Question about eating time.
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| I always suggest that if possible as many small meals as possible is nothing but good for dogs since they adapted to 7-8 small meals a day just like humans. But as far as eating later i would also suggest this. Cut him down to 3/4 of a cup at his regular meal time when he's got to go out then the other portions give when you want him to eat. I'm assuming it's around 7-8:30am?
feed him like this for about a week. then switch him to 1/2 cup at 6 am and another 1/2 cup at 7am when you want to feed. Than in the following week switch to 1/4 at 6am and 3/4 at 7-8am when you want to feed. the last week completely switch him to a full meal at your desired time. This is only a GUIDELINE. He will probably catch on a lot faster and you might be able to go through the steps in a week to week and a half as i find that most OES are very fast learners. This should teach him that meal time is at 8am, but it's slow enough that he won't think he has to eat and go do his deeds at the same time. However, dogs aren't dumb, you could probably just switch right to 7am feeding with no more than 1-2 days of whining and he'll still tell you when he's gotta pee. But this is a gradual transition. Animals are really to be viewed like elderly persons. they like routines and if change must occur it's best to do it slowly. This is how i switch my dog onto new food which i do every so often so she doesn't get bored of the food their on. This is just a suggestion though someone might have better advice than I  Hope it helps a little though. |
| Tiggy did this to me.
I am always ( well nearly always) up at 6am and she would be silly running around the kitchen and jumping up and chest butting the pantry door for breakfast. The bigger she got the more annoying and dangerous this became. My obedience trainer told me to do 3 things. First, never feed her immediately that I got up in the mornings or home at lunch and dinner time. I was guilty of being efficient/loving and feeding the pets first and us second
Second, teach Tiggy to sit and wait for her food until I gave her a release word like "Tucker" or "Munchies". It took a lot of work but she's great at this now and it seems to have slowed her down too. She used to worry me being such a scoffer. Thirdly, as pack leader I am to eat something first, either my meal or even just a biscuit or snack. The alpha dogs eat first in a pack. I think it took about 1 week for her to stop demanding meals when she wanted them and 2 or 3 weeks for her to really get the wait on your bed till I say Tucker thing. Its been really worth the effort though. Good luck!  |
| I have had this trouble with Obe since I got him. I used to have to get up a 5am for work so he was accustom to getting up early and eating.
He is now 2 and will still sometimes wake me at 5-5:30 and want to eat. I don't have to get up that early anymore. Now I just tell him to go back to bed. Usually he does 90% of the time. If he persist then he has to go out, and I do let him out. While I'm up I will feed him. Then we both go back to bed for a little while he is content. But there are times when he is hungry and knows how to get his way... Obe go lay down, Ok right on top of me. Then looks at me as if to say, "I'm laying down like you asked. Are you going to get up and feed me now like I asked. We really are their slaves!!!!!! |
Shon, your Obe is such a card and too clever  |
Quote: But there are times when he is hungry and knows how to get his way... Obe go lay down, Ok right on top of me. Then looks at me as if to say, "I'm laying down like you asked. Are you going to get up and feed me now like I asked.
We really are their slaves!!!!!! Hey Shon, you better hope Obe doesnt get a baseball bat. Substitute the cat in this cartoon for an OES, maybe one called Obe and you're in trouble.
www.metacafe.com/watch/1090214/cat_cartoon/ |
| That is a funny video. Depicts Obe to a tee, minus the bat. Unless his paw is the bat. |
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