It entails a lot of running around to ensure that each dog is fed properly and the bowls are put down all at once. Now, if the dogs are on different diets, then obviously all bets are off and freefeeding is not helpful. Free-feeding IS a tried and true method. Breeders, kennels, pet owners, vets, etc. have been using it for decades with great success. Unless you can point to something I am unaware of, the opposite is actually a possibility.
Happiness is a completely subjective standard.
My dogs and rescues appear happy freefeeding, but then I've never ask if they'd prefer to switch. Page last updated April 1, 1997.