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View Poll Results: FREE FEED or SCHEDULED FEEDING??? | |||
FREE FEEDING | 15 | 39.47% | |
SCHEDULED FEEDING | 20 | 52.63% | |
OTHER??? | 3 | 7.89% | |
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll |
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02-16-2008, 12:20 PM | #1 |
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| FREE FEED OR SCHEDULED FEEDING with Multiple Dogs!!! Free Feed OR Scheduled Feeding with Multiple Dogs!!! We had a Dog Trainer over a week ago & she suggested to stop free feeding the yorkies & feed all 4 of them twice a day in separate bowls. I have not tried it Yet! Does anyone do this that owns multiple dogs? It's seems it would be a big challenge to keep everyone at their own bowl!!! How do you do it & how did you begin at first???
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02-16-2008, 12:26 PM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
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| Fustrated I have 5-dogs 2-yorkies, 3-schnauzers. Feeding time is so un-setting. I have sent out free feeding for the schnauzers and my female she eats till she will blow up. Then no one else can eat so there you go again I give another feeding and the others can't get in to eat with all the others. I once tried to take the yorkies in the other room with out the others but that did not work they are worried about the others. We even told our vet and he just shook his head and laughed. We have to stand and watch over the eating and make sure everyone eats. Hope this helps you are not the only one. Cheryl |
02-16-2008, 12:29 PM | #3 |
Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: wiith my furbabys
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| I have 5 and I have akways free feed, It works well for me, Mine are grazers, they take turns eating and nibble thru the day they really only eat in the morning & evening around 7.
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02-16-2008, 12:30 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York
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| Well I only have 2 babies and they are fed at 7 am and 6 pm. Scheduled feeding works very well for us and I wouldn;t have it any other way
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02-16-2008, 12:36 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houma, LA
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| I don't have any that eat alot now. 2 of them would eat till they got sick as puppies! The Trainer suggested putting them each on a separate leash with a bowl of food in front of them. OK one hooked to the coffee table leg, one kitchen table leg, one end table leg, one hooked to my arm. I really don't think they would eat - they would be worried about what the other is doing. I only have one that eats 1st thing in the morning - this could take some time. I don't kennel them at all - so I couldn't feed them that way.
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02-16-2008, 12:41 PM | #6 | |
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I really would worry about Stormy not being able to eat during the day. She is almost 4 lbs & eats just a little every few hours. I would worry about bloodsugar.
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02-16-2008, 01:10 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa
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| I kind of do both. I free feed in the morning and early afternoon, then I feed a canned mixed with dry meal in the evening. Gracie was on scheduled feeds only until she had surgery, then I left food out all the time because she was not eating very much and I wanted it available. Holly was free fed from the time I got her. Once she is 6 months old, we are going to a scheduled feed for both.
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02-16-2008, 01:16 PM | #8 |
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| I have one food hog so it has to be scheduled otherwise Grayson would never have anything to eat, Abby gets bossy over water too so I have water bowls all over the house for everybody
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02-16-2008, 01:19 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I feed my 3 at 4:00 am when they wake me up, Maya eats in the kitchen and Pixie and Cali eat in my bedroom and they respect each others plate until they are done than they go to each others to look for crumbs, With the puppy I feed her atthe same time in the bedroom and 2-3 other small meals and I have been teaching the others to leave her alone while she eats. Most times they do. It is more difficult than free feeding but mine were all gaining weight from free feeding.
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02-16-2008, 01:41 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston area
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| I feed both ways. They have dry Solid Gold wee bits down all day. Early morning they have a little fresh cooked chicken. I feed solid gold canned in the evening. This has been working out well for them.
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02-16-2008, 01:45 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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| I have 3 and have them on scheduled feedings. I put their bowls in different corners of the kitchen and they will each wait by their 'spot'. Fortunately they all eat at about the same speed so noone's food gets stolen
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02-16-2008, 01:50 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston area
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| I also wanted to say.... They also each have their own dish. I have to watch Katie... if she gets done before Gracie, she will help herself to Gracie's food.
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02-16-2008, 02:56 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Here, there
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| I have always free fed, up until I just got this new puppy who will eat until she pops, so now I have to feed her seperately and pick up any leftovers from the other two yorkies.
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02-16-2008, 02:58 PM | #14 |
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| I have 2 girls. I give them NV raw so i pretty much hand feed them both. so they both get equal amount of food. I tried putting food in seperate bowls before but they just wanted from the same bowl. so i just end up hand feeding them so one would not just eat all the food..my little tumi can be a piggy! I feed them 2x a day. I schedule feed because that way i can predict their potty schedule.
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02-16-2008, 03:09 PM | #15 | |
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My 3 & 4 yr old boy and girl eat out of their own bowl and then swap Maybe they think the other is getting something better?? LOL
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