[nagdu] feeding times

Nicole Torcolini ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Sun Oct 12 22:40:59 UTC 2014


Raven, did you have to do anything to teach him not to just eat all of
whatever is put in front of him? Most dogs will do this, and it is not
necessarily a lab specific thing.

Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
via nagdu
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 3:07 AM
To: Becky Frankeberger; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] feeding times

Like rox ,I also feed the golden guy once daily. I think it's common with
many raw-fed dogs, given they aren't pups.
I also don't feed any given amount on a daily basis. The golden guy eats
anywhere from a few ounces to 3-ish lbs, depending on how much he ate the
day or two before. When I feed whole prey, I just cut it open, lay it down,
and let him eat until he's sated. He's very good at regulating his own
intake, so I don't have to be meticulous about it.
I also vary his feeding time. He typically eats between midnight and six in
the morning, or sometimes in the early afternoon, sometimes later in the
morning, or sometimes in the late evening. It just depends on my schedule,
which varies by season since I'm a college student.

On 10/11/14, Becky Frankeberger via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Many schools encourage twice a day feeding. Now in the old days they 
> fed once a day for six days horse meat. As I hear it the dogs were sick a
lot.
> So the twice a day feeding with kibble gave much healthier more 
> responsive eager learners.
>
> My first dog had acid reflux. So we split fed him three times a day.
>
> Now some also feed say a small breakfast and heavier dinner. It all 
> depends on the dog and focus of the dog. Some dogs do not like a heavy 
> breakfast, some love a heavy breakfast. The labby in this house loves 
> a heavy breakfast and lighter dinner. So he gets two cups in the 
> morning and one cup at night.
> The dog sleeps well all night and doesn't have to rush to get outside 
> at four a.m. any longer.
>
> There is probably someone on list if I keep reading who feeds once a 
> day, but well, yawn, just waking up, smile.
>
> Becky and Jake who says, food, whatever, waves paw away.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle 
> Sykora via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 9:31 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] feeding times
>
> Hi all,
>
> Most people, including myself, seem to feed their dogs twice a day.
> I'm curious to know how many times a day you feed your dogs and why 
> you made this decision.
>
> Danielle and Thai
>
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Raven
"if God didn't make it, don't eat it." - John B. Symes, D.V.M.
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