[nagdu] Feeding dog during long day?

Sat Oct 11 06:37:54 UTC 2014

He usually never fussed about his food though just ate quickly. If I
had to adjust it was usually no more than within to hours though.

On 10/11/14, Danielle Antoine <singingmywayin at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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