Anyone else with a yorkie with huge appetite?

[KazzyK810]

Originally Posted by Farleys

Sounds like there are lots of yorkies like mine. Mine doesnt even chew, lol!! He just swallows his food whole!

My ZoE is like that too...gobbles her food so fast. I've started stuffing her dinner kibble in a kong to slow her eating down a little. Someone on another thread suggested putting a golf ball in the bowl to slow down how fast she eats. I'm gonna try that at breakfast tomorrow!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Tibbe will eat anything but oranges and other citrus. He has never refused his food - some days he doesn't eat much but he never goes on hunger strikes or anything like that. He's on the go so much I think he is usually hungry and eats. He usually eats by bringing his food piece at a time from the kitchen into the den and eats it watching me as he eats it!

[concretegurl]

Scoobers is a Schnorkie (mini schnauzer yorkie hybrid) he eats an incredible amount for his size...considering his sister Princess (min schnauzie) is such a gluten we can no longer free feed...I always thought it was the min schnauzie side of him.

Scoobers eats 1 1/2 cup per kibble meal, a RAW lunch and snacks...he is still skinny though but then again he is very very active.

[Jennxling]

My rescue eats like crazy!! After she finishes, she walks around and scavenges for food. I feed her more than my own dogs...and she's only 3 lbs... She eats WAY more than Emma who is also 3 lbs. We have to beg Emma to eat! I've never seen such a small dog eat that much. She also eats so fast...she doesn't chew! She swallows! You won't see the food after 5 minutes of giving it to her. It is suspected that she was starved before...I don't know if she'll ever grow out of that habit though.

[LittlePuppyKiss]

Originally Posted by Farleys

Sounds like there are lots of yorkies like mine. Mine doesnt even chew, lol!! He just swallows his food whole!

This is mine! I am always telling her to slow down and chew the food.

She also goes to her food bowl and hits it with her paw when she wants more.

[tammyjo]

I got Molly at 13 weeks, she eats the kibble iuse, when she goes to my moms she tried to eat her dogs food, shelves canned but only daddy spoils her with that. She takes her medicine wihtout a whine or complaint

[zcb]

Scooter will anything that doesn't bite back. He is the most enthusiastic eater in the world. Every bite is wonderful. He will even eat tuna salad (just a taste because the mayo can't be good for him). He does, however, draw a line at cat food. Guess it's because he dislikes the cats so much he also dislikes their food. I adore him.

[Wylie's Mom]

All of mine just *love* food. When I'm making their meals, all 3 have their unique little "dinner dance" that they do while waiting for me to be done. As I'm taking their bowls over to their eating area - Wylie runs in tiny circles, Marcel hops on his back feet, and Pfeiffer does slow circles and/or jump circles.

[hnybun128]

Originally Posted by deonk1

Mine's a little piggy too, it doesn't show up on his body much, cause he's too darn active. But my little 3.15lb pup eats 1/4 cup kibble a day, plus two "ice cubes" (my measuring method) of fish per day, plus all the healthy treats I've whipped up for him. It's gotten to a point that I've started measuring his kibble rather than free feeding to make sure he only gets 1/4 cup kibble. Good thing I use Natural Balance dog food rolls as treats... lol little pig.

I thought that fish wasn't good to feed them on a regular basis? The puppy packet I received from my breeder and the Yorkie book I have both state that fish (raw, canned, or cooked) fed in high amounts can result in a thiamine deficiency that can lead to seizures and in severe cases, death. Sorry, I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I knew I remembered reading that so I just grabbed my book and puppy packet to confirm the info.