My "wild animal"... It makes me sad to see my new yorkie of 1 years old to take a treat (they're called Duck Tenders, dried duck strips) and gobble it up so quick and feverishly as tho' someone will rip it out of his mouth and take it away. He hoarks it down his throat as if he has to swallow it ASAP. I love giving these treats to the dogs. It's chewy, quite hard before their spit makes it chewier... He's like a python swallowing a large animal WHOLE! I separate the dogs: My female is on the floor on her bed, he's on the desk on his cozy bed, both eating at a distance. WHAT CAN I DO TO CHANGE THE WAY HE'S EATING???? I'm afraid he's going to choke. I tried cutting it into small pieces but that defeats the fun of receiving a yummy duck tender... It's about 3 and a half inches long and half an inch wide. How do I get him to CHILL OUT??? Thanks for taking the time to help.. :) |
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I think it will just take time for him to understand that the food will always be there.. i do think it would be much safer to break the treats up in smaller pieces for now... when you feed him his kibble maybe moisten with water to help it go down easier.... |
if your worried then i wouldnt feed him any treats he acts that way with. jmo but they sound dangerous if not chewed correctly.....have you tried putting them in completely seperate rooms to see if he relaxes a bit more?? sorry wish i could offer more advice. |
I understand it might take the fun out of it, but he could choke. I would either find another treat (have you tried bully sticks...nylabones..anything hard?). If you really want to keep giving it, though, I"d definitely cut it into pieces he can't choke on. |
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Im going to suggest stop giving him those. He can and may get hurt swallowing that whole, it's not worth it. Plus going through his little body whole can do some damage to his intestines. My Dexter used to swallow treats whole like that too, he gave me the scare of my life 2x, one time I thought he was going down and my mom happened to be there and somehow she did the Heimlich and got the treat up and out. No more small treats for my boys. Try other treats that are BIGGER, like a bully stick that he will have to take his time to chew on it. Its hard and long, there is no way he can swallow it whole, and it will slow him down. My boys LOVE them! (not me so much... they stink lol) but I feel ok with them eating them when they are supervised. When I'm not home, I put them on the counter so they can't chew them while no one is home. I throw them away when they get too small. |
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No you are offering very good advice. I think I would also have to be in a different room for him not to go ape sh*t with that duck tender! I think he might very well have to say good bye to this food item, sadly. :( |
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I really am appreciating all this advice. THANKS SO MUCH GUYS... I'll keep some chicken breast in the fridge on hand (cooked of course!) for him and keep my female shih tsu mix on the tenders. She loves to chew them...not fair for that experience to end for her just because her new yorkie bro is an astrinomical P.I.G, sweet and loving little thing that he is! |
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Dogs do not need a lot of protein, there should be all the protein he needs in his kibble or food intake each day (around 18% protein in a healthy adult dog). Dogs are omnivores, not carnivores. I feed my boys Taste of the Wild dog food, it has a good amount of protein to meet their daily needs. My boys hardly ever get any protein outside of their food and they are healthy and happy (if slightly overweight) 7 years old! :) My vet tells me if my boys are still hungry while they are adjusting to the reduced amount of food they get to supplement their diet with green beans and carrots. |
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To answer an earlier question you had..yes, bully sticks are bull penis |
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Hi there, My little mini-schnauzer was the very same way about her food. She lived to be 13 & I have only recently lost her. She was the very same way about her food & NEVER changed. Not sure where she got that habit---we adopted her at 12 wks. I always said she "inhaled" her food. But, I definitely would not let my baby swallow anything whole. My vet's office says they have at least one stomach blockage case per week & I live in a small town (about 25,000)---area of about 60,000. I also know of at least one lovely animal that lost his life due to swallowing something whole. Don't know about Yorkies yet, but when my baby got older, my vet put her on a low-protein food (Science Diet UD) b/c the high protein was damaging her kidneys. Good luck on changing this baby's eating habits though---lol !! |
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