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What's the best daily feeding schedule for my puppy and last mealtime?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Havanese | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 6 days old

Can you recommend a feeding schedule for my pup? I've been feeding him at 7, 12, 4 and 8, but I think that's too late

2 Answers

Most Helpful Answer

Published on July 31st, 2016

A puppy’s meal schedule must include three measured meals a day, preferably at the same time every day. The best time for your puppy’s first meal is around 7 a.m., noontime for lunch, and 5 p.m. for dinner. The last meal should always be around 5 p.m. so that he will have ample time to digest his food and eliminate one last time before bedtime. Stick to this basic puppy feeding schedule until the puppy reaches 14 to 18 weeks old, at which point the meal schedule should change to two meals a day (unless your veterinarian suggests otherwise).

That is an example of a feeding schedule:

6:30 a.m. wake up, quick exercise

7:00 a.m. morning meal, outdoor walking, playtime then back to crate

10:00 a.m. outdoor walking, bonding time with owner then back to crate

12:00 (noon) midday meal

1:00 p.m. outdoor walking, playtime then back to crate

5:00 p.m. evening meal, outdoor walking, playtime

7:00 p.m. short outdoor walk, playtime, then back to crate

9:00 p.m. bedtime (in his crate or in your bedroom)
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  • Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

    Veterinarian

    This schedule sounds good to me, it is definitely not too late (8 pm) and the intervals are 4-5 hours which is perfect. In a month from now you can lower the frequency to 3 times a day (7 am, 1pm and 7 pm)

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