On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 13:01:33 -0700, "Wingnut"
wrote:



"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
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No. The OP said the dog wants to be fed every 3 hours, but didn't
say how many times the dog is actually being fed. Actually the OP
didn't give much information at all. I still don't think it's a great
idea to feed the dog 3 times a day. I have dogs smaller and larger
than the OP's, and they do fine on twice daily feedings. I'm sure
they'd love to have 3 or 4 extra meals or piles of snacks, but they
don't get them, and because of that they don't bet for them, and
they're not overweight.

I must have the weirdest dog ever. When Murphy first came here, I was
feeding him morning and evening, till it became clear that he wasn't
interested in breakfast. I started feeding him only at night, and he was
fine with that. At one point, I thought that if he was getting only one
meal a day, it should probably be in the morning. Nope! He completely
ignored the breakfast until dinnertime.

....proving yet again that dogs, like people, are all individuals. I
am always amazed when I hear sighthound owners talk about free-feeding
their dogs. Of my 8 sighthounds (four different breeds), there is one
(1) that wouldn't eat until she exploded.