Can I feed my pitbull once a day?
Adult pit bulls can eat once or twice per day. If you opt to feed your dog twice per day, make sure that you give your dog half of their daily food allowance at each meal. Obese dogs may thrive eating once daily, but some dogs tend to become whiny and restless if they only eat once per day.
What human food can pitbulls eat?
Human foods that are safe for dogs include:
How to Keep Your Pit Bull at the Right Weight
The proper weight for your dog is unique to your dog. In other words, while my dogs are 65 lbs and 68lbs in peak condition their proper walking around weight is a few lbs heavier.
You learn this information through trial and error.
IMPORTANT: Two things you should do before you start getting your dog in shape. First, take your dog to the vet and get a full check up to ensure they are in good health to start. Second, keep them on the same diet but increase their exercise.
Some people make the mistake of reducing food and increasing exercise. This is not healthy. If you are going to get them out and start conditioning them, keep their food intake the same but increase the exercise gradually.
For example, if they get 2 cups of food and one walk a day. They should still get 2 cups of food even if they get 2 walks a day. Are you with me?
The Pit Bull Training Handbook
How to feed adult, teenage, and puppy pit bull & American Bully’s! (TheBest Way)
Bringing a dog home for the first time, getting another dog or changes with your dog’s weight, age or health can all warrant a closer look at how much food you’re feeding at mealtimes.
Although complete and balanced dog food packages have feeding recommendations on the label, every dog is unique so you may still need to adjust how much and how often to feed your dog.