After meal problem

[ScottinBend]

.....just one last thing to ask.

Do any of you feed your dogs just once a day?

I got this advice from the breeder we got them from. I am a little hesitant to do this as I was advised by my vet to do 2 equal feedings a day as it won't "overload" their digestive system.

We have a local trainer/behavior specialist coming to our house next week, so maybe that will give us an idea what will work for us.

Thanks again for all of your wonderful help and ideas.

Scott

 

[mbfrench]

Our lab gets fed once a day, in the mornings. That was on the advice from my vet. It works out fine for him. Earnhardt has been known,in the hot summer to not eat at all for a whole day. He does'nt tolerate heat that well.

As far as Trapp,we are still at 2 meals a day,I do not feed him but morning & night. He gets a mother Hubbard at lunch,or like right now he's in his crate chewing on a flossie~

 

[take4roll10]

.....just one last thing to ask.

Do any of you feed your dogs just once a day?

I got this advice from the breeder we got them from. I am a little hesitant to do this as I was advised by my vet to do 2 equal feedings a day as it won't "overload" their digestive system.

We have a local trainer/behavior specialist coming to our house next week, so maybe that will give us an idea what will work for us.

Thanks again for all of your wonderful help and ideas.

Scott

My dogs are feed twice a day.

 

[Smudge]

Neither one of my dogs are food agressive, and I would like to keep it that way. Smudge and Fluffy are both chow hounds. They are fed twice a day at different times. They are alone with me in the room while they eat. They eat in the kitchen. While one is in the kitchen eating the other one is either let out to play or gets put in their crate.

Do you have a crate?

 

[missjenneygirl]

When does common sense enter the picture?? Sometimes people make things so much harder and dramatic then it needs to be.
They make these wonderful fabric crates that fold flat and open in a jiffy. It is only fair to both dogs, that they have their individual spaces, or den. For eating and time out. Dogs that have these issues, eat way too fast, either to keep the other from getting their food, or so they can finish and rush to the other bowl. This can cause bloat, and other intestinal issues, like throwing up. It does not take a private trainer to fix this. Take both girls to training class so they learn appropriate behavior. Usually when we see issues like this, it stems from bordem, and lack of physical stimulation. With anywhere from 7-10 dogs at any time here, it would be absurd to run around the house putting dog bowls in every corner, and hoping an "issue" didn't crop up. Feeding-time manners, is part of the dog learning to settle and wait. My dogs aren't allowed to bark when I am scooping and feeding. If one of them barks, I stop and just stand there. I don't start again to all quiet. The young puppies, like Tansy at 6 months, acts like she is going to burst with sound, but she has figured out, no food is coming as long as there is barking. All the bowls are filled and not passed out unless it is quiet.

 

[Lightplum]

When does common sense enter the picture?? Sometimes people make things so much harder and dramatic then it needs to be.
They make these wonderful fabric crates that fold flat and open in a jiffy. It is only fair to both dogs, that they have their individual spaces, or den. For eating and time out. Dogs that have these issues, eat way too fast, either to keep the other from getting their food, or so they can finish and rush to the other bowl. This can cause bloat, and other intestinal issues, like throwing up. It does not take a private trainer to fix this. Take both girls to training class so they learn appropriate behavior. Usually when we see issues like this, it stems from bordem, and lack of physical stimulation. With anywhere from 7-10 dogs at any time here, it would be absurd to run around the house putting dog bowls in every corner, and hoping an "issue" didn't crop up. Feeding-time manners, is part of the dog learning to settle and wait. My dogs aren't allowed to bark when I am scooping and feeding. If one of them barks, I stop and just stand there. I don't start again to all quiet. The young puppies, like Tansy at 6 months, acts like she is going to burst with sound, but she has figured out, no food is coming as long as there is barking. All the bowls are filled and not passed out unless it is quiet.

ohh thats a good idea the no food while barking.. Noah is just like his sister. He can hardly contain himself while waiting for food to be scooped..Ive been working on making him sit and stay while I scoop...some days are better than others, but its a work in progress.Some days I can make it though the whole thing without him barking and than other days its every two seconds stopping and telling him... All my other ones have their food manners they actually dont come into the kitchen while im preparing until I call them than they go into their seperate pens to eat with the exception of my old one who eats in the kitchen.

 

[Megansmom]

Megan is 19 weeks old and I spoil her too much by feeding her 4 SMALL meals a day, . She loves it, it works for her and she's an only dog, so it's okay for now, I think, hehe!

 

[king buddy]

I feed mine 2 times a day. Buddy tends to urp up stomach acid if his tummy gets empty so this helps with that. If I notice he is getting urpy between feeding I give him a dog bisquit.

 

[Justicemom]

When does common sense enter the picture?? Sometimes people make things so much harder and dramatic then it needs to be.
They make these wonderful fabric crates that fold flat and open in a jiffy. It is only fair to both dogs, that they have their individual spaces, or den. For eating and time out. Dogs that have these issues, eat way too fast, either to keep the other from getting their food, or so they can finish and rush to the other bowl. This can cause bloat, and other intestinal issues, like throwing up. It does not take a private trainer to fix this. Take both girls to training class so they learn appropriate behavior. Usually when we see issues like this, it stems from bordem, and lack of physical stimulation. With anywhere from 7-10 dogs at any time here, it would be absurd to run around the house putting dog bowls in every corner, and hoping an "issue" didn't crop up. Feeding-time manners, is part of the dog learning to settle and wait. My dogs aren't allowed to bark when I am scooping and feeding. If one of them barks, I stop and just stand there. I don't start again to all quiet. The young puppies, like Tansy at 6 months, acts like she is going to burst with sound, but she has figured out, no food is coming as long as there is barking. All the bowls are filled and not passed out unless it is quiet.

I do twice a day.

Ember was very food aggressive as a pupy she still is if a dog gets in her face. So Diva is fed in her kennel as she is the one who wants to check out the bowls. She runs and jumps in at feeding time. Justice and Ember aren't in kennels as Justice is the slowest eater on the planet(he chews each bite 10X) and Ember won't bother him. At Diva's co owner all the dogs 4 are fed in kennels. It is so funny to see all the dogs run to their own kennel and sit in there waiting. She has a Malmute and if she didn't fed in kennels there would be no Shelties left to worry about.

I'll have to try the no barking/no food. The dogs barking got out of hand at my parents. My mom responded when they barked at her. I've been doing that with them being let out and other things but have been letting the supper time slide.

 

[ScottinBend]

When does common sense enter the picture?? Sometimes people make things so much harder and dramatic then it needs to be.
They make these wonderful fabric crates that fold flat and open in a jiffy. It is only fair to both dogs, that they have their individual spaces, or den. For eating and time out. Dogs that have these issues, eat way too fast, either to keep the other from getting their food, or so they can finish and rush to the other bowl. This can cause bloat, and other intestinal issues, like throwing up. It does not take a private trainer to fix this. Take both girls to training class so they learn appropriate behavior. Usually when we see issues like this, it stems from bordem, and lack of physical stimulation. With anywhere from 7-10 dogs at any time here, it would be absurd to run around the house putting dog bowls in every corner, and hoping an "issue" didn't crop up. Feeding-time manners, is part of the dog learning to settle and wait. My dogs aren't allowed to bark when I am scooping and feeding. If one of them barks, I stop and just stand there. I don't start again to all quiet. The young puppies, like Tansy at 6 months, acts like she is going to burst with sound, but she has figured out, no food is coming as long as there is barking. All the bowls are filled and not passed out unless it is quiet.

And our girls are just as well behaved. They will sit and be quiet until we tell them it is time to eat. As I have said they are both very well behaved dogs with no other issues. They do what they are told and have never had any other issues. They also, with the 2 feedings, are not ones to wolf down their food. They take what I would consider to be a regular amount of time to finish eating.

As to the crate issue, we do not and never will condone their use. I don't care what "evidence" is brought forth, we feel that these are simply a way for dog owners to "store" their dogs for whatever reason. Please don't turn this thread into a "crating good or bad" thread. I really don't want to turn this into an argument as we won't be convinced otherwise.

Again, thanks for the help.