IMHO, if the dog is pre-disposed to eating quick, they'll always eat quick, and visa versa. My GSD gobbles her food down, always has. I've hand fed her, left her alone, away from other dogs, ect...just a gobbler.
I had another dog who was just the slowest, daintiest eater ever. He only ate faster in the presence of other dogs. Another dog I'm looking after is a slow eater, real slow.
Maybe I'll start a study and correlate the sloppy drinking dogs with the fast eaters. Hmmm... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I have a "gulper" as well. I'm disappointed in his teeth when I compare him to my other dog that chews her bones. He's only 16 mo old and he already has plaque on his back teeth. He inhales his food and doesn't chew at all if I feed something small like wings or necks. I've started to feed partially frozen leg quarters, the bigger the better in order to get him to chew a bit. He still goes through them unbelievably fast. I don't know what else to do. Maggie's right. once a gulper always a gulper.
Lori. In the book Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats, the author states that you should always feed food at room temperature. (I don't remember the reasoning behind it.) So, I don't think that feeding partially frozen leg quarters is the best idea.
As for getting your dog to eat slower, the best thing I've found for my male gulper is larger pieces of chicken. I feed very large backs, whole Cornish hens or I cut a whole chicken in half and feed him 1/2 a chicken. That has slowed him down considerably.
To solve the problem of the teeth getting more of a plaque build up, just give the dog a couple of long marrow bones per week. (In the grocery store, they're often called soup bones.) They will gnaw on them for hours at a time and it will clean their teeth nicely.
When all other friends desert, he remains.--George G. Vest
Stacie, I recall hearing that as well about room temp bones. He eats like a maniac. My local market sells marrow bones but they're short, about 3 inches long and he doesn't seem to use his back teeth when he chews them. I actually think I may have to start to brush his teeth.
Hey Lori,
What do you feed your dog? If you feed raw, the presence of plaque surprises me. My girl does not have any plaque at 3 yrs. She does enjoy her marrow bone though!
It is said that it is not the chewing of bones that reduces buildup, but the enzymes in raw meat that keep the teeth clean.
Maggie,
I have had him on raw since I got him at 8 weeks. Both my dogs eat a variety of bones and raw food. Chicken necks, backs, leg quarters, venison, lamb necks, tripe, raw 80/20 beef. Very little supplements and occasional vegies, fish, and eggs. I'm baffled about the plaque as well. My female who is 5 has beautiful teeth. I don't get it.
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