My neighbor is going out of town and my son will be watching over their newly adopted golden. This actually translates to me watching over her.:rolleyes: Anyway, they left instructions, and they only feed her once a day.:eek: I'm thinking retreivers need to get their meal on at least twice daily. Maybe I'm wrong about this. They also claim that the previous dog owner fed her once a day and they wanted to continue that practice.

Some dogs do perfectly fine with once a day feedings. I think if she is having issues eating, than maybe they should look into doing 2 smaller meals, otherwise I wouldn't worry.

My brother has Tanna's sister and a rat terrier. he feeds them only once a day - get this - they eat from the same HUGE bowl. What he does is fills the bowl and if they eat all of it he feeds them more but within a time limit. Pretty much all-u-can-eat buffet for 10 minutes. I have never understood his reasoning behind only feeding them once a day. but it works for him and his pups. I know I could never do it with Tanna or Luna.

I only feed Bella once a day. She eats at 6 o'clock everynite. In the morning i give her a small amount of water and a big biscut. She does just fine the vet says she is perfectly healthy for a 14 month old. On the weekends when i am home all day i will give her a small breakfast meal then cut down on dinner a bit.

Unless I have a puppy or sick/underweight foster dog, everyone eats once daily. I feed raw, so getting everything in one meal without huge bulk and overstuffing a stomach isn't an issue for us.

It also depends on your dog. Ours inhales his food, so one reason he eats twice a day (and with part of his meal in a kong) is to reduce the risk of bloat. If your dog eats calmly and moderately, this is much less of a concern.

I saw a special the other day that indicated military service dogs are fed once a day - in the evening as to prevent bloat, etc. as it gives time for digestion.

I would give one single raw meal a day if I had my druthers. Annie (senior girl) needs twice a day feedings so everybody gets fed twice a day. It would be hard to explain to Ry and Ty why only Annie gets to eat. :)

I give both Ry and Ty 4 ounces of ground raw with their supplements in the morning and finish the evening off with a big raw meal. :tup: It's really not much of a breakfast, but they feel that Annie isn't getting something they aren't. :D