Do your dogs lay down to eat? My male pyr almost never
eats standing up. He lays down in a comfortable spot then stretches out
his paw to pull the bowl over to him. My female eats the “best
parts” of all of the bowls standing – and the boys usually let
her - and then lays down to finish the kibble. The pug sits and
waits for permission from the big dogs and then he eats standing up. If
you know a pug’s eating habits – they are chubby for a reason –
this is truly amazing. I use three heavy ceramic bowls.
Amy with Charlie (pyr), Sweetie (pyr) and Harry Pugger.
From: owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
[mailto:owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org] On Behalf Of Viney, Bethany
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 1:31 PM
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Subject: RE: [pyrnet] old pyr health question
Interesting topic. My Pyr, Czar, will stop short of eating
out of his stainless steel bowl right before he gets to the bottom. He
will then stop, stare at the bowl, and talk to it. I then have to walk
over to the bowl, shake up the food, bend over and tilt and hold the bowl for
him to finish. Czar is almost 7, and I had to start doing this about 2
years ago. I have assumed he doesn't like the feel of the stainless steel
on his tongue. But, I have tried different bowls, plastic, ceramic, etc,
and he still does the same thing.
Is this a Pyr thing? None of my other working dogs have ever
acted in this fashion before. I just tell him he is being silly....:-)
Beth, Czar (Pyr), Osa (Newf) and Tundra (Pyr) in Rural Wisconsin
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org [mailto:owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org] On
Behalf Of Debra Slocum
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 11:34 AM
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] old pyr health question
Hello
Your observation is very interesting as we do use a stainless steel bowl.
She prefers to eat from the cocker's smaller bowl, which we always
assumed was because it always tastes better in the other dog's
bowl. I will try another bowl and see if it makes a difference.
thanks
deb
Oliverslb@aol.com wrote:
Sounds
like you are doing a great job for your girl and yes, weight loss is a part of
aging.
My
only suggestion in her eating would be to possibly change bowls.
I
rescued an ancient Pyr, Baloo, about 4 years ago and it took me 6 mos. to
figure out that he was sensitive to the stainless steel bowls that I feed out
of and that was why he would never eat anything but the top surface of the food
offered.
One
day, by accident, I gave him a porcelain bowl and he finished his entire meal
for the first time since he had arrived.
I
think his teeth (which looked good for his age and God Bless him, he did his
best on raw bones) were sensitive to the metal bowls.
Just
a suggestion, from what I learned from my experience (boy, did I feel
like a dum-dum :)
You
may also want to consider changing the temperature of the food to make it more
enticing. Some like things frozen, some like things warmed up...
Good
luck with your girl - Every day is a gift!
Lisa
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