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jwash · 06-04-2005, 04:26 PM

I imagine we all have this problem, especially if one is young with food out 24/7 and the other an adult. I just mix the puppy food with Eukanaba lamb and rice and if my Chloe, the year old one, gets too greedy I hand feed Lacey. She will actually pick out her food and leave the rest. I did have a vet tell me once the dog is spayed/neutered you could go ahead and move to adult food. I didn't take that advice. I also keep an eye out for their weight, if one starts to get pudgy and the other too lean, I stay right with them through feeding time to ensure each gets the proper amount. Lacey also will decide to pick up one nugget at a time and take it across the room to eat it. Chloe, on the other hand, throws hers around before eating it. I guess I don't have any easy answers, but it seems to work out fine somehow. I think the issue for me is less who is more hungry than the size of the food. Tiny mouths just have a harder time chopping bigger food.

06-04-2005, 04:26 PM	#5
jwash YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 723	Feeding more than one yorkie I imagine we all have this problem, especially if one is young with food out 24/7 and the other an adult. I just mix the puppy food with Eukanaba lamb and rice and if my Chloe, the year old one, gets too greedy I hand feed Lacey. She will actually pick out her food and leave the rest. I did have a vet tell me once the dog is spayed/neutered you could go ahead and move to adult food. I didn't take that advice. I also keep an eye out for their weight, if one starts to get pudgy and the other too lean, I stay right with them through feeding time to ensure each gets the proper amount. Lacey also will decide to pick up one nugget at a time and take it across the room to eat it. Chloe, on the other hand, throws hers around before eating it. I guess I don't have any easy answers, but it seems to work out fine somehow. I think the issue for me is less who is more hungry than the size of the food. Tiny mouths just have a harder time chopping bigger food.