Girl dogs with eating disorders
Now Lizzie (sheepie) has started this same nonsense! She won't eat unless I'm in the room. Neither one will even go down to breakfast, until I've finished making the bed, showering and dressing...and I head down. What's up? Can dogs get too attached? |
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| This is EXTREMELY common in foo-foo toy breeds. My maltese and more than half that I know on a maltese forum are/were exactly like that. Mine won't eat at all unless someone was in the room w/her AND had to be sitting down (not a lot of action around her). Then she proceeds to bring her kibbles closer to us to eat it. |
| Barney used to be like this. He seems to gotten over it, though. But for several years we'd have to be standing there in the room with him otherwise he wouldn't eat. And even now he only eats at breakfast or dinnertime. If there happened to be food leftover in his bowl (hardly ever happens) he won't eat it unless it's either breakfast or dinner time or if someone is in the room. Like if we have to leave early or something and we just feed him and leave, chances are he won't have eaten it. |
| Its why Marley eats in her crate. the boys could care less if the house fell down around them while they ate, but she'll stop eating for a number of reasons. Now she is in the crate and takes about four times the amount of time of the slowest boy. |
I had NO IDEA this was strange  Ru has always had strange eating habits. We have to all be settled in the same room. I thought it was because he gets easily distracted plus won't eat unless he's virtually led to the bowl. |
| It puzzles me, because my girls seem so much more neurotic than Pirate. Maybe I just have a couple divas. And they seem to get worse as they get older. |
| I have a food diva too. She lays down to eat, only when I'm in the room of course. |
My Aussie, Asia, is very much like what has been discribed above. She likes me to be in the kitchen with her when she eats her meals. She had food issues when we adopted her back last year. She is only a puppy still, so I always felt these are just charactoristics of a puppy. Asia will be 2 in May. Now Violet, on the other hand, will not let anything stand in the way of her getting her meal. She is the easiest dog I've ever had to feed. She eats anything and never gives me any problems. Ok, so she doesn't have the best manners because she likes to bark with her mouth full, but we're working on that.  |
violet wrote: Ok, so she doesn't have the best manners because she likes to bark with her mouth full, but we're working on that.
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kerry wrote: violet wrote: Ok, so she doesn't have the best manners because she likes to bark with her mouth full, but we're working on that. The mental visual I"m getting is hysterical!!! Sort of like sneezing with a mouthful of coffee! |
| My girls have done this too on occasion. I'll start their food, and linger in the kitchen doing something. Once I'm done with whatever it is, when I leave they sometimes come with. I walk them back, get them eating again, and then leave again. They usually stay the second time. If not, I assume they aren't that hungry, and leave it be. But both my girls are all-day long grazers; so its not unusual for them to have food in their bowls between meals.
Luna on the other hand has developed a new eating habit. I put the food on the floor and she sniffs it, then goes to her bed (which is next to the bowls) lies down and looks at me. I figured after a few tries that what she is saying is "I'm a Princess, and I'd like to eat my breakfast (or dinner) in bed". I figured there was little harm in it, so I started to let her eat it in bed. This week she sniffed her bowl, then went and sat on the couch in the living room, staring at me and waiting for room service. I draw the line there. I made her come back into the kitchen to eat.  |
debcram wrote: kerry wrote: violet wrote: Ok, so she doesn't have the best manners because she likes to bark with her mouth full, but we're working on that. The mental visual I"m getting is hysterical!!! Sort of like sneezing with a mouthful of coffee! Yes Deb, on occasion the kibble has become air born and you hope you're not standing to close or can dodge the flying kibble quickly. (You have to be fast and light on your feet in my house at feed'en time. ) |
Darth Snuggle wrote: Luna on the other hand has developed a new eating habit. I put the food on the floor and she sniffs it, then goes to her bed (which is next to the bowls) lies down and looks at me. I figured after a few tries that what she is saying is "I'm a Princess, and I'd like to eat my breakfast (or dinner) in bed". Oh yes I have seen this behavior she wouldn't dare attempt the couch - but we confine the dogs for mealtimes. |
kerry wrote: Darth Snuggle wrote: Luna on the other hand has developed a new eating habit. I put the food on the floor and she sniffs it, then goes to her bed (which is next to the bowls) lies down and looks at me. I figured after a few tries that what she is saying is "I'm a Princess, and I'd like to eat my breakfast (or dinner) in bed". Oh yes I have seen this behavior she wouldn't dare attempt the couch - but we confine the dogs for mealtimes.the couch was a big surprise; its two rooms away from the kitchen; so she was taking a risk hoping I would connect the dots. And of course, that I would bring her her food, which I refused to do. She hasn't tried it since.  |
| my yorkies have always been fussy but not Tilly, she will eat anything including the large dog kibbles! A friend of mine had a yorkie, must be 25 years ago now, and it was left alone all day, next door neighbour came in to let it out the garden. When my friend got home the little chap used to rush to his water bowl and drink as if he was dying of thirst, and then eat his breakfast! Heaven only knows what would have happened if she had put him in kennels! |
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