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K9: when giving my dog the food. Do i need to be around while he eating? When my dog eat.. if i walk around the room (i feed him inside my room as that's the only place is quiet).. my dog will follow me and see what i am doing. I got to redo the method again and watch tv not doing anything else then my dog will quietly eat. How about, if my dog ate 1/4 portion of the food (my dog have habit take long hrs to finish a meal). Do i take away the food or leave it there?

last night i put a little pc of Rascal's favourite treat into a small bottle. And the whole hr he was busy trying to eat the treat :D.. that's really keep him busy. Thanks for the great idea By the way, my dog always have a problem, when he eat too much, or after eating running around.. or sometime after eating.. he will vomit out those food he ate. Not very often.. maybe once a week. Is that mean he have gastric? after couple of times notice he have this problem. I always lock him with me inside a room without distraction for 15min.. make sure he digest a bit then let him out to play. But this morning he did not play.. after eating 1/4 of the food.. he vomit out. can see he is not purposely... Or is it because the food i feed him is too dry? I am feeding him dry food.. i always mix with alittle water to soften it. Anyway as usual, he ate alittle in the morning. i took away the bowl. Later i will ask my mother in law to put the bowl on the floor again.. to let him know the food is not alawys there for him.

I don't think your dog will suffer "hunger pangs" while you are away. You might, perhaps, think of freezing in an iceblock some treats to keep him busy or stuffing a rubber Kong which you would find in any pet store. You don't have to spend lots on things. Try putting some chicken necks (uncooked) in water with some fresh, lightly cooked vegetables, pop it all into a plastic container with a lid (supermarket butter containers for example) and freeze it. They get countless hours of licking pleasure to unlock the goodies. Dogs are "hard wired" (inate behaviour) to eat when food is available. In the wild dogs may not eat for several days, or more! They are natural scavengers. Beware of "overfeeding" because you could, with all the best intentions, get an obese dog resulting in health problems such as diabetes, arthritis and heart problems. My two just love Mondays at our local park because football spectators leave stuff like crusts and hotdog remnants around. Chloe has been known to disappear under the footy spectators' pavilion steps to search for scraps. To an unknowning onlooker, they seem to be behaving as underfed. They get a meal at 4pm everyday and that's it, except for an occasional "treat". Good luck! :D Henrynchlo Hi there thanks. Just now i tried the triangle way. When i reach home, i think my dog is hungry. When he see me prepare food.. kept circling non stop. Then i bring the food into my room (only place that no distraction in my house). Show him the food. And put aside. Then a few min.. stand beside him.. he just get excited and bark. When i bark. I put aside the food again. Then second time when i want to feed him.. he bark again. I put aside again. Then third time.. when i show him the food. He kept quiet.. then i said Ok and give him the food. Well he did eat. But just alittle bit. then after 15min i took away the food. Then after 10min i use the method again.. he ate abit. Then i took back -___- ..then 3rd time.. he ate abit again. I took away and throw. overall he just ate half of the plate. Which consist only one spoon of dry food and one spoon of canfood .. gee.. am i doing the right way?

Put the food down, leave it for 15 mins then take it away. He doesn't get another chance to eat now until his next meal time. If you feed twice a day, morning and night then that is when you do this, once only each time, don't keep offering the food, and don't put the bowl on your hand. He must eat out of his bowl from the floor. Feeding at lunchtime is fine too, just divide his ration into three so you are not overfeeding. This dog is training you. They are very smart and cunning, especially when they realise we are a little inexperienced. Also while you are doing this, give no treats. It should only take a couple of days before he's eating at meal time out of his bowl. U mean i just offer once? In the morning, i got to leave at 8am and only came back at 7pm. If he dun eat, is it ok without food for 11hrs?

Hello Haze, The Editor of that site, an Australian web site, will be able to help. The website is www.k9events.com/ It has nothing to do with K9force. There are also many articles on k9events (the website) for reading. They give excellent advice. As for feeding Rascal - put his food down for him to eat. If he hasn't eaten it withing 1/2 hr. take it away. He'll soon get the message. At the moment you are giving him the opportunity to "train you!" Good luck, Henrynchlo Hi Henry, Thank you, i just went through the web. seem like is a website for training program.

Hi There, I just finished reading the triangle of temptation. Is cool. i will try out tonight. Thank you very much

Singapore have K9events? U mean asking them online for advice ? Last night and this morning, when i feed Rascal. When i put down the food and he don't eat.. i take away.. put down take away put down take away.. after a few times.. he ate half . This morning also ate half. Will this small down his appeitie? My boy weight 3.2kg only for a maltese

Ya here have many pet supplies and pet grooming. I think waggie pet school is popular. SPCA conduct is basic class teaching Owner about home care

Hi bloss344, I not sure what is the community club u mention. I just know that sending dog to training class here quite expensive. Organise by Dog training School. Hmm obedience class.. 10 lesson.. $400.. is it consider ex over your side? is expensive to me .

Singapore dun have K9force. And very costly. I tried to read book .. i am kindof lazy.. i always read half way then return the book to library Hello Haze, Congratulations on your obvious commitment to your dog. Try looking at www.k9events.com.au/ The editor of that site is very knowledgeable and will, possibly, suggest some trainers in your area. I know there is at least one but can't recollect her name. Good luck! Henrynchlo Hi, Thank you, i will check out the website later when i got home ..

Hi There, Just now i used Lunch time to go home check out with my dog. This morning, i left my home like a STORM. Guess he also puzzle what happen to mama. Well, he is still usual.. running non stop when i reach home. Dog is just so adorable. Human get angry easily and take time to forgive others. But dog never, they forgive other immediately. Well No poo yet.. gee.. but ate abit. i did not hand feed him.. i put the bowl on my hand and give him.. is that consider hand feeding? Ya u are right, got to be patient and teach him, i am quite a lazy person -____- . i did try to train him SIT.. guess what.. he only know DOWN. When i brush his coat.. i ask him DOWN.. he will just down for me to comb. but dun know SIT. I also dun know why. When i said SIT.. he kept licking my foot and hand. But when i put him on a table, i said SIT.. he do SIT thou. I think in the past i am a lazy person. I better teach him SIT everyday for 5 - 10min. Now i am reading a book "The Dog listener" Highly recommended by a tour guide during my holiday to melbourne.

Let him nag... dog training classes at a community based club are as cheap as chips. You've done the right thing as a responsible owner by desexing him.. now you just have to add some more manners!! If he behaves like a maniac with the collar off, put him on lead for his meals. My hubby control our money flow. And desexing him have cost my hubby $450. -____- we dun have community based club. everything here about dog is ex. Will try to put him on a lead then.

My dog will be 2 yrs old in this coming september. I adopted him 3 mths ago. Before that.. he was confined in a playpen for 1.5yrs. Singapore dun have K9force. And very costly. I tried to read book .. i am kindof lazy.. i always read half way then return the book to library

And shxt.. i have been hand feeding him for more then a week to 2. How ah? How to make him eat normally without feeding him by hand? Just leave the food there?

I can't take him to training, my husband sure nag at me because i have spent alot on my dog. I did take off the collar for meals. But when he free of it.. just keep running around and scratching non stop. lick his legs.. lick his nail.. scratch his ear.. scratch his face.. he dun want the meal at all.. Then in the middle of the night, when everyone sleeping, he is trying to eat from the bowl. i got to wake up at 1am to take off his collar and let him eat. I did get him exercise.. that's the purpose i exercise him in the morning. But he dun always cooperate.

This morning, I was running out of patient to my 1.5yrs old boy. I am a lousy owner. I want to know how to make myself a better owner and my dog a better dog. Every morning, especially this two weeks. Due to my dog just went for Desex. And his wound require longer time then usual to recover due to he licked open his wound. Doctor gave him a bigger elizabeth collar. With this bigger collar.. he can only drink. But can't eat food from the bowl. So every day i have to feed him. Every morning i woke up at 7am.. left at 8am. Shower for 15min.. the rest of the time for my boy. Exercise him for 10min... throw toy for him fetch. Then ask him/bring him to pee and poo. He dun pee and poo often as instructed. Like this morning, he pee only.. when he want to poo.. he was distracted by closing door noise (my brother in law left for work).. so his urge to poo gone. Then i have to spend 5-10min brush his coat due to his coat is quite thick.. with the collar.. cause it to tangle easily. Then have to feed him.. he kept playing with the food.. took the food from my hand.. throw out.. repeat and repeat.. I tried to bring him back to toilet to poo after 10min.. but he still dont just keep licking my hand. -___- This morning, i was running out of patient and scold him. almost want to beat him .. u guys sure think i am a bad owner. Now i am at office, when i thought of it. i feel so ashamed. How will he know he is wrong.. it's my fault did not train him well. And he love to bite ppl foot, skirt or trouser.. what ever he can reach from his height. When i walk he like to bite lightly then sometime abit hard. Not only to me.. to my family also the same. How to stop him from doing that? He got excited when i am back home.. keep barking non stop. I tried to ignore him, only approach him when he quiet down and reward him when he quiet down. But that take many minutes. worry will disturb our neighbour. How to teach him ? Or i did try another method, when i got home quickly go to him and pat him say good boy and reward him a treat. He bark too but quiet down.. but got excited and kept biting my hand .. leg .. what ever he can reach.. all saliva around me. I don't know how to amend his habit.

Hi Kelly, Thank you. Rascal is doing well... just that with his extra big Elizabeth collar... i have to hand feed him.. he cannot pick up the food himself. :D My First dog passed away due to painful dislocated limb. she cried non stop at the hospital for an hr, eyes were numb, tongue was purple... even the pain killer injection couldn't help. I have no choice but to put her to sleep. It's really a tough decision. When on the way to the vet.. she kept crying painfully but still as if she know she is leaving us soon.. the way she stared at me.. i will never forget. A kindof look as if telling me she will miss me badly. Anyway, i can always feel she was still with me.. because i kept her ashes with me. I thought of spreading her ashes to the ocean. But then long hr of considering, i think she will love to be with us forever

Hi there.. thank you.. he is ok now. THe vet said lucky i discovered earlier.. the wound just open up abit.. he use a kindof glue that use on human to glue up the wound.. and change his elizabeth collar to 15cm .. very big ... before that he was given 12.5cm.. now no matter how my boy scratch cannot reach any part of his legs .. His name is Rascal You can find his pic here http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=63742

This Naughty Rascal.. lick open his wound.. i dun know how he manage to get to his wound with a elizabeth collar on. rushing to vet now -___-

Hi There.. my rascal just came back from vet. Doctor said he is doing well.. wake up very fast and start active already. as per advise, I fed him small meal.. he ate very fast.. wonder is it because his teeth is clean now.. so eat very fast ;o..

Last night i could not sleep well.. and rascal got dream i think.. because hear him making weeping sound ... This morning rascal fell down from a coffee table .. lucky just a moment of frighten.. he seem like knowing to be a big day for him.. waiting beside me to set off to the vet... good luck my lovely boy.. be brave

Thank you.. ya.. i really love this forum. I dun think my dog have chewing problem because he love to Chew his dental bone thou.. guess just fussy eater.

Thank you very much. Your advice is very useful to me. Lucky you told me, i thought have to clean his wound everyday inorder to keep the wound out of bacteria. I think i better mop the floor with water to make sure it dun have detergent on it incase might irriated his wound.

Hi there ^_^ yes.. yes.. I really love my boy so much.. as we are destined to be together. Among all family members, he only react virgorously when see me home.. Sometime my mother said... how come everytime your dog see me.. as if is seeing a stranger .. he is my 2nd dog. I did not take good care of my first female maltese. There was alot of stuff i dun understand why she react in this way. Sometime keep sleeping beside her ball weeping, sometime just make those sad voice towards her toysn sometime keep digging rubbish bin. Now i try to read and ask questions, then i realise that she react this ways might due to she was going on heat/ bore/ lack of attention/lack of toys etc. I thought she was too obessed with her toys and I threw away all.. very sad .. when i realise this was too late.. she passed away at age 16 -__- Ya .. I really likes Dr Kasey, he have been seeing my previous dog for 10yrs. This time when i got my boy, I told my hubby, Dr Kasey is my first choice vet thou the journey there is an hr. I think he is a dog lover, great passion in animal, polite and caring. Last night, he suggested i get a blood test to check his organs and heartworm because i adopted my boy and dun know his history, is good to do a checkup first .. i think tmr he is going to clean my boy's teeth too. thou every night i clean his teeth, but the stain never gone. Guess is his ex-owner never brush his dog's teeth ;)