Re: [pyrnet] old pyr health question

[Paul <guypithecus@sbcglobal.net>]

Josie is almost ten now and she always stands when eating.  I read somewhere that because of their height, Pyrs have a harder time swallowing food while standing.  As she grew, I elevated her water and food higher and now she uses a feeder designed for taller dogs.

It's about the same height as the toilet bowl, which as you all know is the favorite drinking place for all pyrs.  But it's not as tall as the kitchen table, which is their favorite place to eat.


--- On Mon, 7/7/08, Reedialer1@aol.com <Reedialer1@aol.com> wrote:

> From: Reedialer1@aol.com <Reedialer1@aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [pyrnet] old pyr health question
> To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 7:42 PM
> I had to laugh reading these.  I thought my pyr was the only
> one with  funny 
> eating habits.  He too always leaves a few pieces behind.
> That is  unless I 
> put some rice in his bowl.  He adores rice and will gobble
> up  whatever kibble I 
> put in his bowl with the rice.  I feed him away from the 
> other 3 dogs (sight 
> hounds) so there is no risk of dog fights because we did 
> have an issue once 
> many years ago and I never want a repeat of that. It was
> VERY  scary so now 
> everyone eats in their own space and I don't leave food
> bowls down  with food in 
> them.  They all eat and then the food bowls get picked up.
> If  any is left 
> over, oh well, up it comes and tough luck until the next
> meal.   I feed twice a 
> day and usually everyone eats what I feed them.  Sometimes 
> my pyr does turn 
> down a meal but not usually. 
>   I did have one pyr that so hated to eat I could keep him
> out of a  room he 
> wasn't allowed in by putting a bowl of food in the
> doorway.  He  wouldn't go 
> near the room because he would avoid the food bowl.  He was
> a  nightmare to 
> keep weight on.  We had to play every food game in the book
> to  keep him from 
> starving to death, even though we had 2 other dogs (and one
>  other pyr) at the 
> time. 
> 
> 
> 
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