What do you all think of feeding the puppy at night 30 minutes before he goes to sleep ? Roy eats his dinner and instantly he's energy spikes 100 folds. I am being told that he needs to rest after the meal for proper digestion and since he's in the crate most of the morning, I'd hate to put him back after only 1 hour of being out of it.
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Well, Roy is in the crate for most of the morning while I am at work. By the time I am back, it's 5.15 pm. I feed him and once he has eaten he runs around and jumps like crazy and I do enjoy playing with him. But I was told that he has to rest after he eats. I just feel bad having to put him back in the crate when was out only for 1 hour. So, I thought I'd let him play and run from 5.15pm until 10pm or so, give him dinner and then he can go to sleep.
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JR0579 said:
I guess I misunderstood what "rest" meant. I took it "don't move around at all" 
... I was just concerned about bloating as he is a GSD. I'll just stick to the current schedule. Thanks to all for the help
... I was just concerned about bloating as he is a GSD. I'll just stick to the current schedule. Thanks to all for the help
another feeding question
My 8 month old spaniel won't eat in the morning until about after 11am and sometimes as late as 2pm. I still put out his breakfast at 7:30AM every day but he will never eat in the morning and only eats later or after playing outside for over an hour. I've tried free feeding and taking away his food after 15 minutes and still he won't eat. This can throw off his dinner schedule too. Is 8 or 9PM too late or too early to feed him. Should i put out his breakfast earlier? He doesn't seem to have any issues with going to the bathroom during the night so should I not worry about it? He's an active dog but not very interested in his meals unless he's just come from 2 hours at the park. Is that weird or unhealthy? Also, I feed him Innova dry with canned and sometimes cooked chicken and beef and he only eliminates once or twice a day.
My 8 month old spaniel won't eat in the morning until about after 11am and sometimes as late as 2pm. I still put out his breakfast at 7:30AM every day but he will never eat in the morning and only eats later or after playing outside for over an hour. I've tried free feeding and taking away his food after 15 minutes and still he won't eat. This can throw off his dinner schedule too. Is 8 or 9PM too late or too early to feed him. Should i put out his breakfast earlier? He doesn't seem to have any issues with going to the bathroom during the night so should I not worry about it? He's an active dog but not very interested in his meals unless he's just come from 2 hours at the park. Is that weird or unhealthy? Also, I feed him Innova dry with canned and sometimes cooked chicken and beef and he only eliminates once or twice a day.