Did anyone else know you're only supposed to feed your senior/adult dog 2x a day? How often do you feed your dog?

[DreamLife7]

I always thought they're supposed to have breakfast, snack, lunch and dinner lol? No wonder my dog got sick

[NathanDavis]

that's what they recommend, yes... same for cats...

however I've always feed them multiple times through the day... I just give them smaller portions... because they do prefer to snack on from time to time, rather than having fuller meals

both my cats, and my dog were very active, so perhaps that's why they would rather eat from time to time, a few times

[glennos89]

A lot dogs will eat anything they get from you or find in the house. You have to be careful for that. The dog of my best friend found a 10kg bag of dog food and he died because he eat the whole bag at once. He literally eat himself to death

[wolfcat87]

Then it was starving.

[wolfcat87]

All of my pets have always been free fed, and they have been healthy until old age. No animal wants to be fed only twice a day, and that makes binge eating more likely.

[DryGermanGuy]

I don't think it really matters too much as long as the animal has a healthy weight and a good level of fitness. Unfortunately some pet owners fatten their animals into oblivion.

[AviatorTom]

Puppies and adolescent dogs typically eat twice a day (morning+night), sometimes with a treat/snack in the middle. Adult dogs often eat only once a day.

[FunkyMonkee]

We fed her dry food so, we'd just load up her bowl and let her eat whenever she was hungry. Quite often, we'd feed her table scraps, too so, she had a choice nearly every day.

[exitseven]

Digs will eat as many times as you put the bowl out. I used to feed my dog once in the morning and once st supper time. Then sneak him snacks too

[bolverk]

Only ever fed my dogs twice a day, a small meal in the morning, and their main meal at the end of the work day.

[dreamstar72]

24/7, no she’s not overweight. She eats when she wants.

[Guido]

Twice a day plus some training treats and the occasional food scraps but that is usually added to their bowl or given at meal time.

[HouseMoat]

We just keep it full, as much as we can. We put in a cup at a time, of his dry food. Otherwise he'll get fat

[Bklynbadboy12]

I have a little dog so I fill his bowl once a day and he eats whenever he wants

[Anonymous]

Once a day or sometimes twice depending on the breed and size

[ThrillSeeker01]

Dogs sound so high maintenance...

[Twalli]

I only feed her twice, always have

[pethouse]

2 times a day