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From what I recall reading about "free feeding", these are some reasons why it's not recommended.
1) Housebreaking - can make it harder
2) Can make pickey eaters.
3) If you you have more than one dog....can cause *food fights*
4) Its harder to make sure everyone is getting the correct amounts of food with multiple dogs if you free-choice feed.
5)Potty schedules can be difficult to access
Moreover, I've read that it can cause dominance issues. He who controls the food rules the pack. If you don't control the food is becomes harder to establish yourself as pack leader. Some dogs will eat whatever you leave out immediately, and be hungry later on. Other dogs in the home will share dishes, so you don’t have a true picture of how much any one dog eats.
There's a lot of info and opinions on this but, it seems to me bloat could also be a problem at some point.
Just a thought.
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