We fed Duke 3 times as a pup, but he was the rare beagle that didn't always eat what was in his dish. Sometimes he ate twice a day, sometimes only once. Now I put food in his dish in the morning and usually it's gone by the time we get home and he'll get more in the evening, but there are days the food stays in the bowl until the evening. Mind you, he does tend to snitch some of the labs' food, though. LOL