(Melinda Shore) wrote in news:gldedb$hoj$1
@panix2.panix.com:

In general, the more the dog eats the more often it should
be fed.

I'd not heard that rule of thumb before.

FWIW, I usually feed 3x per day. Occasionally I add a 4th meal.
Sometimes that extra meal is split from one of her other meals, but
other times it's on top of her normal daily total of kibble. My dog
is weird. She horks up mucous when she goes too long without eating,
and what constitutes "too long" has decreased over time. So, we went
from 2x/day to 3x/day and now I guess we may be on the way to 4x/day.

It's also possible that a recent food change is responsible for the
also-recent horking. Time will tell. I only mention it because for
this dog, at least, how much she eats and how often she needs to eat
are dependent on a whole lotta stuff. That said, I can't imagine
feeding a dog just once a day. I know some people do, but I
wouldn't, without a really good reason.

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