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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on November 13, 2010 at 10:30am

Beautiful babies! Why do they need to eat faster? When I had only one I just let them eat as they wanted. My thought is that it's better for them to take their time than to gobble it up. Just my opinion.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on November 13, 2010 at 10:32am

2nd thought...are they finicky or did they just start this? At 4 months they could be teething and if you add about 1/2 cup of warm water and let it sit and soften ....they will gobble it up. If they are teething their gums will hurt like 2 legged babies do when teething.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Mirabile on November 13, 2010 at 11:44pm

Thanks for the thoughts. I just want to be sure they are both eating, and not one more than the other. I thought about the teething situation too, but they have been doing this since I got them in late September. I'll just keep an eye on them. As with everything with puppies . . . Patience. P.S What a beautiful brood of corgis you have!

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Permalink Reply by Jane on November 14, 2010 at 11:11am

I can't seem to find your original post...

As far as picky eaters, I put the food down for ~20 minutes or so, and if they don't eat it I pick it back up. Eventually they will figure it out. A healthy dog will not starve itself next to a full bowl of food. If you have two dogs you may need to separate their feeding areas, or put them in their crates to eat.

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