I have never had any of my pets on any kind of feeding schedule. I just kept their bowls full. I never had an overweight pet, either. Cato’s weight is just fine, but I’m starting to rethink my philosophy. I’m thinking I don’t want to feed him after 6:00 p.m. For some reason he’s started resisting house training. He was doing fine for a few weeks, then he suddenly regressed. I don’t know exactly when he’s having these “accidents,” but I suspect it’s during the night, or before we get up in the morning.

My reasoning for no food after 6:00 is that most people eat dinner around 6 p.m. then don’t eat again until breakfast. I figure it won’t hurt the dog to do the same.

I also think he’s protesting the fact that we have to leave the sliding glass door to the back yard closed when it gets too cold. He likes it much better when he’s free to thunder in and out of the house.

AND WHY DOES HE HAVE TO SHIT ON THE ONLY WALL TO WALL CARPET IN THE HOUSE???!!! WHY CAN’T HE SHIT ON THE LINOLEUM IN THE KITCHEN OR ON THE LAMINATE FLOORING IN THE LIVING ROOM??!!