I feed twice a day, morning and evening. I would free-feed if one of my dogs wasn't rabidly food orientated. Before the arrival of our second dog, we would free feed the one we had. Free feeding actually does the opposite of weight gain, if done with a dog that doesn't go completely insane when it gets a whiff of food. Dogs that do that, will eat and eat until they puke, and then eat some more. That's when you see the overweight issue happen.
Free feeding a dog who will only eat when they're hungry, means they will only take what they NEED, and eat considerably less. They realise they have a reliable food source, and therefore don't stuff themselves silly.
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