!!!!!!!

I have always free fed Gracie and she never overeats.........well dogfood that is

, but she sure does like her treats of carrots, green beans, little bits of cheese and doggie bisquits

amspoelstra · 10-19-2005, 04:03 PM

I have food out all the time. Trixie doesn't really eat much. The label on the dog food says for her weight and age she should be eating 3/4 of a cup a day. Trixie eats that in 2 days plus.

simonandhallie · 10-19-2005, 04:06 PM

I'm sure you will all relate to this crazy schedule

Simon has to eat more and Hallie is on a diet. He needs to gain, she needs to lose so feeding is a frenzy here. They both eat breakfast, Simon gets lunch, and they both have dinner and Simon gets a snack before bed. Hallie is so sad when Simon eats and she can't, I think she is a stress/excitement eater like her mama! If I leave food in the bowl she gets some EVERY time she walks past the bowl. It is an adventure here that's for sure. I envy all of you free-feeders!

eyedoc · 10-19-2005, 04:08 PM

Fagan does well with two meals a day. I feed him breakfast and dinner. He occassionally gets a treat in between.

lreed · 10-19-2005, 04:12 PM

Always have dry kibble and water out. Yorkies and Chi eat when hungry; the Sheltie is a social eater. His food is in the main bathroom and he accompanies me when I go to the john and has a few nibbles while we're there. He does this with the other family members also.

View Poll Results: How often do you feed your dog(s)
Once a day	4	7.69%
Twice a day	17	32.69%
Bowl always has food	31	59.62%
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10-18-2005, 10:10 PM	#1
alaskayorkie Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 30,843 Blog Entries: 57	Feeding schedule poll I read something that said dogs she be fed at the same two times each day, then the bowl should be removed. But we lead such an odd lifestyle, we're seldom home at the same two times every day. So we keep a full bowl of food out all the time. So far, it's worked with Eddie. He doesn't overeat. I was just wondering if we're the only ones. Here's a poll. (For you insomniacs out there, you might have to wait a second until the poll shows up ) __________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube

10-18-2005, 10:33 PM	#2
rnnw62 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 1,610	Teddy free feeds through out the day. We have the same sort of life style that feeding at a certain time would never work out for us either. __________________ Shelly, Teddy, Toby,Hanne & Indigo

10-19-2005, 05:12 AM	#4
HeatherW Gracie loves Cosmo Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 755	I always leave food in there but Gracie has herself on somewhat of a schedule...breakfast lunch and dinner!! __________________ Heather & Gracie Gracie's dogster page:http://www.dogster.com/?145965 See Gracie's Age http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt...k/4ac7/age.png

10-19-2005, 05:27 AM	#5
Thorsmomma I Love Thor Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,177 Blog Entries: 1	I didn't vote because I sometimes feed Thor twice a day, once in the morning (depending when I get up) 7:30, 9:00, sometimes 11:00, and then at night he gets fed at 7:00. But recently I have just been filling his bowl up because he likes to graze. He never eats all his food in one sitting so I'd like him to have food when he wants it. So somedays he gets fed twice and sometimes he can graze all day. But really, even when he gets fed twice he leaves food to graze on...yep complicated! __________________ Hannah & Thor & Harry The boys on DOGSTER

10-19-2005, 05:11 AM	#3
Toby'sMama Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Posts: 329	Toby's got food out all the time. Usually he'll wait til I'm home so I can hand-feed him though. My schedule is pretty crazy, and I'm not always around at the same time. I always take food with me when he goes with me. He doesn't overeat. My first baby was free-fed for 17 years, and never had any weight problems.

10-19-2005, 07:12 AM	#6
Roxie21 YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 253	I leave the food out all day starting at 6:30 am, but Roxie apparently is not a morning eater. She usually starts eating around 2:00pm and will finish up by 5:00pm. She just keeps nibbling until its gone. __________________ Che'-Lees & Roxie

10-19-2005, 07:22 AM	#7
rrosenberry & Bailey & Bella Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,164	Well.. i usually fill the bowl in the morning,, then he eats it at lunchtime,, then I fill it at 5,,, and he usually eats it about 7... so two fillings,,and he eats it when he wants,, I have been trying to pick up the food by 9pm,,so I dont have to get up about 4am,,to take him out,,that gets old! __________________ Rhonda, Bailey, Josie and my angel Bella Rue' "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~Anatole France~

10-19-2005, 07:26 AM	#8
kittendes Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Perkasie, PA Posts: 214	Willy used to have a bowl of food down all the time, but the cats were eating it and one of them developed medical problems from eating his food. So now he gets fed twice a day along with the cats. They get fed in the morning sometime between 8-10am & evenings between 9-11pm. Desiree

10-19-2005, 08:09 AM	#9
Mystify79 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 565	My two get fed 3-4 times a day. Tuffy has to have small meals througout the day or he will get an upset stomach. I was free feeding them but Pixie was chowing down on all the food left out and she had gained weight while Tuffy was losing weight and having upset stomach issues. So now they get meal times so I can monitor that they are both eating what they are supposed to. __________________ Pixie 2005-2015 "If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever."

10-19-2005, 02:46 PM	#10
twinkie Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 453	I feed Twinkie 3x a day since she is so little.... I would free feed her but she is such a pig that she would quickly become overweight __________________ Little Miss Twinkle Toes ~ "Twinkie" Spoil Your Princess - Little Princess Doggie Couture *10% off for Yorkietalk members with coupon code yorkietalk.*

10-19-2005, 03:57 PM	#11
shireyak YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 323	FREE FEED RULES!!!!!!!!!!! I have always free fed Gracie and she never overeats.........well dogfood that is , but she sure does like her treats of carrots, green beans, little bits of cheese and doggie bisquits

10-19-2005, 04:03 PM	#12
amspoelstra Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: US Posts: 955	I have food out all the time. Trixie doesn't really eat much. The label on the dog food says for her weight and age she should be eating 3/4 of a cup a day. Trixie eats that in 2 days plus. __________________ Trixie

10-19-2005, 04:06 PM	#13
simonandhallie *I Love My Monkeys!* Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Falling Waters, WV Posts: 11,166	I'm sure you will all relate to this crazy schedule Simon has to eat more and Hallie is on a diet. He needs to gain, she needs to lose so feeding is a frenzy here. They both eat breakfast, Simon gets lunch, and they both have dinner and Simon gets a snack before bed. Hallie is so sad when Simon eats and she can't, I think she is a stress/excitement eater like her mama! If I leave food in the bowl she gets some EVERY time she walks past the bowl. It is an adventure here that's for sure. I envy all of you free-feeders!

10-19-2005, 04:08 PM	#14
eyedoc Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 291	Fagan does well with two meals a day. I feed him breakfast and dinner. He occassionally gets a treat in between. __________________ Pam & Fagan

10-19-2005, 04:12 PM	#15
lreed YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 337	Always have dry kibble and water out. Yorkies and Chi eat when hungry; the Sheltie is a social eater. His food is in the main bathroom and he accompanies me when I go to the john and has a few nibbles while we're there. He does this with the other family members also.