Feeding frequency.

[Discussing Labradoodles & Goldendoodles]

I wonder if anybody knows when I should start Oscar on onece a day feeding schedule. I have noticed that he is not so crazy about eating twice a day anymore. He is 3 mos old and does not look much interested in food in the morning. I feed him between 6-7PM and he eats about 2 cups of dry food. In the morning I try to feed him around 6:30 with another 2 cups of dry food and he does not seem interested much. Sometimes he eats half, other times only sniffs it. I am also not sure if he is that crazy about the new dry food (Blue) I started feeding him with. He used to eat Puppy Chow but his vet said it is not a quality food at all and suggested the change. He was more interested in Puppy Chow and used to "swallow" it both in the morning and in the evening. I know that he is eating more treats than he used to because I am training him and the trainer said to "pay" with treats. I cut them in tiny pieces, however, it is still some kind of food for his stomach. I am taking him to the doctor this Friday for follow up shots and will talk to the doctor about it. I just wanted to hear what others have to say about the feeding frequency.

[Star and Goldie]

Thanks for posting this.  Reading the responses has helped me. I almost posted a similar question. I have one adult dog that prefers to eat just one meal a day and she has done that for several years with no issue. I was thinking about switching my doodle to one a day because I lost my mid day dog walker so I was worried that if she ate in the morning that she may need to poop mid day and not get the chance to. I don't want her to either have to hold it in and be in pain/misery or poop in her crate so I was curious if switching her to one meal a day would be a good idea. By reading the responses it doesn't seem ideal but then again my 10 year old Golden has never had an issue with the one meal a day.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Research does show that larger breeds, with larger stomachs are more prone to bloat. Also it is more frequent in males over 5 years old. Although I have never had any unfortunate experience with bloat, i intend to follow the recommendations as the research is clear and consistent and definitely worth considering when dealing with our larger doodles.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Well, it seems that Marta posted two discussions here on DK today and then left the website . Very odd. 

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Oh well, ya win some and you lose some......