Eating too fast - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T08:27:06Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/eating-too-fast-1?feed=yes&xn_auth=noWe feed twice a day and when…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-29:1150197:Comment:4834572009-07-29T15:26:58.104ZKaren and Hardyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/KarenMiller
We feed twice a day and when he hears the magical words "Are you hungry" he puts his front paws down with his butt in the air, wiggles his little nub and yodels this little "Arr arr oooh" song for me.<br />
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He has no food aggression towards people: only the other dog. I can stick my face in his bowl when he's eating and push him out of the way. He licks me and sings to me...I am sure the song is "Now why do you want to eat that when you have yummy people food!"<br />
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We tried the cow hooves--the really…
We feed twice a day and when he hears the magical words "Are you hungry" he puts his front paws down with his butt in the air, wiggles his little nub and yodels this little "Arr arr oooh" song for me.<br />
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He has no food aggression towards people: only the other dog. I can stick my face in his bowl when he's eating and push him out of the way. He licks me and sings to me...I am sure the song is "Now why do you want to eat that when you have yummy people food!"<br />
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We tried the cow hooves--the really nasty looking ones that looks like the whole foot. He hates them. He also hates the pressed rawhide bones too. He only likes the rawhide, but the little monster will swallow it whole if he thinks I might take it away from him. His favorite is to stick his head in the rawhide container and choose his own. Maybe we'll try the cow hoof again, but let him pick one of two...<br />
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Maybe the pig ears that I saw at the pet store? They seem brittle like they would crumble when chewed. (I bet they stink too!)<br />
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Gosh he sounds really spoiled right now! Just some thoughts....how man…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-29:1150197:Comment:4834112009-07-29T13:30:20.543ZJane Christensenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JaneChristensen
Just some thoughts....how many times a day do you feed him? If only once maybe you can feed him 2 times? Food can be a big issue for a rescue if they had to "fight" for it...my rescue Wiley does this cute happy little dance each time I walk down the hall with her food ( I feed mine 3 x's a day)...I believe she survived on leftovers...as in eating poop...so each time she knows she gets real food she is soooooooooo happy. I occasionally have a growl or 2 but I also get on my knees and pretend to…
Just some thoughts....how many times a day do you feed him? If only once maybe you can feed him 2 times? Food can be a big issue for a rescue if they had to "fight" for it...my rescue Wiley does this cute happy little dance each time I walk down the hall with her food ( I feed mine 3 x's a day)...I believe she survived on leftovers...as in eating poop...so each time she knows she gets real food she is soooooooooo happy. I occasionally have a growl or 2 but I also get on my knees and pretend to eat their food so they learn to "share" since we have lots of grandchildren! Could you feed him in his kennel and would he feel more protected?<br />
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As for bones...I understand that it's better to get pressed bone BUT my dogs throw up from rawhide bones and I now use<br />
cow hooves (yes this sounds gross) BUT they last a long,long time( remove when they get small) and are great for teething also. I send one along with my pups when they leave too! WARNING: only buy USDA hooves...the kind you buy in bulk from farm supply store STINK !!!!! http://www.zootoo.com/dogs_di…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-29:1150197:Comment:4833872009-07-29T11:40:12.035ZCarliehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/CarlieMaridakis
<a href="http://www.zootoo.com/dogs_dishesbowls/brakefastdogfoodbowl">http://www.zootoo.com/dogs_dishesbowls/brakefastdogfoodbowl</a><br />
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We have these bowls for both of our corgis, who love to eat as fast as possible, despite us feeding them separately. They are great, instead of it taking them 30 seconds to eat, it now takes them at least a minute to a minute and 30 seconds :). Either way, I feel like they are taking their time... good luck :).
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We have these bowls for both of our corgis, who love to eat as fast as possible, despite us feeding them separately. They are great, instead of it taking them 30 seconds to eat, it now takes them at least a minute to a minute and 30 seconds :). Either way, I feel like they are taking their time... good luck :). Well, we tried the plain yogu…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-29:1150197:Comment:4832272009-07-29T03:04:15.460ZKaren and Hardyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/KarenMiller
Well, we tried the plain yogurt. It slowed him down a lot because he had to lick the yogurt off the top pf each piece of food before he would eat it. To be fair I gave Shasta (our border Collie/lab mix) the yogurt too. She was not at all impressed.<br />
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I think we'll stick with the yogurt for Hardy. Thanks again, everyone!
Well, we tried the plain yogurt. It slowed him down a lot because he had to lick the yogurt off the top pf each piece of food before he would eat it. To be fair I gave Shasta (our border Collie/lab mix) the yogurt too. She was not at all impressed.<br />
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I think we'll stick with the yogurt for Hardy. Thanks again, everyone! Here is a link to a kibble di…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-28:1150197:Comment:4830742009-07-28T21:33:44.459ZKristenhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Kristen
Here is a link to a kibble dispensing ball. I'm sure there are others out there. This is similar to what the gal with the lab uses to slow her boy down. <a href="http://www.muttropolis.com/products2.cfm/id/8021/name/Kibble-Nibble-Dog-Feeder-Ball">http://www.muttropolis.com/products2.cfm/id/8021/name/Kibble-Nibble-Dog-Feeder-Ball</a>
Here is a link to a kibble dispensing ball. I'm sure there are others out there. This is similar to what the gal with the lab uses to slow her boy down. <a href="http://www.muttropolis.com/products2.cfm/id/8021/name/Kibble-Nibble-Dog-Feeder-Ball">http://www.muttropolis.com/products2.cfm/id/8021/name/Kibble-Nibble-Dog-Feeder-Ball</a> Atlas doesn't chew his food u…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-28:1150197:Comment:4829632009-07-28T21:04:24.409ZRosshttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Ross
Atlas doesn't chew his food usually, just laps it right up with his tongue. We've tried feeding him in his crate, alone in a room. Nothing works. If we feed him piece by piece all he does is swallow each piece individually, which I'm sure just gives him more gas. As far as the rawhide thing, Atlas did the same thing as a pup, so we don't give him rawhides anymore.
Atlas doesn't chew his food usually, just laps it right up with his tongue. We've tried feeding him in his crate, alone in a room. Nothing works. If we feed him piece by piece all he does is swallow each piece individually, which I'm sure just gives him more gas. As far as the rawhide thing, Atlas did the same thing as a pup, so we don't give him rawhides anymore. We've tried feeding seperatel…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-28:1150197:Comment:4829612009-07-28T21:03:15.438ZKaren and Hardyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/KarenMiller
We've tried feeding seperately, and that doesn't work. I'll try putting a ball in his bowl tonight and see what happens. He's not at all interested with playing with balls, so maybe that will slow him down. I'll try the plain yogurt in the morning.<br />
Thanks everyone for the great advice!
We've tried feeding seperately, and that doesn't work. I'll try putting a ball in his bowl tonight and see what happens. He's not at all interested with playing with balls, so maybe that will slow him down. I'll try the plain yogurt in the morning.<br />
Thanks everyone for the great advice! My guys eat kind of slow. Ran…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-28:1150197:Comment:4828752009-07-28T18:45:42.944ZBoo Buchheithttp://mycorgi.com/profile/BooBuchheit
My guys eat kind of slow. Randy chews his food like it's his last bite ever. You might try feeding him a piece at a time by hand and make sure he is alone (away from other animals) when he is eating.
My guys eat kind of slow. Randy chews his food like it's his last bite ever. You might try feeding him a piece at a time by hand and make sure he is alone (away from other animals) when he is eating. Haha! Who's a smart girl then…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-28:1150197:Comment:4827442009-07-28T16:14:20.241ZBethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Beth306
Haha! Who's a smart girl then, Lizzie!<br />
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Jack always inhaled his food but has slowed down a bit. We find that adding a fair amount of water to the food slows him down. Please read label instructions; some dry foods specifically say NOT to add water.<br />
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Anyway, the water means he laps that up some and then fishes out some kibble and then laps more water. Putting in a few spoonfuls of pumpkin or plain yogurt also slows him down as I mix it in and he's trying to get the good stuff first; he'll…
Haha! Who's a smart girl then, Lizzie!<br />
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Jack always inhaled his food but has slowed down a bit. We find that adding a fair amount of water to the food slows him down. Please read label instructions; some dry foods specifically say NOT to add water.<br />
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Anyway, the water means he laps that up some and then fishes out some kibble and then laps more water. Putting in a few spoonfuls of pumpkin or plain yogurt also slows him down as I mix it in and he's trying to get the good stuff first; he'll sometimes pick out kibble and leave it next to his dish, get the pieces with the goopy stuff on them first, then go back and eat the plain dry pieces last. But if we give him plain food, he eats it just fine. LMAO! Lizzie, what a smart co…tag:mycorgi.com,2009-07-28:1150197:Comment:4827162009-07-28T15:16:48.786ZSam Tsanghttp://mycorgi.com/profile/ceo
LMAO! Lizzie, what a smart corgi :)
LMAO! Lizzie, what a smart corgi :)