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The eukanuba thread made me curious. I feed once a day. I do this because:
- the a.m. is for me the only time that I can consistently feed at the same time.
- I usually train late afternoon or evening and the dogs aren't burdened with a large meal just before activity
- some research has shown that dogs have the most energy, stamina ~ 16-18 hours after a meal, which dovetails into running a test/trial or a day of hunting (by feeding the meal in the pm before the event, and through it's completion)
I am concerned about the risk of bloat, but have had no problems and think (for me) these benefits outweigh the risk.
- the a.m. is for me the only time that I can consistently feed at the same time.
- I usually train late afternoon or evening and the dogs aren't burdened with a large meal just before activity
- some research has shown that dogs have the most energy, stamina ~ 16-18 hours after a meal, which dovetails into running a test/trial or a day of hunting (by feeding the meal in the pm before the event, and through it's completion)
I am concerned about the risk of bloat, but have had no problems and think (for me) these benefits outweigh the risk.