what is the best time to feed the dogs? I feed them when i get back from huntin but i heard that that can be bad cause sometimes they get their stomachs flip over and it pinches both ends shut. what do you all think about this?

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I FEED MY DOGS WHAT THE BAG SAYS... FOR THEIR WEIGHT... HALF OF IT IN THE MORNING AND HALF AT NIGHT... THEY SEEM TO LIKE IT THAT WAY

i feed mine in the morning, around 6 or so. so I dont have to feed them before i got huntin, and htey wont flip their gut, and right after huntin i dont feed em for the same reason. if i hunt all night and dont get home untill 7 in the mornin, then i feed 11 to noon ish.

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I feed my dogs dead chickens

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[ I feed my dogs in the mornin after i get up.

we feed them in the afternoon why would you feed yor dogs dead chickens

I feed twice a day because I have to feed my horses 2 times so my dogs are on the same scheduale. First around 6 a.m. and I either feed them at about 4 or 5, or after we get back from hunting. They flip their gut because they eat it so fast and air gets in their stomach, they are literally inhailing it, if I feed them twice a day they dont have the need to eat so fast.

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I feed my dogs after school most days and that is around 4:00

i wouldnt feed chickens because they are known to shatter in the dogs throat because they are hollow

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i feed my dogs twice a day, when i get up is the morning and as soon as skools out, but that stomach flipping over is when a large dog eats too fast and gets air pockets around the stomach,

once in the morn and once at night unless we go huntin then they dont eat much that day

me to

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The actual amount you feed varies depending on the dog. some take more some take less.
On average our dogs eat 1 1/2 cups at 2 times a day. 1 cup 3 times a day would be better but not likely do to family schedules We lost a really good red bone to the bloat. thats what its called when their stomach turns over. The vet told us to divide their food up into smaller meals because the gass can cause this problem if they eat to much, eat to fast, or play realy hard and roll around right after eating. The vet also said its best not to feed for at least 2-3 hours before putting them in a vehicle. and to wait about an hour after you unload them.

I hope none of you ever have to watch you dog die from this it was horrible and my mom cried for days because she was the one who feed that morning and had to take redman to the vet.

all my dogs weigh about 55-60 lbs---i feed them by weight,,, 3-3.5 cups,,,,,,,if i am cutting a dog back i feed them less and substitute the feed i cut out with water---works like a charm

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