 Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
[Re: Lynne Barrows ]
#288788 - 07/30/2010 08:48 AM |
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That is a good idea Lynn, I never would have thought about that.
How long do you leave his food down?
I have been using virgin coconut oil to get weight on my hard keeper, it has worked wonders and he no longer has cow hips, his coat has also never looked better.
I started with 1/2 tsp each meal and am now up to a heaping spoonful, or small glob. (not very scientific I know)
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a glob sounds like a lot, but it really isn't, I just scoop a regular spoon in it and it is slightly mounded.
Satin Balls really do work really well, but you have to either move to all canned food or raw to safely feed them.
Mine also go NUTS over the EVO canned food. It is pricey, but really smelly, even the cats fall apart when I open a can of the stuff.
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
[Re: Lynne Barrows ]
#288794 - 07/30/2010 09:23 AM |
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Have you tried putting half his food in the dish, and dumping half on a mat near the dish? Maybe he will eat more if he has to scavange a bit...
He has a habit of rocking his bowl with his paw and knocking some of the food onto his mat. I've been trying to discourage him from doing that when I see him in action. He does eat some of the spilled food sometimes but leaves the rest.
Are you saying we should preemptively put some food on the mat (in crate) next to his bowl? Or just allow up to continue rocking the bowl?
Louie!
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
[Re: Simon Tai ]
#288795 - 07/30/2010 09:33 AM |
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well, I would do it if I though he would eat more, but that's just me. 
I would not be correcting him for tipping the bowl. You don't want to create any negative association with eating. If it is a problem that he's spilling his food, get a heavy ceramic dish that is not tippable.
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
[Re: Lynne Barrows ]
#288796 - 07/30/2010 09:35 AM |
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thank you everybody who contributed to this thread. I have learned so much from it!
Lenka
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
[Re: Lynne Barrows ]
#288798 - 07/30/2010 09:38 AM |
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I would not be correcting him for tipping the bowl. You don't want to create any negative association with eating. If it is a problem that he's spilling his food, get a heavy ceramic dish that is not tippable.
Oof. Didn't think about it that way. Another lesson learned for the rookie. Thanks for that.
Louie!
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
[Re: Simon Tai ]
#288799 - 07/30/2010 09:39 AM |
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You could also put it on a cookie sheet.
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
[Re: Jennifer Lee ]
#288802 - 07/30/2010 10:07 AM |
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You could also put it on a cookie sheet.
You people are full of great/innovative ideas. Thank you all!
Another question: How do you store/manage your multi treat mixes (ex. bacon, treats, cheese, hot dogs, meat, etc all together)? Do you set up daily bags and refrigerate/freeze them? How do you heat it up (wouldn't the cheese melt?) to get the smell going... or do you just let it thaw/get to room temperature? Tips and tricks please. Thanks!
Louie!
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
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#288804 - 07/30/2010 10:13 AM |
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I just chop whatever I have and put it into snack sized baggies in the fridge then pull the baggie out when I am working with them.
If you want to warm it, then leave the cheese out, I tend to anyway because it makes a mess in the baggie.
When I use cheese I usually chop it up right before hand and mix it in with whatever else I have.
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
[Re: Simon Tai ]
#288840 - 07/30/2010 01:27 PM |
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He is adorable, thx for sharing the pix and updates. Hope I'm not duplicating info here...
Do you stay near him when he eats? I have one that prefers to eat with the food out of the bowl and will not eat unless I am lurking within a few feet. I don't touch or bother him, but if I move around or step out of the room he won't eat. Even if I bring him back to the bowl, nope no eat for that meal. With your guys background I wonder if his body/mindset is used to being in a 'starving type' mode, possibly it might just take more time for him to adjust to regular feedings?
Ditto Jennifer's reply for keeping the mixed goodie bag.
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Re: Experience with rescue dogs (sato, dump dogs)?
[Re: aimee pochron ]
#289093 - 07/31/2010 04:07 PM |
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With your guys background I wonder if his body/mindset is used to being in a 'starving type' mode, possibly it might just take more time for him to adjust to regular feedings?
We've had fosters like that. They slowly increased the amount they were eating until they were getting the whole bowl down. We dealt with it by putting them in a different room away from the resident chow hounds and giving them plenty of time to eat while we did something quietly nearby and didn't even so much as glance at them. Eating something yourself before giving a real submissive dog his food can help sometimes. They aren't comfortable with eating first.
How big is his bowl? Some nervous fosters that we've had were afraid to stick their heads all the way into a bowl if it interfered with their vision. Reflective metal bowls have caused problems too.
Some fosters needed us to stand over them to stay at the bowl and others needed us to totally leave the room for about 20 minutes. Just keep experimenting till you find what works.
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