What time is dinner? LOL

[Laura & Chewie]

Chewie is going to be on two meals a day now. He had been eating at approximately 8 am, 1 pm, and 6 pm. I was wondering how far apart meals should be now on this new schedule?

Thanks!

[Karen & Lucy]

I free feed Lucy as per her vet when I first took her there at 10 weeks. She eats when she is hungry usually once in the evening. It would be hard for me tokeep her on a schedule while working different shifts.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I would omit the 1 pm feeding and move the 6 pm feeding up a little if possible...maybe 4 pm, until Chewie adjusts to going longer between meals. Breakfast and dinnertime feedings are the norm, I think, in most households. That's the way I've always done it, anyway.

[HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08]

I usually feed twice a day around 8a.m. unless they wake up earlier, if they do not finish their morning meal or don't eat, I will let it there for them and they can nibble when they want, and than around 4:00p.m to 5:00p.m. I like for them to eat their later meal a little earlier so they can get time to digest it at least 90 minutes before evening exercise and not to cause them bloat. I don't know if you leave dry out for him if he does not eat all of his morning meal, but that might help with the 1:00 being cut, he could nibble if he gets hungry..and than feed between 4 to 5:00p.m. If he's active in the evening, I would try and move his meal time up if you can.

[Adina P]

8am and 6pm should be fine. There's not a 'right' time or a 'right' spacing...go with what works for YOU and your dog.

One of our dogs gets lunch and dinner only. The other two get only dinner.

[Susan Crespo]

How much food do you all give them? I give my 10 week old pup a cup and a half and it takes him all day to eat it. I just leave it out for him since he never finishes it.

[Adina P]

Mine are adults of various sizes on a different food than your young pup so it's impossible to compare. There's no 'right' amount. It just depends on your pup's age, size, and food. I would go by what the bag says for his size and age and adjust based on whether or not he's at a healthy weight.