The modern dog is fed twice a day and in between is plied with treats, leaving no time for the gut to ‘rest’. Exercise in humans is known to prepare the body for food.īecause fasting was just a part of everyday life for the ancient canid, the body evolved to use the time to repair liver, gut and pancreatic tissue. Kibble manufacturers would have you feed high carb food first thing in the morning and then more that evening, regardless of whether exercise had been taken at all. They likely ate at random times, and generally, this involved a period of exercise, hunting or scavenging, before all meals. On average I think it’s fair to assume they likely didn’t eat every day. Historyĭepending on how lucky a dog is, how skilful they might be, the season of the year and their position in the pack, ancestral dogs might have eaten daily in good times and perhaps weekly in bad. Not feeding becomes integral to the ideal diet as much as feeding! Just as the space between the notes in a piece of music is essential to the melody as the notes themselves. The space between the meals, bizarrely, therefore is as important as the meals you feed. The less frequently you feed, the more you have to feed at any one meal to maintain calorie consumption. You can’t feed the dog continually, obviously, therefore you have to put spaces between meals. Let’s take a look at the logic of how and when to feed. These are frequently discussed topics in raw food circles. Should we feed once a day or twice a day? What are ‘hunger pukes’? How can I avoid them? What is the best time of day to feed? Should I fast my dog? If so, how often?
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