In another thread i mentioned that i was going to give my two Pups a Raw Chicken Wing everyday as a Treat
Older Pup Fred Chewed up the Bone as Normal and Ate the Wing and was looking for more,
But 5 month Old Goran got Hold of it and Swallowed it in about Five seconds he never even bit down on it, I could not believe what i saw, I have mentioned before he is like a Wolf eating his Food within seconds it is Gone
He is not Underfed and i have tried to scatter his food but he is like a Hoover,
I have tried putting heavy Rocks in his Food Bowl but he just shoves them around to get at the Food
He just does not chew it at all
He is Wormed Regular as Per his age and Vets Recommendation
But this Bolting of a Chicken Wing really had me worried and it was his first taste of 'Raw' it you can call it tasting, I will think hard before giving him another one
Any ideas on how to stop this would be very welcome,
He Looks in Great shape with Beautiful soft Hair and healthy Skin, and Bright Eyes
and a Light Moist Cold Nose
I am at a loss as how to stop his Bolting of his Food
I even put some over warm Water once in his Kibble to try and Slow him down but it made no difference

Steve,

I think I remember it being mentioned that when you have a pup who bolts his food down, you may want to try a larger piece of of the bird...something that he has to work on for awhile.

Turkey necks are large and long and would be hard for a pup to bolt down.

Keeping the chicken wing attached ...to whatever they are attached to on a chicken (the thigh?)...will slow Goran down, as well.

try feeding a whole bird, or a whole deer leg. What he doesn't finish, save for later.

Steve,

Lucy does this too. When she was just a few months old and not more than 10 lbs she swallowed an entire wing in one gulp. I was freaked out, but it did no harm at all.

Bigger pieces that she can't swallow help somewhat, but she will usually just each what she has too until it's small enough to swallow the rest.

If they have been eating raw for awhile there stomach should be able to handle it. To start out you could feed her the pieces by hand. If she tries to gulp pull it away for a second till she calms down.

I have resorted to cutting up all her chicken into small pieces as she still hasn't outgrown the gulping and I don't have the patience to continue hand feeding her.

Good luck, hope she grows out of it.

Added, I probably could just let her gulp and there would be no issues, it just makes me too nervous to watch it.

Steve, where, in relation to your other dog are you feeding him? DO you feed them at the same time, in the same room?

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Steve, where, in relation to your other dog are you feeding him? DO you feed them at the same time, in the same room?

Good point! Try separating him. He could be gulping in fear of having his food stolen.

Did you give a whole chicken wing, or a drummette ?

Mine has swallowed his share of drummettes as a SMALL puppy. It was disconcerting when I saw it, but...everything seems to have turned out ok.

And simply give bigger pieces of stuff if you just don't like it.

What I did when I was first introducing Brutus to his meaty bones is that I held it so he had to slowly knaw his way up the bone. After a week I stopped holding it to see If he was chewing the bone and not just scarfing it down. Now I can trust him with bones. Also try feeding chicken backs they are hard to swallow whole, require more chewing and don't slide down the throat easily like chicken wings and drumsticks.

Thanks for the Tips
No Carol, Both Dogs live outside in 4+3 Metre separate Pens,Its made of Steel,and is a 7ft High with a Concrete Base, And a Roof over the Top. Both are next to each other and both are fed separatly in there own compartments, and they each have a Wood Kennel and Basket to Sleep in
The Only thing that i can think of is that Goran was a Small Pup when we got him. Perfectly healthy but small, I can only think that he may have had a battle getting his Share of Food or i should say getting to the Food with his bigger brothers and sisters, and if this is so and its purely a guess on my part then he may think he has to get it down fast before some other pup gets to it.
He is a smashing little Pup, kind and very alert, he already sits and downs, and mostly walks at heel,
He certainly takes after his Father 'Zasko' in looks and colour where i think the others from the litter took after the mother, At the Club he is known as Zasko 11
Perhaps he will grow out of it But it was a Shock to see the whole Chicken wing go down in one swallow as he had been fed his normal Orijen kibble some one hour earlier prior to giving it too him
We do not feed the Dogs 'Raw' i gave the chicken wing to them to them as a Treat
Over here it is far too expensive to feed Raw on its own, as much as i would like to afford to do so it is impossible

Sounds good.....

I have a gulper as well, and I grind or cut up all of her chicken (bone and all). However, I tried feeding her a half fryer that was partially frozen and that went okay.

I would try feeding it to him by hand and see if you can teach him to slow down a bit. Or try giving a bigger piece that is partially froze and see if he chews on it for a while.....