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lone Ranger · 03-19-2013, 09:04 PM

My Pup is on the larger size at 19 weeks, 24 kg (53 lbs), 23 inches tall...

It seems like lately: If he eats big at night, he is picky in the morning... If he eats big in the morning it seems like he is picky at night..

I could just keep training him, food down for only 15-30 minutes then gone, if my leaving it longer is the cause of the pickyness. But I am thinking he will eventually switch to just one meal a day. At some point he does not need two meals a day, at going on 5 months old? Do I persevere until he is about 9 months old?

So, I will keep going with the two meals a day, but what do you Trainers and Breeders think of the timing to switch to one larger meal????

I know from a Breeder with hunting dogs, feed them at night and they sleep through the night. And with guard dogs feed them in the morning and they are more alert at night and hungry...

Kind regards, and thank you for your thoughts.... lone Ranger, doing "Dances with Wolves" as best I can with GSDs and Horses out on the "Last Frontier"

03-19-2013, 09:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
lone Ranger Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 277	At what age did you go from two meals a day to one?? My Pup is on the larger size at 19 weeks, 24 kg (53 lbs), 23 inches tall... It seems like lately: If he eats big at night, he is picky in the morning... If he eats big in the morning it seems like he is picky at night.. I could just keep training him, food down for only 15-30 minutes then gone, *if my leaving it longer is the cause of the pickyness.* But I am thinking he will eventually switch to just one meal a day. At some point he does not need two meals a day, at going on 5 months old? Do I persevere until he is about 9 months old? So, I will keep going with the two meals a day, but what do you Trainers and Breeders think of the timing to switch to one larger meal???? I know from a Breeder with hunting dogs, feed them at night and they sleep through the night. And with guard dogs feed them in the morning and they are more alert at night and hungry... Kind regards, and thank you for your thoughts.... lone Ranger, doing "Dances with Wolves" as best I can with GSDs and Horses out on the "Last Frontier"