W Sibs Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 So Charlie is only eating one meal a day now. I do put the food down and take it back after 10 minutes.. but, he only takes a bite out of his breakfast (this is after a long walk and stuff)... then leaves it. in the evening, after another walk.. he will eat his dinner.. but there is always left over. so, what to do? do i only start feeding him one meal a day? or continue doing the same as i do now? he is on a raw diet, it doesn't matter what i give him.. raw chicken wings, chicken neck, lamb shanks.. if he won't eat it. I have to throw some of these away when he doesn't eat them... and it's starting to become a waste of food. i have dry biscuits for him too, but he doesn't eat much of that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 So Charlie is only eating one meal a day now. I do put the food down and take it back after 10 minutes.. but, he only takes a bite out of his breakfast (this is after a long walk and stuff)... then leaves it. in the evening, after another walk.. he will eat his dinner.. but there is always left over. If he gets breakfast and dinner, how is he on one meal a day? If he's leaving food, he's been fed too much. You can either cut back on the amount per meal and continue to feed two or feed one larger meal. As he's probably reached close to his mature height, he wouldn't be needing as much food now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Don;t feed him close to exercise. If they have been taken for a walk, the usually come back ready for a drink and a rest not a feed straight away. If you are leaving dry down, pick that up. Reduce his food by half and if he finishes that give him a little more next meal. If his weight is good and his ribs are just covered, then he's getting plenty to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 So Charlie is only eating one meal a day now. I do put the food down and take it back after 10 minutes.. but, he only takes a bite out of his breakfast (this is after a long walk and stuff)... then leaves it. in the evening, after another walk.. he will eat his dinner.. but there is always left over. If he gets breakfast and dinner, how is he on one meal a day? If he's leaving food, he's been fed too much. You can either cut back on the amount per meal and continue to feed two or feed one larger meal. As he's probably reached close to his mature height, he wouldn't be needing as much food now. he doesn't eat breakfast.. just eats dinner. i'm asking if i should start feeding one meal a day.. although i don't want to because he is only 6 months old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 Don;t feed him close to exercise. If they have been taken for a walk, the usually come back ready for a drink and a rest not a feed straight away.If you are leaving dry down, pick that up. Reduce his food by half and if he finishes that give him a little more next meal. If his weight is good and his ribs are just covered, then he's getting plenty to eat. I just stop leaving dry food out for him, hoping that would get him to eat more of his meal. But, thanks, I'm going to try to half his food to see if he would eat. But, yeah, he is healthy... just his eating habits is weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 So Charlie is only eating one meal a day now. I do put the food down and take it back after 10 minutes.. but, he only takes a bite out of his breakfast (this is after a long walk and stuff)... then leaves it. in the evening, after another walk.. he will eat his dinner.. but there is always left over. If he gets breakfast and dinner, how is he on one meal a day? If he's leaving food, he's been fed too much. You can either cut back on the amount per meal and continue to feed two or feed one larger meal. As he's probably reached close to his mature height, he wouldn't be needing as much food now. he doesn't eat breakfast.. just eats dinner. i'm asking if i should start feeding one meal a day.. although i don't want to because he is only 6 months old As I said, you don't have to feed one meal a day if you don't want to. Feed twice a day but feed less. As SBT says, don't leave food out for him to graze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 yes dont allow him to graze - a grazing dog is dictating when it wants to eat... to be in control you should be dictating when he eats. If he doesn't eat it, take it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper and Jax Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 If you want to continue as you are, offer only dry food in the morning, then you wont be wasting anything he doesn't eat because it doesn't go off so quickly. But agree with others, cut down the amount you feed in 2 meals, or just give him one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fox Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 he is on a raw diet, it doesn't matter what i give him.. raw chicken wings, chicken neck, lamb shanks.. if he won't eat it. I have to throw some of these away when he doesn't eat them... and it's starting to become a waste of food. i have dry biscuits for him too, but he doesn't eat much of that either. If he doesn't eat it pick it back up and put it in the fridge. As long as you're not keeping it for days on end it won't hurt him and until he eats what you've given him then don't defrost/buy anymore :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 thanks for the replies :D never had a fussy eater before... i'm cutting down his meals to smaller amount.. although, will it be a good idea to just feed him once a day? even though he is only 6 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 although, will it be a good idea to just feed him once a day?even though he is only 6 months? I feed all my dogs twice a day so I'm biased, and wouldn't feed a dog once a day one. But if he's not eating one meal a day it won't hurt him not eat it for a week or so. They go through some very weird phases as they grow up, he might be in a lull with his growth (may well be nearly full grown if he's a little dog) so he's just not interested in food. Just feed him a bit more at night time (but not straight after exercise) and see how he goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 although, will it be a good idea to just feed him once a day?even though he is only 6 months? I feed all my dogs twice a day so I'm biased, and wouldn't feed a dog once a day one. But if he's not eating one meal a day it won't hurt him not eat it for a week or so. They go through some very weird phases as they grow up, he might be in a lull with his growth (may well be nearly full grown if he's a little dog) so he's just not interested in food. Just feed him a bit more at night time (but not straight after exercise) and see how he goes. growing up... we only fed the dogs once a day. usually at night.. the get bones during the week. but i was told that i was not suppose to do that with puppies, especially when they are less then a year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samNwinston Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I've noticed Winston has been doing the same thing. I think it might be a little dog thing around the six month mark. He takes a bite then walks away to rest. Then at dinner, I feed him at 6 and he'll have a bite, walk away and play and then want to eat at around 8 or 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 If he's not eating the food, then it's not going to matter if you only feed him once a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 I've noticed Winston has been doing the same thing. I think it might be a little dog thing around the six month mark. He takes a bite then walks away to rest. Then at dinner, I feed him at 6 and he'll have a bite, walk away and play and then want to eat at around 8 or 9. that's the same with charlie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 growing up... we only fed the dogs once a day. usually at night.. the get bones during the week. but i was told that i was not suppose to do that with puppies, especially when they are less then a year old Well he's not eating it now, so what exactly do you think you can do about it? Save yourself the stress and just don't give him the meal he's not eating anyway. In a couple of weeks come back to it and see what he thinks. Maybe he's fully grown now - fully grown doesn't happen at a certain age! The only alternative is to force feed him which is not somewhere you want to go You're lucky - you have a dog which doesn't eat just because there's food there, don't fuss with him and turn it into a big deal or you could turn him in to a fussy eater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 growing up... we only fed the dogs once a day. usually at night.. the get bones during the week. but i was told that i was not suppose to do that with puppies, especially when they are less then a year old Well he's not eating it now, so what exactly do you think you can do about it? Save yourself the stress and just don't give him the meal he's not eating anyway. In a couple of weeks come back to it and see what he thinks. Maybe he's fully grown now - fully grown doesn't happen at a certain age! The only alternative is to force feed him which is not somewhere you want to go You're lucky - you have a dog which doesn't eat just because there's food there, don't fuss with him and turn it into a big deal or you could turn him in to a fussy eater. Good advice Sandra.. thanks ;) I'm feeding him less now and see how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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