Snigs That seems to be quite the habit with many of the little darlings here on the NG. Murphy hasn't "moved" his food yet, other than from the dish to the floor. Perhaps the little angels prefer to "dine" on a "linen covered table" - lol.
Hugz Patti
I have no idea why they do that, BUT...
Dayzee used to take 3 or 4 pieces of kibble to the DR carpet then eat it one piece at a time. Back and forth she would go until it was all gone.
AND now...
Ruffles takes her food out of the feeder, to the floor, then eats it.
Rhoda pulls the feeder to the middle of the kitchen before she eats.
Animals are unique!
Bonnie, in Middletown, VA
It is such entertainment to watch all the goings and comings when they are dining. I have 5 now.
Over the weekend I found a home for Malachai - the 7 mo Weimaraner pup (70 pound baby). The family has 5 acres in Bella Vista, AR - all fenced so he will be very happy.
I gained a little old man named Wiley - 7 year old, very fat, Chihuahua and I think I shall keep him. He has had his nails neglected and has been fed a lot of "people" food so his anal glands are impacted (He has bad doggy odor). He has an appointment at the vets tomorrow and they will make him right as rain. I'm in love with his precious little personality and may keep him. After awhile it is so hard to give them up.
I wasn't sorry to see Malachai go - he eviscerated my antique sofa cushion so now I need to make new slip covers.
Mine used to take one piece of food to wherever everyone was sitting, eat it and then go back for 1 more. Didn't matter if we were upstairs or downstairs. Guess that's how she kept her slim and trim figure. How I miss that girl.
Your last sentence says it all, Bonnie! Dexter puts part of his food on the floor before eating it. He also breaks his dog biscuit in half, eats one half, and leaves the other on the floor for when he's finished with dinner. However, he never objects when Tuppence (a fast eater) sneaks over between his legs and grabs that half biscuit for herself -- even though she's already had one, too. LOL! I figure that he's not objecting, so I won't; Tuppence knows that Dexter is top dog and when to respect that, so no harm done.
Tuppence eats most of her food from her bowl, but she nudges it off the place mat where it lives and across the floor. That's to make sure she's gotten every crumb from underneath. After her dinner, her long cocker ears are soaked, since she can't keep them out of the water dish as she's drinking. It's a riot!
Once both dogs are finished, they come get me to "inspect" their dishes. As soon as I've told them they're good pups, they head for the pantry, where their little behinds hit the floor in unison. It's time for their "treat" (another small dog biscuit), and they know they won't get it if they don't sit down politely. LOL!
My Yorkie bats at his food bowl until he gets a piece of kibble out. He then proceeds to toss it and chase it before finally taking it to a corner to privately crunch it down, after which he repeats the entire procedure with the next piece of kibble. I swear he expends as much energy eating his food as he gets from it.
My vet thinks this is hilarious. She doesn't seem at all concerned, though.
Patty,
Your puppy is fine. If you like you could get one of those cute little doggy placemats to put under his bowls and that might help keep the floor cleaner. I wouldn't stress about it too much.
Christina gave you sound puppy training advice. I am also an advocate for crate training. It is not cruel and will probably keep you from wanting to strangle your dog.
I have two doggies. One that I've had since he was four months old. He got taught to 'Wait' for his food. Sit down next to his bowl, make him sit, tell him to 'Wait', place some food in his bowl and if he budges for you say the release word (mine is 'Go Ahead'), tell him No sharply and take the food out of the bowl (or at least block it so he can't get it. Do it again till he gets the picture. By the end of it he is used to you putting your hands in his bowl. Pet him ALOT when he is eating, take the bowl away from him occasionally (that helps them eat as soon as they are fed rather than coming back to it all day) if he growls, again sharply no and try the following to show you are top dog (my vet recommended this).
Even though my little (15 pounds) mutt was only 8 pounds when we got him he displayed dominant behavior. Whenever he did that, he got flipped to his side. One arm puts LIGHT pressure on his neck with a hand holding the bottom front leg, and the other presses down on the hip with the hand holding the bottom back leg. You apply pressure till the dog stops struggling. Do NOT make eye contact during this. When they stop struggling let him up and tell him what a good dog he is. You are NOT hurting them. In packs in the wild the dominant dog does this (without the hand holding :-) to show they are the top dog.
If you start that when they are little you will still be to do it when they are big. Cliff - who is now 7 and a Canine Good Citizen graduate and Pet Assisted Therapy dog - knows that Mom is the top dog in the house now. Oscar, our 7 year old rescue we've had just over a year, learned all that two. He still hates the flip on the side thing, but he struggles much less now and is mostly just happy that mom is touching him. :-)
Post a link to pics!
Jenn - proud mom to Cliff the Mutt and Oscar the Dog - and hopefully soon to be foster mom to a Katrina doggy
My HairyButt Gang has their water bowl on a small rug in the dining room on vinyl flooring. The rug catches most of the dribbles from their sloppy, floppy lips. When we feed in the mornings it's a serious business with a ritual. They are to "sit/stay" until I set the bowl of food in front of each of them and then wait until I say the word "okay". (We use stainless steel bowls with sloping sides- which go into the dishwasher every night.) Then they tear into their food and eat every morsel and lick the bowl clean without dragging it around the house. I think making feeding time a ritual the exact same way every day and also using it as a training period makes them get right down to business? Missy was naughty about grabbing a big mouthful of food, going on the carpet in the other room and laying down to eat it bit by bit. The sit/stay/okay commands have cured her of that. But then, she will only eat her rawhide chewies on our bed, Daisy eats hers on my kitchen rug and Simon flops any ol' place for his. If we close the bedroom door Missy will pace the house with the rawhide in her mouth.... whining and moaning and groaning like she's sick or dying! LOL After a few minutes of her drama queen act we usually give in and open the bedroom door for her.... us humans are well-trained, too!
Leslie and The Very Strange But Well-Trained Furbabies in MO.
Snigs, my poodle, Jingles, does the same thing!!
What well behaved children! Very good.
I think the dragging food around happens for the most part with dry food that is kept refilled all day. At least it is in my house.
I have a problem that you may have addressed in your raising of dogs. I have 3 dogs. A Chessie who is just right, a Jack Russell that is skin and bones (She's been vet-checked all her life, she just burns off every spare ounce) and a Jack that is about 7 - 8 ponds overweight and gaining by the day! I can't seem to fill her up. She is always hungry and looking for food. She is the obsessive compulsive one. I don't know if I talked about it here, but when she was about 8 months old, my daughter got out one of those laser light thingies. Remember those? Maggie absolutely went berserk! The other 2 dogs were mildly interested and figured out quickly that DD was controlling it, but Maggie was just crazy. For hours after you would put it up, she would search high and low for that dot of light. After
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What well behaved children! Very good.
I think the dragging food around happens for the most part with dry food that is kept refilled all day. At least it is in my house.
I have a problem that you may have addressed in your raising of dogs. I have 3 dogs. A Chessie who is just right, a Jack Russell that is skin and bones (She's been vet-checked all her life, she just burns off every spare ounce) and a Jack that is about 7 - 8 ponds overweight and gaining by the day! I can't seem to fill her up. She is always hungry and looking for food. She is the obsessive compulsive one. I don't know if I talked about it here, but when she was about 8 months old, my daughter got out one of those laser light thingies. Remember those? Maggie absolutely went berserk! The other 2 dogs were mildly interested and figured out quickly that DD was controlling it, but Maggie was just crazy. For hours after you would put it up, she would search high and low for that dot of light. After
2 or 3 times of thinking it was funny, it scared me enough that we threw it away. Too late. Now any kind of flash of light sends her into a tailspin. Right this moment she is sitting in the window seat watching for the flash that will occur when a car drives by and the sun might reflect off some chrome. I used to have crystals hanging in the windows. I had to take them down because of the reflection. She had a silver charm on her collar with all her information on it. The light would flash off of that onto the wall and she would practically tear the wall down getting to it. So now she has an ugly red plastic thing. Anyway, she's obviously disturbed.So how do I feed the other 2 dogs enough without Maggie sneaking in and finishing what they leave. I guess I can stand over them, while they eat and take it away when Maggie is through. Doesn't seem fair to the other 2, but I guess they will learn to eat up. The little Jack won't eat 2 bites before she is dashing away to see what's going on in other parts of the house or yard. I have always just left out dry dog food for them to eat during the day. The 2 little girls come into the house in the evening and sleep.
Any ideas? Cindy
Hahahhahahhahahahhahahh. How can anyone not love animals. But why can't they live longer.
Cindy
Sandy, I used to work with a man who had a bassett hound. He would pin the hound's ears up with a clothes pin while he was eating and drinking to keep his ears cleaner!
Donna
Leslie, I do the same thing -- sit, stay, okay. But they all have their own personalities, don't they? That's what makes having our wonderful QIs such fun and so rewarding. :)
Ouch! Didn't that hurt? I've seen some people put little caps on long-eared dogs to keep them clean, but I've never done it. I did forget to mention, though, that sometimes Tuppence gets a small piece of her food tangled in one of her ears. Then you should see her trying to nibble it out of the hair there! LOL!
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