LOL

I have a very old Rough Collie book (Margaret somebody or other) who advocated giving dogs chocolate ;-0

And I have old poodle books recommending biting the tails off puppies! (Closes the wound better than a knife apparently.)

I wonder if the reason the suggestions for how many meals a day to feed changed along with the type of food most dogs are fed?

OMG..biting a dogs tail off!!!!!!!!!

My dogs get 2 meals a day. But they would be happy with 3, 4 or 5.

Mine too. They would eat as much as you put in front of them until they were sick. Then they'd eat the sick.

Bells gets a big meal at around noon-2pm...she used to love eating bfast but now tht shes older, she waits till around lunch time.
But yes i only do one meal a day and also, ive tried giving her a chicken breast around 5pm & she just wastes it.

My two get a snack first thing ,, usually a handful of raw chicken necks. Then a good warm, home cooked meal at bedtime, usually vegetables cooked with meat and bread. ( slow cooker addict!). Collie was half starved her first five years and is a food addict and would eat herself stupid. She sings and dances as I prepare the food...
Maybe some depends on what you feed; no dry food here ever now.