Free Feeding: Bad Idea for Your German Shepherd Puppy

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Free Feeding Bad Idea for Your German Shepherd
Puppy
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When and how to feed their German Shepherd puppy
is a question that many new owners have.
Answering every element of that question takes
time and the answer may vary from dog to dog, but
the one thing that applies to any dog, but
especially to a large or soon to be large dog
like a black and red German Shepherd is that
free feeding should never be an option.
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Free feeding is a term that refers to the
practice of leaving food out for an animal at all
times, even if it is just a harmless bowl of
kibble to ensure, in the owners mind, that their
canine companion never goes hungry especially if
no one is home.
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Try thinking of it in terms of your children.
Would you leave them all day with open access to
all the food they want? No, of course you would
not. Meal times are set and only the occasional
snack is allowed. Its all a part of good
discipline and teaching healthy eating practices.
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So why should it be any different for a fur
kid? As they are highly intelligent, German
Shepherds can get bored rather easily and like
humans if the food is there they will eat it, not
necessarily because they are hungry, but because
they have nothing else to do. And just like a
human, if the practice continues the dog will
become overweight and sluggish
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Even if your pup does not gain excess weight
there are other reasons why free feeding should
be taken off the menu. For example, one of the
earliest signs of a number of serious ailments in
dogs in general is a sudden loss of appetite.
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