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Originally Posted by reeses  what are you feeding him? have you always had him on this food?
Your lil girl could very well be re-claiming her territory. Boys mark their territory but girls can do the same thing especially if she feels he is taking over and she needs to re-claim her territory. Be sure you always give her lots of love first before the male since she is the oldest and you have had her the longest. She was first in your life and you dont want her to feel left out.
Another question...does she eat her food first and then eat his or what exactly is the routine? (not trying to sound nosey...just trying to understand everything and get some ideas of what is going on so this can be solved!  ) |
Thanks for your response. They are both on the same food which they've been on from day one. She gobbles hers down as fast as she can and then will attempt to eat his if we don't stop her. She's always been a little piggy.
I normally feed them twice a day with a snack before bedtime. The snack thing started when we got the male because he was so tiny 1.7 lbs at 7 months that we had to try and get some weight on him. He's now up to 4 lbs at 22 months so I can change the feeding pattern. Think I'll try feeding only once a day, that way he'll be hungry when I put it down and may be more inclined to eat instead of playing power struggle games.
They don't fight at all but there's no doubt that my female was not feeling well enough to be herself when the male joined the pack. She's back to being her old self and I think she is trying to put him in his place. My female, like all female yorkies thinks she is the boss of everything and everybody.
I've had yorkies for 35 years and never come across this particular problem where one just stopped eating.