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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on October 31, 2011 at 7:48am

Yup, very normal. Food in my house have different ranking. Water > kibble > greenies > treats > fresh meat.

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on October 31, 2011 at 8:09am

I find that as long as it is very clear whose is whose they share fine but if it is something that is less clear (such as a toy or bone) even if I give each their own there is always only one that is desirable. With toys or bones, we leave them out and are not always monitoring it so it must be less clear .

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Permalink Reply by Priscilla, CARLY, and Frankie on October 31, 2011 at 8:52am

BONES make my  2 vhighly excited, i have to watch them , and if my son brings his corgi over and the bones are out its TROUBLE , so ive learned to put them away to keep the peace..

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Permalink Reply by Jane on October 31, 2011 at 9:30am

Mine do fine if I give them each a chew, but I only have the two dogs. Henry can be particular about which chew he gets but thankfully Luke doesn't really care.

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Permalink Reply by Mollie, Mom of Merlin & Morgana on October 31, 2011 at 9:43am

We get fresh bones from the local meat shop, that still have marrow and some meat attached, We tend to put out one more bone than we have dogs. During bone time, we separate our malamute from the pack, as he does get slightly food aggressive. Merlin and Morgana end up sharing a bone most days, while freyja (the basset) tries to chew on two bones at once. Angelo is always the last to grab a bone, and he takes it inside their outdoor dogloo to eat. Its hilarious watching merlin and morgana, as eventually one pulls too hard on their end of the bone, pulling it away from the other who then protests- LOUDLY.

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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on November 4, 2011 at 7:52pm

Love your dog's names. sounds like a fun household :-)

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Permalink Reply by Beth on October 31, 2011 at 12:04pm

For ANY new toys, mine both always pick one that is "better" (even if they are identical) and they both want that one.  In addition, my male is "top dog" and he will steal all the new toys and even lay on top of them to keep the female from getting them.  

Since I have just two dogs, it's easy enough for me to keep things under control.  With more dogs it becomes more problematic.

With lower valued toys (say, a cardboard box) I let them sort it out and they invariably end up swapping, where each has the thing that was given to the other dog.  WIth highly valued toys, like squeaky toys, I try to keep an eye on things. 

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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on October 31, 2011 at 1:10pm

2 corgis, we give each a bone, no problem.

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Permalink Reply by Vee Luther on November 3, 2011 at 9:16pm

I hold out 3 chews and they each pick the one they want.  No. 1 dog picks first and seems to be the only one that cares...the others take a chew and retire to a place on the rug to chew. I've noticed that they always seem to sort themselves out into an equilateral triangle...spaced out the same every single time.  But there's no fighting or swapping of chews. 

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth, Hermione and Luna on November 3, 2011 at 11:08pm

must be a personality thing.  (that some have a problem...some don't).  We don't do bones very often (chews more often) but in either case, one each, they take them, put them down, investigate each other's, top dog gets first pick, (but no real fighting or anything) and then they settle down and chew (until they get tired of it, and "bury" it under their crate pads.

 

Each of them has a corner/end of the crate pad/bed that is a couple of inches higher because of the treasures hidden underneath.

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