Cooper is a "ready for bed?" eater. I'm sure I did that to him somehow. He will nibble here and there throughout the day but won't eat until I say "are you ready for bed?" At that point it's a game. He runs full speed, sliding into his food bowl because he knows I'm going to pick it up and put it away. He'll start eating. He teases me with it. If he starts to walk away he'll keep looking back at me. When I go to pick up his bowl, he runs full speed again because he now knows this is his last chance. He'll eat the whole bowl before bed.
If i take the bowl away at night without him eating, he'll sit in the kitchen growling and barking for food. Sometimes he'll wander off to bed, but then i'm afraid he's hungry because he didn't eat all day! |