| Re: Free feeding is not healthy
I had a gsd that we free fed for the first five years of his life with no difficulty. He never had a weight problem, and his hips were sound. Then we got a second dog - a lab that would have eaten himself to death if given the opportunity. That was the end of free feeding for both dogs.
My rott would eat until he exploded, I'm sure of it. No free feeding for him. My new rottx eats when the rott eats. I don't know if he'd overeat or not, but you can't feed one on a schedule and not the other. Plus I want the new dog to know who's providing the food around our house!
The more experience I have with dogs, the more I realize that my gsd was a unique situation. I think most dogs would overeat if given constant access to food.
Christine |