[nagdu] Feeding dog during long day?

[Craig Heaps]

When I worked, I left the office at 6:30 pm to head home.  I would feed and 
water chase in a one person bathroom in the back of the building at 5:30 ( I 
took his cup of food in a zip loc bag in my work bag).  I would also releive 
him at that time.  That way, he didn't drool so much on my shoe on the BART 
train.

I've fed him in all sorts of unusual places when I am prepared.  However, 
sometimes he has to hold on.  Yesterday, we took some of my wife's relatives 
from Sweden to the Golden Gate Bridge.  I didn't bring his food along.  He 
didn't get to eat until about 7:30.  A bigger problem was our pet poodle who 
had been left in the house all day and was -- figuratively -- sitting wtih 
his legs crossed when I got home.

Craig and Chase, who would eat anytime I put the bowl in front of him 
because he's a Labrador retriever.

craig.heaps at comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danielle Sykora via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Feeding dog during long day?


> On 10/10/14, 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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> Hi Daryl,
>
> Of course all dogs are flexible; however, most dogs prefer to be on a
> somewhat predictable schedule. If you feel that feeding Jenny after
> your workouts helps her focus, I don't see any problem with this. I
> usually feed my dog around 3:00 in the afternoon when I get home from
> school. If I need to stay after school for a significant period of
> time, I bring my dog's food with me.
>
> Danielle and Thai
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