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katcarasella · 01-30-2008, 08:40 AM

Maggie has to have her food on a cloth placemat. When I put her kibble into the bowl she digs it out onto her placemat and then she eats it. Of course, Bailey does it too now. Anyone have a furbaby with weird eating habits?

Mizzrosa · 01-30-2008, 08:42 AM

martini sometimes eats outta the bowl and other times she takes it out and eats it on her doggy mat..i guess it depends on their mood her doggy mat is a mess with her food lol..she also hides her food in her bed so she has it for later..i search and always find food hidden lol

MIZBROWN · 01-30-2008, 09:09 AM

Think they just do their own thing sometimes.... Meka will have her days that it seems she doesnt want to eat out of the bowl. But then I'll put some kibble in my hand, and she'll start eating. These lil pups sure can have some funny habits

yougetthesmiles · 01-30-2008, 09:11 AM

It's a yorkie thing!

All mine, including the pups, takes one kibble at a time and takes it into the living room and eats that 1 kibble lol, then they go back and gets another one.

yorkieusa · 01-30-2008, 09:18 AM

Mine eats out of little oval saucers.

bfitpilates · 01-30-2008, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katcarasella

Maggie has to have her food on a cloth placemat. When I put her kibble into the bowl she digs it out onto her placemat and then she eats it. Of course, Bailey does it too now. Anyone have a furbaby with weird eating habits?

I just went down to give Purl lunch and she was lounging on the floor vent (old Buffalo home, gentle forced hot air, she's not stupid!!) So I put her bowl in front of her and she did the usual gig of taking the kibble out before she ate it... now my house smells like kibble from the heating vent and I think she only got to eat about half her lunch

I guess I have some vent cleaning to do, lol.

jeanietoo · 01-30-2008, 09:23 AM

Mine haven't eaten out of a bowl for years. If I do put down a bowl they fuss with it til it's overturned or just remove the food a piece at a time so why bother with a bowl???

Lexi Rae · 01-30-2008, 09:23 AM

lexi does that too with dry food, 1 kibble at a time, runs all the way
to the living room and eats it and comes back for more.. sometimes she
takes it out of the bowl and eats it on the mat by the sliding door in the
kitchen.. they are crazy

KathyK09 · 01-30-2008, 10:56 AM

Our bischon has always taken a mouthful of food out of the bowl and brought it to a carpeted area. She drops the mouthful and eats it off the carpet. We've always thought it was strange but my in-laws had a toy poodle who would do the same thing...so maybe it's a "little dog" quirk.

Our very sassy cat would tease the dog sometimes by waiting till Angel would drop her food on the carpet and then casually plop down and lay right on top of the food so the dog couldn't eat! That cat is something else! LOL!

Our new puppy Mariah worries me because she picks up a dry piece of food and run with it into her mouth. Sometimes she drops it on the floor and then eats it but we often hear her crunching and eating it as she is running and playing....lol At first I was afraid she would choke. She sure is silly!

tanksmom · 01-30-2008, 02:29 PM

I dont even use bowls anymore. Mine get feed fom paper plates. Alittle expensive but my Lana was afraid of the metal bowls noises.

yorkie mom-3 · 01-30-2008, 05:01 PM

Sometime ago I bought one of those cast iron dogs with the stainless steel bowls that fit into it. Well Odie is scared to death of it and refuses to eat out of it which works out because he needs to watch his weight. My other little guy needs to eat and I can leave kibble out all the time for him and Odie won't touch it. He has to have his crock bowl, nothing else will do. My other two eat out of small saucers. But they sure can be picky about things.

BLEU BOY BARBER · 01-30-2008, 05:53 PM

WELL WELL WELL MAYBE BY THIS POST YOU WILL FIGURE OUT WHO THE REAL BOSS IS....

FROM DAY ONE I HAVE FED BLEU BOY OUT OF MY HAND... I FINALLY GOT HIM TO WHERE HE WOULD EAT OUT OF A BOWL... THE BOWL COULD NOT BE ON THE FLOOR IT HAD TO BE ON MY TUMMY.... HE WOULD EAT ALL OF HIS FOOD DOWN TO 10 PIECES AND I KID YOU NOT I THINK HE IS A MATH MAJOR CAUSE IT IS ALWAYS 10 PIECES AND THEN HE ABSOLUTELY EXPECTS ME TO HAND FEED HIM THOSE 10 AND GUESS WHAT YEP YOU GUESSED IT I HAND FEED HIM THOSE 10....

HE JUST RECENTLY HAD SURGERY AND THE SURGEON SAID YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SYRINGE FEED HIM FOR 8 WEEKS AND I SAID OK AND SHE SAID THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM AND I WAS LIKE YOU HAVE NO CLUE.. SO NOW HE IS SYRINGE FED SO WE WILL SEE WE HAVE 7 WEEKS TO GO AND IM SURE WE WILL GO BACK TO THE TUMMY

Martie · 01-30-2008, 06:12 PM

Our furbabies take their food (mouthfull at a time) out to the living room, drop it and eat, then back for another mouthfull.....its funny to watch....

jsclark · 01-30-2008, 11:03 PM

I have to put Jack's food in his puppy kong to get him to eat it. And not in the kitchen, either, it has to be in the carpeted living room.

I'm just glad he eats.

parker · 01-31-2008, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yougetthesmiles

It's a yorkie thing!

All mine, including the pups, takes one kibble at a time and takes it into the living room and eats that 1 kibble lol, then they go back and gets another one.

It sure is, Parker does the same thing!

01-30-2008, 08:40 AM	#1
katcarasella BANNED FOR STEALING YORKIETALK CONTENT! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Area Posts: 1,175	Refuses to eat out of bowl Maggie has to have her food on a cloth placemat. When I put her kibble into the bowl she digs it out onto her placemat and then she eats it. Of course, Bailey does it too now. Anyone have a furbaby with weird eating habits?

01-30-2008, 08:42 AM	#2
Mizzrosa Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: brooklyn Posts: 2,369	martini sometimes eats outta the bowl and other times she takes it out and eats it on her doggy mat..i guess it depends on their mood her doggy mat is a mess with her food lol..she also hides her food in her bed so she has it for later..i search and always find food hidden lol __________________ Lil Miss Martini Butt & Mommy~Proud member of Petite Pups United! & Proud member of the Spoiled Rotten Club & Lil Heartbreakers Club

01-30-2008, 09:09 AM	#3
MIZBROWN Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,293	Think they just do their own thing sometimes.... Meka will have her days that it seems she doesnt want to eat out of the bowl. But then I'll put some kibble in my hand, and she'll start eating. These lil pups sure can have some funny habits __________________ Mommy to Meka "MeMe" Brown aka Meka the Diva Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club & CA Yorkies www.dogster.com/dogs/567943

01-30-2008, 09:18 AM	#5
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	Mine eats out of little oval saucers. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

01-30-2008, 09:23 AM	#8
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	lexi does that too with dry food, 1 kibble at a time, runs all the way to the living room and eats it and comes back for more.. sometimes she takes it out of the bowl and eats it on the mat by the sliding door in the kitchen.. they are crazy __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

01-30-2008, 09:11 AM	#4
yougetthesmiles BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,295 Blog Entries: 3	It's a yorkie thing! All mine, including the pups, takes one kibble at a time and takes it into the living room and eats that 1 kibble lol, then they go back and gets another one.

01-30-2008, 09:23 AM	#7
jeanietoo YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 783	Mine haven't eaten out of a bowl for years. If I do put down a bowl they fuss with it til it's overturned or just remove the food a piece at a time so why bother with a bowl???

01-30-2008, 10:56 AM	#9
KathyK09 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northeast WI Posts: 97	Our dog does the same! Our bischon has always taken a mouthful of food out of the bowl and brought it to a carpeted area. She drops the mouthful and eats it off the carpet. We've always thought it was strange but my in-laws had a toy poodle who would do the same thing...so maybe it's a "little dog" quirk. Our very sassy cat would tease the dog sometimes by waiting till Angel would drop her food on the carpet and then casually plop down and lay right on top of the food so the dog couldn't eat! That cat is something else! LOL! Our new puppy Mariah worries me because she picks up a dry piece of food and run with it into her mouth. Sometimes she drops it on the floor and then eats it but we often hear her crunching and eating it as she is running and playing....lol At first I was afraid she would choke. She sure is silly!

01-30-2008, 02:29 PM	#10
tanksmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: texas Posts: 563	I dont even use bowls anymore. Mine get feed fom paper plates. Alittle expensive but my Lana was afraid of the metal bowls noises.

01-30-2008, 05:01 PM	#11
yorkie mom-3 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: nebraska Posts: 616	Sometime ago I bought one of those cast iron dogs with the stainless steel bowls that fit into it. Well Odie is scared to death of it and refuses to eat out of it which works out because he needs to watch his weight. My other little guy needs to eat and I can leave kibble out all the time for him and Odie won't touch it. He has to have his crock bowl, nothing else will do. My other two eat out of small saucers. But they sure can be picky about things.

01-30-2008, 05:53 PM	#12
BLEU BOY BARBER Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,935	WELL WELL WELL MAYBE BY THIS POST YOU WILL FIGURE OUT WHO THE REAL BOSS IS.... FROM DAY ONE I HAVE FED BLEU BOY OUT OF MY HAND... I FINALLY GOT HIM TO WHERE HE WOULD EAT OUT OF A BOWL... THE BOWL COULD NOT BE ON THE FLOOR IT HAD TO BE ON MY TUMMY.... HE WOULD EAT ALL OF HIS FOOD DOWN TO 10 PIECES AND I KID YOU NOT I THINK HE IS A MATH MAJOR CAUSE IT IS ALWAYS 10 PIECES AND THEN HE ABSOLUTELY EXPECTS ME TO HAND FEED HIM THOSE 10 AND GUESS WHAT YEP YOU GUESSED IT I HAND FEED HIM THOSE 10.... HE JUST RECENTLY HAD SURGERY AND THE SURGEON SAID YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SYRINGE FEED HIM FOR 8 WEEKS AND I SAID OK AND SHE SAID THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM AND I WAS LIKE YOU HAVE NO CLUE.. SO NOW HE IS SYRINGE FED SO WE WILL SEE WE HAVE 7 WEEKS TO GO AND IM SURE WE WILL GO BACK TO THE TUMMY __________________ *Spoiled Rotten Mama's Boy* *Bleu Boy 's Sophie* We Are Wrapped Around Your Little Paws Bleu Boy Barber Dedicated Atlanto Axial Subluxation Paw Parents

01-30-2008, 06:12 PM	#13
Martie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Huntsville AL Posts: 800	Our furbabies take their food (mouthfull at a time) out to the living room, drop it and eat, then back for another mouthfull.....its funny to watch.... __________________ May I be the person my furbabies think I am Sammy, Sophie, Isis', Fergus and and kitties Eddie and Fiona

01-30-2008, 11:03 PM	#14
jsclark Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 26	I have to put Jack's food in his puppy kong to get him to eat it. And not in the kitchen, either, it has to be in the carpeted living room. I'm just glad he eats. __________________ Captain Jack's Mommie