How often do you feed your dog?

I’ve been looking into how often Jade should be fed and what I have come to understand is that she shouldn’t be fed more than  twice a day based on her size. The articles I’ve read have also mentioned that she should be going to the bathroom maybe 2-3 times a day, if she only eats and drinks twice a day.

So today I started training her to only eat when given food. Normally we just leave he food and water in her crate for whenever she felt like eating. The reason I started doing this training is to get her into the habit of being out and about more around the house instead of just being in the kitchen all the time. This way she can roam and I don’t have to worry too much about her going to the bathroom everywhere besides just outside. I normally work from home twice a week and would like to spend more time with her in the living room when I work.

She did a great job today. No accidents and so far it worked out well. I’ll be doing this more often when I’m home. Jade also needs more exposure with the kids to play with her. She seems to like the kids and the kids really like hugging and sleeping on top of her  I think my kids consider it to be cuddling, more than squishing her. Jade doesn’t seem to mind and she has been great with the kids ever since they were born.

I will update more on her progress.