over eating- help!
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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on
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I can't think of another solution besides keeping the food picked up and putting it down at meal times. Corgis always will eat, my friends who have dogs that pace themselves do not believe me when I tell them that they would eat all day long if they could. Sorry I could not be of more help..but maybe someone else can think of another solution.
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Permalink Reply by Linda Masters on
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I have to agree with Natalie, Corgis don't know when to quit when it comes to food. I never leave food out for mine.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on
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Agreed with everyone else. Keep in mind he may develop pancreatitis or other negative health problems if allowed to gorge over and over again. It is not good for his health so you will either need to pick the food up or lock him in an area where he can't get to the food.
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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You will never get a Corgi to ignore food. You'll need to work out a different arrangement or Klaus will weigh 70 pounds in no time.
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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Can you put it up so only the chow can get to it? Maybe on something high enough that Klaus can't get up there? Otherwise maybe you are going to have to split it and feed the chow when Klaus is not going to be out. I actually have 2 that I could leave food out for BUT then the others would get it also:(
My girlfriend has a corgi and a lab, since the lab is getting older and needs to gain a bit of weight she started feeding the lab more...she finally figured out the lab ate his regular amount and then left the extra for the corgi...devils!
Good luck...there's no easy solution to this one.
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Permalink Reply by Laina and Klaus on
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he might just go on a lead if he keeps this up. My last corgi panzer never had this issue. I fed him 3x a day and he never gorged. Its like night and day with having klaus.
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Permalink Reply by Beca and Mishka on
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My bosses' dog is free fed. She's picky and never finishes her food.
At their house, I walk in and pick up her food, first thing when I arrive. Because Mishka will eat it.
Their house: I manage my dog.
When we dog sit, Maggie gets 15 minutes with her food in the morning, 15 minutes with it at noon, and 15 minutes at dinner. And that's it. She figures it out pretty quickly and does not let herself go hungry.
My house: their dog follows my rules.
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I should add I've had dogs who were free-fed before, but for dogs who are food-obsessed it's just too much to expect them to ignore it and stressful for the dog to ask them to.
My last cat was free-fed and we gated part of the upstairs so the Corgis could not get the cat food. My current cat thinks like a Corgi and if she were free-fed, she'd weigh 30 pounds....
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Wow...my cats are all free fed BUT their food is in the bathroom by the sink or I'd be spending way too much $$$ on cat food.
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Permalink Reply by Snickmom on
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Poor chow- being kept outside is so lonely for them. Our mix is a self regulated dog, if she eats too much one meal, she will skip the next. We have had her for a little over a year and she has keep the exact weight the whole time. I have to separate her and Snickers at meal time, and make sure Dolly's bowl is empty before I open the door- Snickers then runs in and licks the bowl. LOL
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snicksmom- spud the chow has been an outside dog on this farm for his whole 13 years of his life. He enjoys it as he sleeps anywhere and any time he wants lol. He was part of getting the farm. Id love to just take him to the in laws or give him to a rescue but its complicated.
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