I have free fed the terriers in my past without issue and actually thought I'd do the same thing when Sadie came home. My vet just chuckled and said to plan for a long housebreaking training period. :uhoh:
My girls get 3 feeds a day and eat their bowls as soon as they are put down.
I figure if they dallied over their meals, and I didn't want to free-feed, the plan to pick it up after 15 minutes would reinforce that they need to finish now.
It's really all personal choice. I prefer being able to see that each dog has gotten it's meal with no question of who ate what and how much.
My girls get 3 feeds a day and eat their bowls as soon as they are put down.
I figure if they dallied over their meals, and I didn't want to free-feed, the plan to pick it up after 15 minutes would reinforce that they need to finish now.
It's really all personal choice. I prefer being able to see that each dog has gotten it's meal with no question of who ate what and how much.