I have another yorkie who is older, the one who won't eat is only a year old. He will watch my other dog eat but will only eat also if I place the food on the floor, but he drinks out of the same water bowl. It started since he was a puppy, when I noticed he wouldn't eat, I satrted spreading his food on the floor to get him to eat, and now that is the only way he will eat, how do I break this habit?
2006-10-15 05:31:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
you could put some beef stock in his bowl and put the regular food on the floor. he'll probably want the beef stock, plus he will
drink out of it. the next day put a ittle food in the bowl. remember if he eats it praise him and say hes a good boy
2006-10-15 05:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie M. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm just gonna make a suggestion. Buy a bowl that is very low down like almost as flat as the floor such as a tray or plate. As soon as she starts to eat out of it give her some time and then buy one thats a little higher up. and keep going until its a regular sized bowl. My dog used to only eat off the floor too.
2006-10-15 05:45:12 · answer #2 · answered by hollister 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is very common in small dogs. Especially Terriers. Even if you get you dog to eat from a dish, it could be that the dog will remove the food from the dish & either place it on the floor or carry it into another room to eat it. There is nothing wrong with this. As long as the dog/food are in a place where no one is going to walk in it or get hurt, let the dog be. Also, it could be that since your older dog has been eating out of this same dish, the younger one needs its own dish. Another suggestion, use stainless steel dishes (odors can't penetrate stainless) & wash frequently.
2006-10-15 05:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by Jan W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My german shepard kind of does the same thing. She will eat out of the bowl if we are in the kitchen, but if we are in the living room or something, she'll grab a mouthfull of food and bring it in the livingroom, drop it on the floor and eat it off of the floor. She will do that no matter what room we are in. What helped was if we were in the living room, we'd move her dish in there so she could eat in there with us. She just wanted to be near us when she ate...a little weird, but it worked.
2006-10-15 05:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by speedy_me18 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the food on a flat plate or tray. The way a dog's mouth is made it is easier to eat off a flat surface or rug where they can pick each piecee up individually. Try it yourself. Is it easier to pick food up off a table with your lips or from a bowl without getting it in your nore ansd all over your face.
2006-10-15 05:42:47 · answer #5 · answered by jekin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you know my dog does the same thing! well sometimes she does eat from the bowl but most of the time she takes her food out lays it on the floor and eats there ....i think that just makes them feel comftarble...i mean not all dogs are the same..because my other 2 dogs eat from the bowl...
2006-10-15 05:41:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my friends dog wont eat out of his food bowl because hes scared of it hes scard of the water bowl to but he knows that that wont go on the floor
2006-10-15 05:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy the dog their own special little plate. Its much better than eating germs off a walked on floor,YUCK!
2006-10-15 05:40:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a solution, but my dog does the same thing!! Sometimes he even takes his food into other rooms and plays with it.
2006-10-15 05:46:39 · answer #9 · answered by Twirlies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my grandma had the same problem- except she hand fed her yorkie! she is a bit crazy yes- just leave it in the bowl- your puppy will eat when she is hungry- hope i could help!
2006-10-15 05:41:08 · answer #10 · answered by Eva Nicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋