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mummysboy
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03-07-2006, 12:56 PM

How quick can your dog eat their meal?

Don't know whether this subject has been discussed before, but how long do your dogs take to eat their meals.
I have a black lab who takes an age to eat. (Some would say he's not a true lab then)! He's on a good dry complete and it doesn't matter what he has (even when I put extra goodies in occasionally). He savours every morsel (maybe he enjoys it more) chews every one (maybe not every one) and takes about 10 mins to completely finish!!
My retriever on the other hand spends around 5 seconds flat looking at me as if to say, where did that go!
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03-07-2006, 12:59 PM
If Blondi's meal ever lasted longer than a minute, I'd die of shock. On the other hand, I used to have a GSD/Rottie cross that would take an absolute age to eat.
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03-07-2006, 01:30 PM
Cookie has been known to Finnish before I have even put the Bowl Down
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03-07-2006, 01:48 PM
ella will take alday if she could but poppy woffs it down 2 nd flat
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03-07-2006, 01:48 PM
Storm and Star seem to race to finish 1st, normally about 10-20secs, while Jake varies some days before the labs some days takes his time and he has been know to leave some, much to the delight of the labs.
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03-07-2006, 01:59 PM
Too quick!

Maddy will wolf hers down in seconds, we have to put special plastic ball thingys in her bowl to slow her down and avoid problems like bloat.

Charlie takes a few mins, just normal really, and Dusty takes longest eating it bit by bit and thoroughly chewing each bit!

My mums lurcher Sadie takes all day, picking at it every now and then.

The cats are at it before I have even finished dishing out!
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03-07-2006, 02:19 PM
I think it's fun hearing all your dogs' eating antics. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
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03-07-2006, 03:45 PM
Mine both take their time when they eat often stopping to see what the other is doing half way through.
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03-07-2006, 04:30 PM
Originally Posted by Carole
Mine both take their time when they eat often stopping to see what the other is doing half way through.
Exactly the same here.
In fact Syd tends to lay on the floor until Rio walks away from her bowl. He then completely empties hers before starting on his own, but he doesn't mind if she comes and shares his, and they both have the same
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03-07-2006, 05:29 PM
if indie eats, then she may eat all her dinner in about 5mins. sometimes she will eat a small amount and leave it and sometimes she doesnt eat at all!
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