[nagdu] Feeding dog during long day?

Sat Oct 11 06:36:40 UTC 2014

Yup, I had a dog like Nicole's Lexia. Everything worked out with a
little tweaking each semester. I generally stuck to regular feeding
times though just set the alarm to take care of dogs in the morning
and like I said I had a dog who vomited so I most of the time took a
serving of his food along. I can't remember how much I used to feed so
I can't tell you how I divided it. Sorry. Or, I took about three small
 milk bones with me to hold him over. He generally ate on schedule
because of this. But, Nicole made it a wrap.

Danielle

On 10/10/14, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi, Nicole,
>
> Thanks for putting into words pretty much what I do.  After about 6:00PM,
> though, she just loses some focus and seems to just think about food.  She
> will work, and actually pretty well, but things that wouldn't phase her at
> 4PM will be fixations at 6:30.  This is why I am thinking about feeding her
> on those days where I am at the gym late, especially if she's eating her
> breakfast as early as she does.
>
> She does not ever eat directly after we get home. She needs to de-stress,
> see hubby if he's home, and just chillax.  I completely understand that
> "Um... forgetting something?" look... she gives that to me if she wants her
> supper, especially if I am in the living room and hubby is cooking. LOL
>
> It was just something I've noticed over the past month of so that workout
> days seem to be more problematic, especially if she doesn't eat until we get
> home.  12 hours seems to be a long time for her...
>
> Daryl and Jenny (who is maniacally chewing a bone)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nicole Torcolini <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
> 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: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:44:01 -0600 (MDT)
> 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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