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FlyingNimbus · 05-28-2017, 01:43 PM

Also on a non-related note I didn't feel like making another thread for this, but I've started training her to eat within 10-15minutes of the food being set down.

Id like to free feed but its really a dumb idea for her because she prefers to eat later during the day and if there's a necessity and then decides to eat stuff like little pebbles, lint, etc. We're always sweeping, cleaning, and yet she finds a way to get in trouble.. We have to puppy proof the puppy proofed parts because somehow she finds to un do things... I feel like she knows more than she acts...

So today I decided to take advantage of her hoarding tendencies and her safeguarding stuff that I served her like 1/4th of food to see if she'd eat it without waiting for later, 15 minutes later I asked her to eat(she knows how to eat on command- by the word "Eat" and me using my toe to point near the food), she didn't eat. Soooo while she was there I pushed the food to the other dog knowing the other dog is a glutton (it was only a little bit of food) and maggie saw her eating it so I pushed her away from the food and kept her from going to the food while sasha ate some of her food. and she kept growling at her, then I let her go and eat the rest of the food (I let maggie actually get to the food).

She ate it while sasha was looking at her food (without comming near) and maggie just growled at her (anytime she did I hard shh'd her which disrupts her and told her to eat), when she finished the 1/5th of her food, I decided to dump the rest of her food there, she didn't eat the rest on the spot, so I gave her 5minutes to begin eating.

I told her to eat, she didnt eat, so I again pushed the food to sasha and she ate some of her food (a little bit) and then maggie growled at her and pushed her away and ate it all.

I know this might create a resource guarding thing.. but she's already doing that.... soo too late on that.

The reason I want her to her food on the spot is because food shouldnt be left out all day long, especially out where we are... it will go bad after some time as well.. I dont like wasting food.

05-28-2017, 01:43 PM	#2
FlyingNimbus YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NJ Posts: 609	Also on a non-related note I didn't feel like making another thread for this, but I've started training her to eat within 10-15minutes of the food being set down. Id like to free feed but its really a dumb idea for her because she prefers to eat later during the day and if there's a necessity and then decides to eat stuff like little pebbles, lint, etc. We're always sweeping, cleaning, and yet she finds a way to get in trouble.. We have to puppy proof the puppy proofed parts because somehow she finds to un do things... I feel like she knows more than she acts... So today I decided to take advantage of her hoarding tendencies and her safeguarding stuff that I served her like 1/4th of food to see if she'd eat it without waiting for later, 15 minutes later I asked her to eat(she knows how to eat on command- by the word "Eat" and me using my toe to point near the food), she didn't eat. Soooo while she was there I pushed the food to the other dog knowing the other dog is a glutton (it was only a little bit of food) and maggie saw her eating it so I pushed her away from the food and kept her from going to the food while sasha ate some of her food. and she kept growling at her, then I let her go and eat the rest of the food (I let maggie actually get to the food). She ate it while sasha was looking at her food (without comming near) and maggie just growled at her (anytime she did I hard shh'd her which disrupts her and told her to eat), when she finished the 1/5th of her food, I decided to dump the rest of her food there, she didn't eat the rest on the spot, so I gave her 5minutes to begin eating. I told her to eat, she didnt eat, so I again pushed the food to sasha and she ate some of her food (a little bit) and then maggie growled at her and pushed her away and ate it all. I know this might create a resource guarding thing.. but she's already doing that.... soo too late on that. The reason I want her to her food on the spot is because food shouldnt be left out all day long, especially out where we are... it will go bad after some time as well.. I dont like wasting food.