WyoBC Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Which does your BC prefer? Black Jack is a supper pupper He won't hardly touch his breakfast most of the time, but supper is a different story (if he ate breakfast by two or three in the after noon) And what do you put on the food to make it more eatable? I use a dog cookie, and sometimes a milk bone crushed over the top of it. I haven't gotten to fancy with it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 My dogs will eat anything, anytime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesney's Girl Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 My dogs will eat anything, anytime! Ditto here haha But I wouldn't necessarily call them Chow Hounds, they usually wont take cooked food if offered it... Guess they just like their raw dinners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexie Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Molly prefers the meal that she gets us to do weird stuff to. Attempting to get food into her can include: water, rice, mashed potato, broth, a bit of meat, oil, a raw egg, a bit of the acana food we're planning to switch her to, hard boiled egg, pasta, a bit of pear... actually, the acana tends to be really effective. this morning i mixed in a large spoonful of rice. molly ate most of the rice... and left about 3/4 of the dry food, some of it on the floor where she shoved it to get it out of the way because i mixed the rice in really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fosher Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 I used to have dogs that would pick at their food. I stopped it by feeding them once a day in the evening, and taking up anything that they hadn't eaten within 20 minutes. They learned pretty quickly what their window of opportunity was. It also helps to feed them away from distractions -- in a crate or kennel for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pax Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 When I got Nash I had some anxious moments the first week because I couldn't get him to eat. Mark told me the same thing Bill just said...crate, quiet, a known time frame. That works for him. I feed everybody in the morning but Nash gets dinner too because he needs his daily ration divided up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 My dogs love breakfast and they love dinner. And if they get a snack in the middle of the day, they are even happier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustopherJones Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 My dogs will eat anything, anytime! Ditto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowwown Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Cody eats his dry food once every two-three days or so. I'll leave the dry food in a bowl and he won't touch it. We worry sometimes but he is 50 lbs. and somewhat lean and muscular, has a healthy, shiny coat, eyes, nose and mouth. he runs with me 3 times a week and we walk about 5-6 miles every day, plus other activities. Sometimes I add a little cooked chicken meat mixed in and he'll eat that but leave the kibble. Other times, I check the bowl and he has completely eaten every last bit of the kibble. I think I'm going to try the 20-minutes-available method to see if I can teach him to eat at a regular time. It's frustrating to watch him go two, sometimes three days without food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 I free feed and have 6 dogs. They have all worked out their own schedule. Some are morning munchers, some are afternoon crunchers, and some are late night raiders. Then there is Skip. He's a hit and run eater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyzookie Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 My dogs will eat anything, anytime! LOL my dog is the same way. I only feed her once a day, at night. When I was on kibble, I couldnt do that she had to eat morning and night or she'd get sick. With raw though, it sustains her all night and day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSnappy Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Both. My dogs eat twice a day and they are ravenous at both meals. Red Dog is so ravenous that he has taken to busting into the garbage can. ETA: My dogs don't need treats to make their meals palatable. They eat raw and they love everything in their bowls. Except that Piper will NOT eat kidneys. She says "eww." RDM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Mine eat twice a day, with gusto. I don't have to put anything extra on to tempt them, I think they'd eat anything, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dog fan Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Lars is an evening only kind of guy he will sniff at breakfast and walk away he also agrees with piper on the kidney thing although yoghurt or cheese makes all food palatable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryP Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Except that Piper will NOT eat kidneys. She says "eww." Haha. Milo won't eat kidneys either, but he'll try his darndest to nibble the little bit of fat off of them. It's quite funny to watch. He also will only rarely eat liver. I usually have to stick it in the microwave for a few seconds, first. Boy, for being the fattest dog in the house, he sure is picky. BTW, my dogs will also eat any time. Both breakfast and dinner are equally exciting. Next to his frisbee, food is Charlie's favorite thing. I think the order of importance for him is: Frisbee, Food, The Beach, Mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Loki is just like Black Jack-another supper pupper- but I insist he eat breakfast because I don't want him eating something from a jobsite (goes to work with husband) during the day. I put something like cheese, hot dog, etc. to tempt him to breakfast, and he knows what I mean when I say "you can't go to work unless you eat your breakfast". Gael would eat anytime anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha J Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Two meals a day for Holly, a good point of her spay operation is she eats straight away so i don't have to do anything to encourage her to eat. (bad point - she wants more sometimes ). Been there though with the tempting to eat bit , i used to add raw chopped carrot and cooked broccoli sometimes as she loves those. Also chicken or turkey gravy, those worked too. Oh and through the growing puppy stage - hand feeding occasionally - wrong i know but hey she taught me well. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Diesel and Jaida eat anytime - Jaida is always scavenging for more. River is a breakfast pup. Sometimes she skips dinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg+Whiley Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Whiley will eat her cup of food for breakfast pretty much in one gobble! Dinner, she sniffs at and grazes through. Unless she has some of our dinner food as well. Then she will push all her dry food away with her nose to get to the people food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyleew Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Is it possible that you are feeding too much? If you fed smaller meals, would he eat twice? Just a thought. Mine both gobble their food down like they are starving, no matter when I give it to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet_ceana Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Ceana does not tuch her kibble until it is dinner time. She will sniff and push it around, but she is not hungry until the evening.... unless of course you offer a boiled egg or cottage cheese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth G Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 Mine are free fed. Sometimes they eat in the morning, sometimes at night but they always like to eat together, side by side, at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkie Posted June 28, 2007 Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 skye likes morning best and clover eats whatever anytime. my coworker left his shed door open once and one of his dogs ate an entire bag (40lb) of food. yep entire bag...he said she looks pregnant afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth G Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Oh my lord, can you say Ouch! Stomache pain? Wow wherever did the poor dog fit it all?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pax Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 It is a wonder really that the poor thing didn't die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.