Hi Kelly, you should feed your puppy 3 times daily until she is 3 mos old and then you can cut that back to twice daily. Feed puppy food until 5 or 6 mos of age then switch to adult food. Of course, during hunting season, as I'm sure your fiance knows, you will need to feed a high protein food. As for keeping her on a schedule or free feeding, I always feed mine on schedule. Some dogs do fine on free feeding but most will tend to over eat so I guess you can just see how Sammy does and do what you feel is best for Sammy. Have fun 
