How many times a day do you feed your pug?

I can't imagine what it would be like if I only fed Matilda once a day. She eats morning and night and is bouncing off the walls and floors and me at 5am already.

Ms. Thang would do real damage if I tried to feed her just once a day. As it is, from her behavior, you'd think I never fed her. Sheesh. Such a diva!

Normally twice a day but with the upset tummies we are dealing with it is currently about 8 tiny meals a day. Ugh.

I have always kept a full bowl of food and water down all day everyday. My girls eat at the same time, taking turns getting their food from the bowl. Belle, my youngest will sometimes go back for a snack. Sugar will only eat once a day. Excluding her carrots and apples.

Pozie and Coper used to free feed until Ripley joined...then they were fed twice a day, but Coper and Pozie never ate in the morning...Ripley is known as Porky Pug and needed a diet so we are now only feeding once a day...none of them act hungry...and Ollie the Golden is free fed and every now and then...feeds the pugs...I guess in dog talk they tell him they are ready...so he goes to his bowl and drops a bunch of food on the floor...UGH!

hrjlong wrote:I have always kept a full bowl of food and water down all day everyday. My girls eat at the same time, taking turns getting their food from the bowl. Belle, my youngest will sometimes go back for a snack. Sugar will only eat once a day. Excluding her carrots and apples.

If I did this, both of my guys would be so far they'd be spherical! I"m glad it works for you, though!

Sara wrote:CP also knows the words "breakfast" and "dinner" and gets treats throughout the day like Miss Tilly.

Mine know "breakfast", "dinner" and "hungry" and the use of words dinner, hungry and eat are banned in this house after noon on the weekends. Because Makayla acts like a mad woman who hasn't eaten a meal in three straight weeks all afternoon on the weekends, hoping we'll give in and feed her early. But I kid you not, every Sunday, without fail, Josh will ask me around 2 or 3 "Are you hungry?" Which causes Makayla to go into a whirlwind begging me to feed her and which causes me to threaten to strangle Josh is he does that again. Inevitably, the same scenario happens in our house every Sunday afternoon!!

dieselsmom wrote:

Sara wrote:CP also knows the words "breakfast" and "dinner" and gets treats throughout the day like Miss Tilly.

Mine know "breakfast", "dinner" and "hungry" and the use of words dinner, hungry and eat are banned in this house after noon on the weekends. Because Makayla acts like a mad woman who hasn't eaten a meal in three straight weeks all afternoon on the weekends, hoping we'll give in and feed her early. But I kid you not, every Sunday, without fail, Josh will ask me around 2 or 3 "Are you hungry?" Which causes Makayla to go into a whirlwind begging me to feed her and which causes me to threaten to strangle Josh is he does that again. Inevitably, the same scenario happens in our house every Sunday afternoon!!

That's funny, we can't say hungry in our house either. So instead, Jeff and I ask each other "Are you from Hungaria", we know what the other is talking about, but Tyson and LuLu don't catch on.

When Thurston wants his meal he will start chasing the kittens. I have to say "Are you Hungry" and suddenly his eyes are on me. Pugs are definitely food motivated.

we used to be able to free feed when it was just Lucky and Ace- food would sit all day untouched. NOW with Mr. My-Mommy-Starves-Me-Look-How-Emaciated-I-Am AKA Toby that is a thing of the past. We feed morning and night now and both pugs gobble it down soo fast! In fact, Toby has to use what we call the "fat man bowl" (google brakefast bowls) to slow him down! In our house, we can't say hungry or eat either.... we usually spell e-a-t! silly pugs!

I've always fed Otto twice a day, and he's happy with that. Usually about 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

He lets us know if we're late with his meals!

Our dogs have always been fed twice a day - breakfast and tea. They don't get snacks in between (except if there are pills to be given).
Now that she's (mostly, except for Cousin Holly's visits) on her own, by about 4pm Hattie is usually to be found prowling around the kitchen waiting for her meal!

I really think it depends on the dog.

Generally twice a day seems fine and that is what we do here. If you have a pug that really scarfs down food then splitting into two meals is not going to put as big a strain on their systems - food can come up again if too much volume is eaten too quickly. If you have a pug that only wants to eat once a day, and does well on that routine - fine. On the other hand if you have a pug with a sensitive tummy then at least 2 meals, and probably 3 per day is better. Toddy's tummy is a bit sensitive and if there are any signs of problems I go to more than 2 meals a day.

Our girls get fed twice a day too. Plus they get snacks through out the day. When ever I leave, I give them each half a carrot or a couple cheerios or blueberries. I don't know why I started that but now every time we leave the house, they get a small treat. And then before we go to bed, they get a couple more cheerios. And they both sit there in the bed starring at me until I come to bed and give them their "night night snack". I think our girls would starting eating us if we only fed them once a day. Emma especially! She looks forward to meal time every day. On the weekends, they have us (well, I should say Erik) up by 6:30 a.m. to feed them and we feed them at 6:00 p.m. & usually at or before that time, Gracie is blowing "pug snot" at me because she's ready to eat dinner. And they say dogs can't tell time. Yeah right!!