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BPO General Forum => General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws => : tonyc October 04, 2005, 07:47:55 AM

: Lazy Eater..
: tonyc October 04, 2005, 07:47:55 AM

anyone else have this 'issue'???  ::)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/thchen/IMG_2872.jpg)

this picture is totally undoctored.. she's laying on the floor, spread eagle, w/ her face on the food.. just started a coupla days ago..

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: shangrila October 04, 2005, 07:55:54 AM

I suggest you try raising the food bowl. I suspect she is laying down because she finds it uncomfortable to bend down to eat.

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: nutmeg October 04, 2005, 08:01:08 AM

Mine has been doing that lazy eating thing since she turned about 7 years old. Not only is she a lazy eater, but she refuses to eat until everyone around her is relaxed and sitting in the room, pretending to not have ten million other things to do. Friends say this is because I never sit down, and she just got tired of seeing me rush around while she was trying to enjoy her food.

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: GYPSY JAZMINE October 04, 2005, 11:31:53 AM

: tonyc  October 04, 2005, 07:47:55 AM

anyone else have this 'issue'???  ::)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/thchen/IMG_2872.jpg)

this picture is totally undoctored.. she's laying on the floor, spread eagle, w/ her face on the food.. just started a coupla days ago..

Pippin does that sometimes too...Actually I have heard it is better for them to eat lying down...I have heard of people feeding their dogs in their crates so they ahve to lie down to eat.

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: BabsT October 04, 2005, 11:32:53 AM

My dogs do...they eat raw in their crates...

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: Kiahpyr October 04, 2005, 11:37:04 AM

Kiah used to do that too. I got raised food bowls. I'm not sure what way is better. Raised or not. There's still a lot of debate out there about it.

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: Carolyn October 04, 2005, 10:14:16 PM

Apache lays down to eat, I have absolutely no problem with it. He also eats very casually. Kiya gets to excited.
Carolyn

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: Leah-n-boy-os October 04, 2005, 11:04:38 PM

That's Onyx to a "T"!  :D

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: waffles717 October 04, 2005, 11:11:01 PM

It really is bad for there neck to eat,they are so high up,what we did was take them to the pet store and found the right size for them!!they love it!Maggie&Molly!




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: tonyc October 05, 2005, 08:47:31 AM

i don't think it's the raised bowl vs. not-raised-bowl issue...

cuz last nite, i tossed in some rice, and boy, she stood up and gobbled that up RIGHT quick. both of dogs aren't very fond of the Diamond/Kirkland brand. we're nearly at the bottom of the bag, so i think it's time to switch back to Canidae...