[nagdu] Feeding dog during long day?

Mark J. Cadigan kramc11 at gmail.com
Sat Oct 11 17:25:39 UTC 2014


Hi all,



When I first got my dog, he had no end to stomach upset and relieving 
issues. The first step I took was switching him to a grain free high protein 
food. The next step I took was switching him to a once a day feeding 
schedule. This caused his frequent need to do #2 to once a day. Although it 
is a separate issue than what is being discussed, my dog's #2 was like soup, 
so I took him to Angel Memorial, the Mass General for dogs, and found out he 
had SIBO. Once that was cleared up, my dog's digestion settled down to 
dropping a deuce between 4:00 and 7:00 every day.



I have no set feeding and relieving schedule for my dogs. Both my dog, and 
my girlfriends dog go out at random times during the day, and eat dinner 
some time in the evening dinner can be as early as 7:00 or as late as 11:00 
depending on that day's schedule. The dogs let us know if they have to go 
out, and we give them opportunities often. At least every time we are 
outside walking between locations, we give them a chance. If they have to 
go, they pop a squat and go, if they don't they just stand there like "why 
did you stop."



I find this system works well for us; however it may or may not work for 
everyone's situation.



HTH

Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole Torcolini via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Danielle Burton'" <danielleburton94 at gmail.com>; "'NAGDU Mailing 
List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>; 
"'Daryl Marie'" <crazymusician at shaw.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Feeding dog during long day?


> To answer the question that Daryl  had first. Ultimately, it is up to you
> what you do. You could just bring the food and feed her. Since Jenny is
> young, it might go away on its own over time. However, if it does not go
> away over time, you may find yourself in a bad situation some day where
> Jenny absolutely refuses to work because she thinks that it is dinner 
> time,
> which, JMHO, is not acceptable behavior. These dogs are domestic dogs. 
> They
> may not know exactly when they will eat yet, but there will be another 
> meal;
> they are not going to starve to death. I wonder if giving Jenny a treat or
> two would help get rid of the "must have food" frenzy. If you do decide to
> try to work it out, I would suggest doing the following. When she 
> misbehaves
> because she wants dinner, use whatever techniques you would usually use.
> When you get home, do not give her dinner right away. As a matter of fact,
> do not give her dinner until she calms down. Giving her dinner right away
> will just make her think that she will get dinner if she acts silly. Once
> she stops misbehaving, you can go back to giving her dinner as soon as you
> get home. On the days that you do get home on time, mix it up a little. 
> Some
> days, give her dinner on time, and some days do not give her dinner on 
> time.
> Moving to more general... Our dogs can have some kind of schedule,
> but the world should not come to a grinding halt just because they do not
> eat. Lexia knows that she gets lunch soon after going out in the middle of
> the day, which is fine. Sometimes, she wants it to be that way when she 
> goes
> out in the evening. When she comes back inside, she will park herself in a
> certain spot and stare at whoever is around with this look on her face 
> like,
> "Um, excuse me, aren't you forgetting something?". Of course, as funny and
> pathetic as this is, it does not buy her anything. She gets sent back to 
> her
> blanket, and dinner comes when it is time.
> You should be able to move the time that you feed your dog by anywhere 
> from
> a half hour to an hour in either direction without having problems. 
> Usually,
> Lexia eats dinner somewhere between 5 and 7, normally close to 6, but it 
> has
> been as early as 4 and as late as 8 before. How do I do that? If it is 
> extra
> late, then she has to go out later. If it is early, I give her a few 
> treats
> before she goes to bed; she is one of those dogs who will vomit bile if
> there is nothing in her stomach. If you have one of those dogs, then you 
> may
> just need to feed three meals a day, which is what I do. However, if this 
> is
> the case, then you really need to make sure that whatever lunch/snack is
> does not have too much fat and protein. Lexia eats a certain kind of dog
> biscuit for lunch instead of her food, but it is not the treats that I use
> for rewards.
> Finally, if you are worried about not being able to take your dog out 
> until
> a certain time, then give your dog the opportunity before going into
> wherever it is that you will be for a while. Even if a dog does not
> absolutely have to go, a dog will usually go if given the opportunity. If
> you are worried about number 2, then there are things that you can do, 
> like
> walking your dog or playing, that will make your dog more likely to have 
> to
> go.
>
> Nicole and Lexia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Burton
> via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 11:50 AM
> To: Daryl Marie; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
> Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Feeding dog during long day?
>
> All this talk about feeding and schedule brings me to a question I have
> myself. 1'M in college and I feed my dog at 7:00 in the morning and 5:00 
> in
> the afternoon. Next semester I'll be in class from 3:00 to 6:50 in the
> afternoon. I also have a class at 10:20 in the morning to 12:30. I right 
> now
> take her out at 12. how would you guys feed and park your dogs with this
> schedule? I don't want to feed her too early or too late.
>
> Danielle and Willa
>
>
>> On Oct 10, 2014, at 12:12 PM, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> jenny has been doing really well on the whole over the past few months,
> but I do have a quick question.
>>
>> She eats breakfast between 6:00-6:30 every morning, because I go to work
> by 7:30.  On days where we don't do anything after work, she is nearly
> flawless in her work, but if I have appointments after work, say after 
> 6:00
> PM, she just loses her head.
>> She usually eats her dinner between 5:00-6:00 PM when we're home, or I
> have plans for the rest of an evening, though she has eaten later.  I have
> never been much of a schedule person, and Jenny doesn't seem to mind minor
> changes in routine in the evening... but if I am working out at the gym,
> she'll get her dinner when we get home at 7:00PM.
>> I am wondering if it might be helpful and keep her focused to feed her
> before leaving my workouts... or would this likely confuse her? Is this 
> just
> a quirk I have to live with?  If I feed her a partial meal, how "partial"
> should I feed her?
>>
>> Any advice would be appreciated!
>>
>> Daryl
>>
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