Food gobbling puppy - YorkieTalk.com Forums

ammmocha · 03-24-2011, 06:52 PM

hey, i am new here!! i got a 5 mnth puppy yorkie >_<
n she love to gobble all the food instead of chewing n biting it before swallowing it.

i make her sit in front of her food bowl n wait for "oky" command
to start eating. which suppose to calm her down from food excitment
but it doesnt work. after i make her sit from sometimes 10 min to 20 min,
still she would gobble everything finish within 2 mins.

is there any advice i can take??

slidr · 03-24-2011, 07:12 PM

How many times per day are you feeding her? I assume there are no other animals in the house that she thinks she is competing with?

chachi · 03-24-2011, 07:14 PM

Put a golf ball in her bowl she will eat around it and slow down

KazzyK810 · 03-24-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by chachi

Put a golf ball in her bowl she will eat around it and slow down

Great idea!!!

My pup is a gobbler too...finishes every meal in seconds! Upside is, she is highly food driven and that makes training very easy.

xoxodoglover89 · 03-24-2011, 08:36 PM

I say try the ball method as well or they also make bowls that almost look like legos with "poles" in them if you want to call them that. I think you can find them at meijer but they're even kind of pricey there. Checking online might be a better alternative if the golf ball idea doesn't work.

yorkietalkjilly · 03-24-2011, 10:05 PM

Tibbe eats his kibble piece at a time but if you give him a bite of anything else or a treat - gobble! Gone is a split second! I guess it is normal for some but it does sound like you need to slow this one down with a special bowl. Doesn't bolting food cause gas?

Kelseysmom · 03-24-2011, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Tibbe eats his kibble piece at a time but if you give him a bite of anything else or a treat - gobble! Gone is a split second! I guess it is normal for some but it does sound like you need to slow this one down with a special bowl. Doesn't bolting food cause gas?

Kelsey is the same way. Food is eaten slowly, treats are gone in a flash.

LuvTaycieGirl · 03-25-2011, 01:25 PM

Taycie is a food gobbler too..so much so it has upset her stomach a few times. I haven't tried the ball method yet..but lately I have been putting her kibble in her Kong. I can't fit all of her food in it so I usually have to fill it twice. So this slows her WAY down and she has fun eating

03-24-2011, 06:52 PM	#1
ammmocha YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: sg Posts: 7	Food gobbling puppy hey, i am new here!! i got a 5 mnth puppy yorkie >_< n she love to gobble all the food instead of chewing n biting it before swallowing it. i make her sit in front of her food bowl n wait for "oky" command to start eating. which suppose to calm her down from food excitment but it doesnt work. after i make her sit from sometimes 10 min to 20 min, still she would gobble everything finish within 2 mins. is there any advice i can take??

03-24-2011, 07:14 PM	#3
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Put a golf ball in her bowl she will eat around it and slow down __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

03-24-2011, 10:05 PM	#6
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Tibbe eats his kibble piece at a time but if you give him a bite of anything else or a treat - gobble! Gone is a split second! I guess it is normal for some but it does sound like you need to slow this one down with a special bowl. Doesn't bolting food cause gas? __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

03-25-2011, 01:25 PM	#8
LuvTaycieGirl Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Salt Lake City UT,USA Posts: 2,726 Blog Entries: 1	Taycie is a food gobbler too..so much so it has upset her stomach a few times. I haven't tried the ball method yet..but lately I have been putting her kibble in her Kong. I can't fit all of her food in it so I usually have to fill it twice. So this slows her WAY down and she has fun eating __________________ Emily and Taycie Love you little girl

03-24-2011, 07:12 PM	#2
slidr YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: STL, MO Posts: 7	How many times per day are you feeding her? I assume there are no other animals in the house that she thinks she is competing with?

03-24-2011, 08:36 PM	#5
xoxodoglover89 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 747	I say try the ball method as well or they also make bowls that almost look like legos with "poles" in them if you want to call them that. I think you can find them at meijer but they're even kind of pricey there. Checking online might be a better alternative if the golf ball idea doesn't work.