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Originally Posted by pstinard   This is what I'm doing now. The first few days, I measured the food to be sure she was eating enough, but now that I know Bella loves her food and doesn't have any problems with it, I pretty much free-feed her and let her eat the amount she wants to.
Since Pauline has two puppies, I'd recommend watching their eating habits for a few days, just to be sure that one is not being a bully and preventing the other from eating. Even though I have only one puppy, I can tell that Bella used to have food issues at the breeder's before I got her because she will pick up one kibble, run to a safe part of the house to eat it, and then run back to the food bowl to grab another kibble. She probably had to compete for food with a bully, and that habit carried over, even though she no longer has any competition for her food. |
Poor Bella ... yes you are right we never know what happens at the breeders do we! I got my puppies from Brother that are breeders and there is a complete difference in both my puppies. One is a complete glutton and a bully and the other is more of a sweetheart and very clever, learning things a lot faster ... We really have to watch Pixie as she bullies Joe ... very unfair and yet they get on so well other times.