Penny Taylor 'skycat' has put a decent article in the CMW Christmas edition. There's a few different views. A point she brought up was if the dog has been grafting then don't feed a big meal straight after and recommended a small high fat/protein feed followed by the big feed the next day. Suppose it all depends on what time you start and finish lamping? And as some on here work there dogs a more nights than not then when would they find time to feed! Personally once my pup is up and running next season I will feed the morning before, a small meal when I get in from lamping and a big feed the