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Originally Posted by ARCHIE  Since Buddy was a puppy I would stick my hand in his bowl and mix up his
food when he was 1/2 way finished to get him use to having someone touch
his food and keep him from being food aggressive.
(He did become food aggressive anyhow for awhile but we worked it out.)
Anyhow, today at 4yrs old he will only eat with me standing next to him.
If I leave the kitchen so does he. So I stand there and praise him for eating
then, on his own, leaving some food in his bowl, jump up on me to REQUEST
I mix it up so he can finish it! Twice a day this happens.
Anyone else create this problem? I think it's cute but when I'm not around
and he's at my daughter's he won't eat. |
OMG yes. I am glad I am not the only one. Tia came to me at almost a year old. She was malnurished and would not eat. I started hand feeding her. She's now over 2 yrs. old and absolutely refuses to eat wet food unless I feed her by hand. And, when we got Jersey she was almost like a wild dog and afraid of everything. She would grab and run. I started sitting next to her to comfort her and now she will only eat if "I" am sitting next to her. Yes, we created the little monsters. LOL. I have five and put th plates down and sit with them until they are all done. Hubby told me "you better not die, because you don't think I'll do this do you, I'll open a can of laddie boy and say come and get it." LOL. Of course he's teasing. I was late coming home one day and there he was sitting there with my youngest hand feeding Tia and sitting in the middle of them all. They are so full of poopy. Ha ha. Elaine