How often do you feed your adult dood?

[Donna Bay & Buzz]

Bay had her 1 year follow up (she's 16 months now) and since she turned 1 in May, i started feeding her only once a day the amount recommended on bag (Taste of the Wild). Her vet said i should still be feeding her twice a day to keep her metabolism regulated. I've had 3 other dogs over 26 years and never did this beyond a year old! Would love opinions? How often do you feed your adult doods?

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

I have always fed my adult dogs twice a day. 

[Judi, David & Maddie Irishdoodle]

Twice a day however Maddie (3) sometimes leaves her breakfast and doesnt eat it until supper time. In that case I do not give her a second meal.

[KLN]

I feed mine twice a day. Half in the morning and half at night.

[Jen, Lachlan, and Declan]

Three times a day here (plus bedtime snack) to keep their stomachs from being empty because they both vomit bile otherwise. They get a light breakfast and lunch and a heavier supper, and then normally a piece of dehydrated lamb lung or similar when we go to bed.

Okay, I'll admit it, they're a tiny bit spoiled. ;-)

[Gail and Bailey]

Bailey has dry food available at all times as she free feeds.  I do give her a special breakfast treat of a hard boiled egg yolk  and she gets a dinner treat of a bit of cottage cheese.  Of course if we are home at lunch she will get a few baby carrots too!  We have always done free feeding and she has never had a problem.  I honestly do not know how much dry food she eats in a day because my husband just makes sure there is always food available in her dish.  She has been eating this way since she was 6 months old (when we got her) and she has never had a weight problem.  She is two years old now.   

[Deborah Brown]

Twice a day for me too - first thing in the morning and at 5pm.  My doodles have a lighter breakfast because one doesn't seem as hungry then.

I know the old rule from when I was a kid was just to feed a dog once a day.  I think dogs can deal with this but I also agree that having food spread over the day seems healthier.  Maybe we are just thinking like humans?  I do know my dogs always appreciate meal time so I don't mind having it twice a day.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Nope, it's not just thinking like humans. There are physiological reasons why it's better for dogs to eat twice a day instead of once. :)

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

Twice daily - about 6:30 am (8 on weekends) and 4:30 pm.

[Marcia & MoneyPenny]

Have always fed my dogs twice a day, half in the morning & half late afternoon or dinner time.

[Donna Bay & Buzz]

Wow!  Thank you all so much for your input.  Twice a day it is!

[Samina, Snickers and Duke]

Add me to the twice a day group.  Snickers doesn't always eat or finish his breakfast.  I'll just top off what's left to make a full serving at dinner time.  I don't give him a full serving in addition to what he has left.

[Christine & Camus]

I too have always fed my dogs twice a day.