Anyone else have to watch their baby eat?

[ARCHIE]

Oh my, what have we all done to our babies

Spoiled them rotten I think. Can you imagine not eating because
your hubby didn't come home for dinner?
I wouldn't miss a meal unless I'm sick

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Originally Posted by Misti1

Look at that face on Hot Rod, how could anyone resist being at his beck and call?

He's definitely got me wrapped around his little paw!

[rebecca127]

Originally Posted by Dina_Nichole

Trixie won't eat unless I'm in the room with her and I have to sit smack beside Pia. She takes a bite and and looks up constantly to make sure I haven't left.

Abby is the same exact way. I have to sit right behind her and watch her eat and then half way I have to move all the food n the middle like a lil tower. If I dont she will look at me and just sit and stare as if saying please move my food so that I can eat LOL. And if I am not there for feeding time she refuses to eat!!!

These furbutts I tell you...

[Yorkiedaze]

I never did get into any "ritual" at meal time. I fix it, put it down and walk away. If they don't show an interest in eating, I take it up and save till the next meal time. We have no problems at meal time because of this and all three are little chow hounds anyway.

[kay6688]

Originally Posted by Dina_Nichole

We also have goofy ways around here. Snoot has to eat in the bathroom, LOL! I have to put him in there and shut the door because the girls won't allow him to eat. Trixie won't eat unless I'm in the room with her and I have to sit smack beside Pia. She takes a bite and and looks up constantly to make sure I haven't left. Paisley on the other hand is a little piggie and would eat upside down and could care less who's there or not there. As long as she can consume as much as possible, she's happy.

LOL!!!! Jaxon will wait for me to take his food out of his bowl & place it on the mat next to his bowl to eat. He also will run like a Bat outa' Hell if he thinks the monster cat is going to get his Chicken Jerky that he left in the hall!! Kay

[maxmom]

LOL, I just have to get my husband to read from this site....When we brought Max home and transitioned from the can food to dry food, he did not like it, so I would seat on the floor next to him and feed him, ...2 1/2 years latter....I'm still seating on the floor feeding Max every morning, sometimes if I don't have time to seat and wait,and he just wont eat.I leave his food out all day, is that OK?The vet told me to take it back after 30min.if he has not eaten by then, does not matter, next time he'll be hungry enough and wont waste time

[Betty'sMom]

Originally Posted by linsvs

At least she runs to her bed !!!! LOL

LOL! Luckily, mine's too high!

[Paulie]

I had a similar problem too, when I switched brands on my dog. The only time he would eat it was when I would toss it on the ground. I got scared that he would get used to it, so I stopped doing it, so he stopped eating. I figured that he probably didn't like the food, so I switched brands again, and now he's back to normal.
Thank good, because feeding him 3 kibbles at a time was very time consuming!

[Potter]

I think I am the worse "ritual" feeder here. It got to the point that I have to finger feed my little guy. Either we eat our meal with him at the same time or I would have to finger feed him. In the morning, I usually prepare his food first and then cook mine later on so I am not able to eat with him hence finger feeding.

[tdavis]

I must admit I also finger feed my Bobo. It all started when he became sick from a liver shunt, he would not eat and now sometimes he still doesn't like to eat. My family thinks I am nuts. What can you do? Tammy

[browniesmom622]

Brownie doesn't care if there a party going on, Nothing get's him away from his dinner !

[LoveMyJake]

Jake was like that when he was a puppy. If I left the kitchen, he would follow me. I would just say "go eat", and he would eventually go back into the kitchen. I didn't want him to feel like he could only eat in the kitchen if I was there, so I got into the routine of putting his food down and walking away. Jackson, on the other hand, wouldn't care if I left the country, much less the room, because he is a chow hound.

[Bizzymammabee]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Since Buddy was a puppy I would stick my hand in his bowl and mix up his
food when he was 1/2 way finished to get him use to having someone touch
his food and keep him from being food aggressive.
(He did become food aggressive anyhow for awhile but we worked it out.)

Anyhow, today at 4yrs old he will only eat with me standing next to him.
If I leave the kitchen so does he. So I stand there and praise him for eating
then, on his own, leaving some food in his bowl, jump up on me to REQUEST
I mix it up so he can finish it! Twice a day this happens.
Anyone else create this problem? I think it's cute but when I'm not around
and he's at my daughter's he won't eat.

Zoey only likes to eat if I am in the kitchen. I dont' have to touch or mix her food but she likes me where she can see me...lol..

[KimluvsLexie]

Lexie and Tucker would rather me not watch. If I'm in the room they think there must be more amusing activities in store and they will wait to eat. I have trouble getting Lexie to eat and sometimes I get so excited that she's eaten a good portion only to find out Tucker was extra hungry Oh well, I always get it down her one way or another.

Oh and what Archie said:

Spoiled them rotten I think. Can you imagine not eating because
your hubby didn't come home for dinner?
I wouldn't miss a meal unless I'm sick

I can never miss a meal, I'm so with you!!!

[NuggetsMom]

If we're not by him when he's eating Nugget will just stuff as much food in his mouth as he can run into the room we're in spit it all out and eat it next to us...until all his food is gone lol whatever works, right?