{"id":15611,"date":"2022-03-25T10:56:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:56:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:56:24","slug":"what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"What time should I feed my dog?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog\/#What_time_should_I_feed_my_dog\" title=\"What time should I feed my dog?\">What time should I feed my dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog\/#Is_it_cruel_to_feed_a_dog_once_a_day\" title=\"Is it cruel to feed a dog once a day?\">Is it cruel to feed a dog once a day?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog\/#Should_I_feed_or_walk_my_dog_first_in_the_morning\" title=\"Should I feed or walk my dog first in the morning?\">Should I feed or walk my dog first in the morning?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog\/#How_long_before_bed_should_I_feed_my_dog\" title=\"How long before bed should I feed my dog?\">How long before bed should I feed my dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog\/#What_time_of_day_should_you_feed_your_dogs\" title=\"What time of day should you feed your dogs?\">What time of day should you feed your dogs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog\/#Is_it_OK_to_feed_your_dog_once_a_day\" title=\"Is it OK to feed your dog once a day?\">Is it OK to feed your dog once a day?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-time-should-i-feed-my-dog\/#What_time_should_I_give_dinner_to_my_dog\" title=\"What time should I give dinner to my dog?\">What time should I give dinner to my dog?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_time_should_I_feed_my_dog\"><\/span>What time should I feed my dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can feed your dog one or two times a day. It&#8217;s best to do it twice daily at <b>8-12 hour intervals. If you&#8217;re doing it this way, split the suggested amount found on the bag or you&#8217;ll feed it double what it needs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_cruel_to_feed_a_dog_once_a_day\"><\/span>Is it cruel to feed a dog once a day?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most veterinarians (including myself) recommend feeding adult dogs twice a day. Some people feed their dogs once a day, but <b>dogs that are only fed once a day can get hungry and also sometimes can be prone to bilious vomiting (vomiting caused by an empty stomach)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_feed_or_walk_my_dog_first_in_the_morning\"><\/span>Should I feed or walk my dog first in the morning?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>It is always advisable to feed a dog after the walk but not immediately after the walk. Leave a considerable time, say half an hour to 45 minutes, before you give them their meal. Feeding your pets while they are still warm and panting from their walk can cause digestive problems.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_before_bed_should_I_feed_my_dog\"><\/span>How long before bed should I feed my dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To prevent your dog being energy-filled in the middle of the night, feed your pet companion <b>at least three hours before bedtime. Regardless of whether you have a puppy who eats three to four times a day or an adult dog who eats two meals a day, make the last meal of the day early in the evening.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_time_of_day_should_you_feed_your_dogs\"><\/span>What time of day should you feed your dogs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While there is no best time, with most dogs that eat twice a day, it is best to feed them <b>in the morning as soon as you get up and then again when you get home from work in the afternoon., says Dr.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_OK_to_feed_your_dog_once_a_day\"><\/span>Is it OK to feed your dog once a day?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs fed once a day are less likely to be diagnosed with age-related conditions than dogs fed more often, according to an analysis of surveys completed by 24,000 owners of pet dogs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_time_should_I_give_dinner_to_my_dog\"><\/span>What time should I give dinner to my dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ideally, your dog should exercise <b>about an hour before each meal. For example, if your first walk of the day is at 7a. m., the first meal of the day should come at 8 a.m. Similarly, an evening walk &#8211; finishing at 6pm &#8211; would be followed by dinner at 7pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What time should I feed my dog?Is it cruel to feed a dog once a day?Should I feed or walk my dog first in the morning?How long before bed should I feed my dog?What time of day should you feed your dogs?Is it OK to feed your dog once a day?What time&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15611"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}