Ellen Sneve
Well-Known Member
Ok, so when I was growing up we fed our dogs three times a day with the total being the amount they needed per day. When I met my husband he had a dog (and we still have) who was a complete free feeder. He isn't food obsessed or anything, he takes all day to eat his days worth of food. (He is a german shepherd/border collie mix btw). When we got our little pit/lab mix female we just had her do the same thing, and it worked out really well. We have no food aggression or fast eaters. Now we have a new bullmastiff puppy and I am wondering...what would the harm be for her if she did free feed, even if we kept the amount of food for her within the limits of what she is supposed to eat per day. (she only eats for about a minute at a time and then leaves it alone...no binge eating where i would worry about bloat) Just curious, please don't get mad at me