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05-01-2007, 04:12 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upper Michigan
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| rationing food? Bear with me, I'm new! I was recently told my be obedience trainer that rationing a dog's food is also a way of gaining dominance. My Yorkie has a TERRIBLE dominance problem!! He is 6 years old and a lean 14 pounds (he's a tall boy). What kind of food would you recommend? How often should I feed him? How much should I feed him? Thank you!!! -Beau's Mom |
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05-01-2007, 04:46 PM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alberta ... Canada
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| I think if you make them work for their dinner you gain the upper hand -- you can have them sit and wait, shake a paw whatever they can do. As far as feeding -- I use Nutro Lamb and Rice dry and also do some cooking for my 3 -- they work for the homecooked meals. As far as how much - you would have to check the bag of food and if your supplementing just a couple of tablespoons. Hope this helps. |
05-01-2007, 05:12 PM | #3 |
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| I don't think rationing a dog's food is a good idea, but I'm not a trainer. I think the point is to let them know that you're the boss.. You should make him do something in order to get his food. Follow your commands, and if he listens, then you put the food down for him. Not just because he demands it, but because he is obeying your commands. As far as food goes, with these recalls, you never know. Check out www.dogfoodanalysis.com. Take a look at the 4 and 5 star foods...Those are the ones recommended for yorkies. Good luck!
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05-01-2007, 05:29 PM | #4 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| i know what your breeder is getting at... you physically placing his food on the ground is a way of telling him you are in charge. however, you don't know if he is getting what he needs. If you can't home cook, make sure you are feeding a food that is not available at a store like PetSmart.. you want to look for a store that carries brands such as Solid Gold, Wellness, Fromm, and so on... Layla is free fed her kibble.. it is always on the ground.. however, i home cook and i give her 3 meals a day... so what you can do.. is free feed the kibble so he knows he can eat when he wants (these little ones are SO picky about when they eat and how much) but you can be the person that gives him something "special" like a bit of boiled chicken.. or yogurt, cottage cheese, some apple sliced up.. those things.. i think that whitholding food might work for a bigger dog.. but not our yorkies OH AND WELCOME!!! |
05-02-2007, 05:08 PM | #5 | |
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We feed them twice a day. Loki's had advanced obedience classes so I make him do a down-stay while I prepare the food. Then they come over and both have to sit while I set the food down and then they can eat when I say "OK" I'm not sure what they mean by "withholding" food? Sometimes when I'm doing lots of training and I don't want Loki to fill up on treats I will give him his dinner piece by piece instead. But sometimes I also put it in a puzzle toy or whatever to keep him busy. It's great to have them "earn" their food - but if this is some cowboy trainer that thinks you need to starve your dog to show him who is boss, I'd get a new trainer. What kind of dominance issues are you having? I don't really like that word. Does your dog just not have any boundaries or rules? If he is aggressive/reactive are you sure it is not due to fear or something else, not dominance?
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05-02-2007, 05:14 PM | #6 |
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| i think leave the kibble down and then gain some control by makign him do something before getting fed a treat, like a home cooked meal, or just a little cottage cheese. but if he is starving at least he will have his kibble.
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05-02-2007, 05:22 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs
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| I don't understand. If you are going to feed kibble, then feed kibble. I don't get this "leave it down in case they get hungry at least they have it" My dogs get Innova Evo in the morning and canned food OR home cooked food at night (or kibble if we are busy) If they learn they can hold out for something else, they will. Why would a kid eat broccoli if he knew you would feel sorry for him later and buy him a hamburger?
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05-02-2007, 06:29 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| I think what she was saying is that she homecooks for her dogs and they get 3 homecooked meals per day but that she leaves dry food down in case they get hungry throughout the day. Is that right, Layla's mom?
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05-02-2007, 06:53 PM | #9 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| ya sorry that i wasn't clear! that's exactly what i do i'm new at homecooking so the kibble on the floor is just until i understand her eating habits.. which change daily.. so i think the kibble is there to stay |
05-03-2007, 04:30 PM | #10 | |
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05-05-2007, 07:44 AM | #11 | |
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My little Beau will bite anything that runs, he will bite children if I am holding them in the air (he will jump up and nip their feet!), he growls if anyone besides me moves in the bed while we are all sleeping, he protects every toy he has with growling and nipping, and he doesn't listen to a thing I say...even though we are going through obedience. He's my first dog that I have ever had...so when he was little he was SPOILED...and now I'm thinking that I spoiled him ROTTEN. My trainer was saying what other people are saying, to give him food twice a day at certain times but make him work for it first. Also, I would like to say thank you to everyone for their input. It has really helped out. | |
05-05-2007, 11:14 AM | #12 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Michigan
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| We have never done it, but our trainer told us that if you have a dog that is showing any dominance you should start to feed them all of their food by hand. Some sort of you are the boss and allowing them to eat when you are done like in the wild....not sure about it all though!
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