Feeding and hunting

This will be my second season with my pup. He gets 3 cups a day of acana grasslands. 1.5 in the morning and 1.5- late afternoon.

I would like to know how you guys feed your dogs before a day's hunt?

I heard ppl feed their dogs the night before .

I also heard ppl feed their dogs a quarter of their total amount two hours before hunting begin and feed the rest in the evening.

Do you guys feed them during the hunt, like little snacks?

I will to develop a feed schedule during hunting season to prevent bloat but allow their stomach to have some sort of fuel.

Bc23

Once a day. In the evenings after hunting

Studies(Purina) have shown maximum value achieved from once a day feeding. I don't feed my guys mornings we are hunting....rather night before.

I will PM you shortly bonecollector.

I fill the food bowl in the morning and let them eat what thy want ,,Dutch

I feed my dog once a day, in the evening, regardless of the season. So the normal feeding routine simply continues into the hunting season, & I adjust the quantity depending on exercise.

Depending on when my hunt ends I may feed them when we get back home but usually they get feed only once on hunting days and in the evenings. I don't bring snacks or treats.

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Originally Posted by welsh

I adjust the quantity depending on exercise.

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This ^^

I think the dog needs fuel to hunt all day and fuel to keep warm well retrieving in cold water ,I feed in the morning all year and let them eat as much as thy want ,fill the bowl early in the morning ,Dutch

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Originally Posted by dutchhunter

I think the dog needs fuel to hunt all day and fuel to keep warm well retrieving in cold water ,I feed in the morning all year and let them eat as much as thy want ,fill the bowl early in the morning ,Dutch

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I am not trying to be mean, but this is a recipe for bloat (stomach torsion). Rule of feeding I grew up with - no food less than 2 hours to hunt/exercise, or 1 hour after. I usually feed 2x day, time varies by seasons, i.e. when I run dogs, depending on day light and weather.
On multi day hunting trips, they hunt in the morning, get a bit to eat when I eat lunch, assuming the lunch break is at least couple hours, then they're fed in the evening, after hunting. The bigger night meal gives them the energy for the next day. Dogs take very long time to digest food and make the energy available. I don't believe they should get energy supplements, except in medical emergency.