Wilson is bobbing and weaving around his bowl

[bernhund]

I'm sure plenty of you dog owners have seen this before. Wilson has decided this week to kick into fussy mode and only eat his food if I SPOON FEED HIM!!! Now I'm not going to get tricked by my dog into hand feeding him; so what's the answer? I've even tipped his food out onto the grass and he still does his bobbing and weaving around it. The food is raw beef or tripe, both of which he usually loves.

[bernhund]

Maybe he wants 'live' food like this lot at the bottom of the garden!

[bernhund]

I tried tipping the food out of his bowl, which was clean, straight onto the grass. Still he poked around the perimeter of the food with shoveling motions, but didn't actually touch it.
I will try the 10 minute rule & see how we go. He is changing a little right now though. He's just 1 year old & is starting to pee up everything, so maybe there are food preferences going on too?

[bernhund]

Tango13 said:

bernhund said:

Maybe he wants 'live' food like this lot at the bottom of the garden!

He's thinking...

'Those cows look familiar I'm sure I'm meant to do something now what was it my great, great Grand dad used to do with bulls?'

Joking aside is Wilson good with other dogs? A bit of healthy competition around the food bowl might stop him being so fussy?

As with our previous Bullies, Wilson loves another dog..but you wouldn't believe the amount of times he's not been loved back! Springers, Labs, Schnauzers...they've all had a pop!
I'll start offering it to the cats maybe, but I don't want him eating them to get it back.
I think hunger will be his enemy, so we'll see how that goes. This morning's beef has now gone back in the fridge, so I'll warm it back to room temperature later.

Edited by bernhund on Sunday 28th August 09:35

[bernhund]

227bhp said:

With a title like that I thought Wilson was a Goldfish.

I like that!

[bernhund]

Tango13 said:

bernhund said:

Tango13 said:

bernhund said:

Maybe he wants 'live' food like this lot at the bottom of the garden!

He's thinking...

'Those cows look familiar I'm sure I'm meant to do something now what was it my great, great Grand dad used to do with bulls?'

Joking aside is Wilson good with other dogs? A bit of healthy competition around the food bowl might stop him being so fussy?

As with our previous Bullies, Wilson loves another dog..but you wouldn't believe the amount of times he's not been loved back! Springers, Labs, Schnauzers...they've all had a pop!
I'll start offering it to the cats maybe, but I don't want him eating them to get it back.
I think hunger will be his enemy, so we'll see how that goes. This morning's beef has now gone back in the fridge, so I'll warm it back to room temperature later.

Edited by bernhund on Sunday 28th August 09:35

Has he started to eat yet? If he's still being a fussy bugger I'll send one or both of my mums' Staffs down for a couple of days. They'll empty Wilsons' food bowl in a nano second or two and he'll soon learn that feeding time is a competitive sport

He's back in the game! Still a little apprehensive before getting on with it, but emptying the bowl pretty quickly. It's like the bowl had bitten his nose or something previously!

I should point out the name 'Wilson' was chosen because it's a name that can be shouted well in anger. Two syllables work very well during the daily bking...

[bernhund]

R E S T E C P said:

bernhund said:

I'm sure plenty of you dog owners have seen this before.

I have a Lab.

I didn't even realise this was possible.

Lol, I read recently that Labs actually have a gene that makes them prone to getting fat!