Dove7
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- Apr 9, 2012
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- His Royal Thickness Sir Buddy 'Harely' & Eva (RIP)
For those of you who don't know, we lost our first bully in a car accident. After waiting 8 long months, a wonderful person in Kentucky, who heard our story and who runs a bully kennel, gave us a puppy out of the goodness of her heart and wanting to help heal the pain. We've had Harley since he was 8 wks old and he is now about 4 1/2 months old.
We fairly recently started feeding him on the same schedule as our other dog so we have them on a regular routine. They both eat 1 1/2 cups in the morning and in the evening. Harley has always scarfed down his food. He attacks it like it's going to be taken from him. He did that when he was on the 3 times a day schedule and even now. I thought as he got older he would calm down and regulate his eating, but it hasn't happened yet. Is there anything we can do to help him realize we aren't going to starve him? He isn't food aggressive. I can take it from him and he doesn't growl or cry, but he certainly doesn't give it up easily as he hovers over his bowl and I have to lift his head to take the bowl from him. Am I not feeding him enough? Is he really just that hungry? Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm afraid it's going to end up messing up his digestive system because he doesn't chew... He just seems to swallow it all whole.
We fairly recently started feeding him on the same schedule as our other dog so we have them on a regular routine. They both eat 1 1/2 cups in the morning and in the evening. Harley has always scarfed down his food. He attacks it like it's going to be taken from him. He did that when he was on the 3 times a day schedule and even now. I thought as he got older he would calm down and regulate his eating, but it hasn't happened yet. Is there anything we can do to help him realize we aren't going to starve him? He isn't food aggressive. I can take it from him and he doesn't growl or cry, but he certainly doesn't give it up easily as he hovers over his bowl and I have to lift his head to take the bowl from him. Am I not feeding him enough? Is he really just that hungry? Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm afraid it's going to end up messing up his digestive system because he doesn't chew... He just seems to swallow it all whole.