Avoid This Big Mistake When Feeding Your Dog #92

[@DogsThat]

Check out our in depth playlist "Feeding Dogs, Training Treats, Dog Food, Nutrition and Behavior, Raw Diets with Susan Garrett" - kzbin.info/aero/PLphRRSxcMHy0ylVCv0BiSj27AeIdObb_q&si=Y4Tswk18mk2Tyqe9

[@DannyboyUpstate]

My last puppy was a Basset Hound 15 years ago. He free-fed because I was trying to train him that food was always available, and he didn’t need to wolf it down or get all anxious about more food. It did work! Even for a propensity for obesity breed like a basset, he hovered around 50-55lbs his whole life. We always got compliments on how healthy he was. HOWEVER, he did always have trouble going in the house his entire life, and we didn’t have that locked on training relationship all dog owners crave. I always chalked up to being a hound. After seeing this I can see the relationship between those behaviors and the free feeding. We are getting a new Golden Retriever puppy in a month and we will NOT be free-feeding the Golden. Thanks for all the help.

[@327Demi]

I had 2 English Cockers 53!b and 45lbs they were big and strong never picky eaters. Now I have an American Cocker much smaller at 21 lbs his highest and he is the pickiest eater ever!! I feed 2 x a day 5:30am and 5:30pm but lately he just doesn’t eat. I’ve left dry food out the past few weeks but don’t leave fresh or wet food out. I’am trying now not to leave food out. But worried because he won’t eat. To do point I hand feed him😩 to make sure he is getting some nutrients. Taking him to get checked out this week. Thank you for your great advice.

[@DogsThat]

We’re sorry to hear about your pup's picky eating, but glad you are getting a checkup! (Julie - DogsThat Team)

[@ej5235]

Yay! For once I’m actually doing something right 😀. I divide my dogs food between training, scatter feeding and food toys. I rarely need to use actual treats, because her normal food has value. I had recently been wondering if I was being mean not letting her have free choice feeding, so thanks for another really helpful and informative video 🙏 🐾

[@ItsJust_Havii]

Thank you for going in depth about this

[@camillehatton]

1+1= big fat dog! LOL! I nearly fell out of my chair laughing. This episode is soooooo true!

[@sterrettstudios3217]

Thanks, Susan! What you say is SO TRUE about building relationships with your dog(s) at meal time. (True for humans, too, tho in a different way.) At our house, mealtime comes with "mini-trainings" & a sense of ritual. My husband has often mused, "I'm not sure which they like better: the food or the build up to the food." 🤣

[@annettefry9347]

I really needed this podcast. I refer my clients to Susan's podcasts repeatedly. Thank you.

[@jc20241]

. We recently switched our GSD over to home cooked meals. He was a picky eater before (preferring to guard it instead). I think something in the food was making him sick. I agree with all of the behavioral aspects of this video , but I think there needs to be a part 2 about signs that the food itself is not right . GSD would eventually eat but he felt like crap and was grumpy because of it. He would skip meals to the point where I believed he didn’t want to eat every day. Now he just eats twice a day without all of the drama. He didn’t like to be touched, yet now he is 100x more affectionate. I think at some point the dog has to be trusted. He knows something isn’t right with the numerous types of kibble we tried ❤. Thank you for all you do!

[@DogsThat]

Hi @jillconnolly1722 it's so wonderful your GSD is now eating well 🧡 We have an entire playlist on the topic of feeding dogs, dog treats, implications of diet / gut issues on behavior, food as a reinforcer, and it's very in depth. Here's the link for you - kzbin.info/aero/PLphRRSxcMHy0ylVCv0BiSj27AeIdObb_q

[@hope1922]

First of all, thank you Susan and team for putting these videos out for free! We love and appreciate them ❤ Second, I have an issue. I've never been a free feeder and my dog used to be a pretty good eater. However, as he ages I've noticed he wants to eat less and less things. Most recently he is turning his nose away from ground meat (forgot to mention he eats raw) he only wants to eat pieces. That is an issue because I used to mix his supplements in the ground meat. Does Susan have any suggestions?

[@IlovemyGod350]

This popped up in my feed and I really needed it. My malshi is very picky. But since I’ve been feeding meat to him he’s scarfed it down in seconds.

[@johncspine2787]

The second I got my 8 wk GS, I hand fed and started training immediately..now at 17 weeks, he knows place, sit, down, stay, almost stay when I leave the room we are working on that, touch, shake, bring (fetch), now he brings his little squirrel and while dropping it in my hand he also offers a shake..little confusion there but I’ll take it..he’s a terrible puller on the leash, he just got a bruised throat my fault after trying Beckman’s 180 degree turns on walks to reduce pulling, so, watch out for that.

[@johncspine2787]

Oh yeah..wait or stay command, or wait to exit the crate or door, he will sit and down before I release with the break command..it’s not super convenient to always have to train at meal times, but..put in the work to invest in the future!

[@rosieleat6868]

Good for you! Btw I don’t like or trust Beckmann dog training

[@uteweyer1548]

Thanks, this is so helpful. I have a very complicated eater (she was abused over food before we had her too) and your advice is brilliant.

[@nancyhooper1742]

I feed only once and do use metal bowl and wash Everytime, Had to change feeding at night because they wouldn't eat in the morning. Never was a free feeder. Great podcast and watched on new Google Home ❤️❤️❤️❤️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@mariaindriastuti]

so it's okay to feed the dog once a day? i think my maltese-balinese dog mix also won't eat in the morning, so i take the food after 20min. at evening my dog mostly will eat but sometimes he also just sniff the bowl & eat half of portion.

[@hildaaiwazian9835]

I love your teaching Suzan, your are the best . I am learning a lot from you

[@DogsThat]

Thank you so much!

[@H-Ontherock-37]

My biggest issue with my chow-husky rescue is that she is such a picky eater she refuses food. It helped me to put her on a 1-2x a day food schedule which is recommended for her larger breed type. But trying to find treats she likes to train her is difficult. Tried SO many recommendations for the breed types. And so far she will only eat her wet food meal 1-2x a day if that. Found ONE treat she likes which is homemade dehydrated salmon but I can't afford to give that too often. Especially not 50-75% of her meals by hand.

[@DogsThat]

Hi! That sounds like a yummy treat! Susan has done a few episodes on increasing food drive, here's the playlist for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJrRnHeXi7KSZ8U&pp=gAQBiAQB

[@kellinachbar1962]

Great information as always Susan! Thank you for taking the time to share this with people!

[@grannysouthafrica7540]

Love this thank you. Shared to all my adopted Bouviers families ❤

[@sharonbroadway4054]

Thanks as always for great information! I have never free fed my dogs but I am sharing with a friend who does.

[@anthonybly]

Thanks Susan. Great information as always.

[@traceyallen8286]

We have never been free feeders and have always fed 2 meals a day. One of our dogs (8yo male mini poodle) has never met a protein he didn't like while our other dog (14yo female miniature schnauzer cross) has ALWAYS BEEN a picky eater. About 12 months ago we changed to raw feeding after doing a lot of research and talking to other dog owners. I have not found a way to incorporate raw fed meals into training (apart from getting a good sit and wait before they are released to eat). Do you have any suggestions?

[@azogal53]

Supa good Susan! A little extra time and effort to feed properly has big payoffs! Good nutrition and healthy habits make such a difference. 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

[@equinn1768]

Great podcast. So simple yet so profound c

[@BeautifulTinySavages]

Love your channel thank you for sharing your time and knowledge 🙏😇🐾😊✨💫🦋🦋

[@DogsThat]

Thank you! We're grateful that you're part of this kind community ❤️

[@BeautifulTinySavages]

@@DogsThat Aww thank you I appreciate that 😇🙏💃✨💯

[@kat200214]

I would also love to know what you do with dogs that prefer fo eat most of their meal in the morning or in the evening? Do you still feed once in the morning and once in the evening? Thanks

[@Thedoug369]

I'm going to send this vid to my wife, she's not gonna like it one bit but she won't listen to me. Thanks for the good advice.

[@rogehnimunoz4327]

Like your videos. I’m learning a lot.

[@vickydimitriou6156]

When we got our puppy home at 8 weeks old she would take off with her bowl at her meal time, I’m guessing she learnt this having 8 siblings, so I got bowls she couldn’t pick up also she was not allowed to graze feed. She is so good now with IYC and crate games.

[@trinityvautaw3535]

Super helpful video

[@debolinaganguly5822]

V useful vedio...my golden retriever who is 1 Yr now has become v fussy with food ..he runs away whenever I bring his bowl of food...I try to feed him thrice a day ...

[@DogsThat]

Hi! Here's a playlist with resources for picky eaters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJrRnHeXi7KSZ8U&pp=gAQBiAQB Happy training!

[@heathervenkat1414]

Timely as always! My puppy is very picky with her food. She needs to gain weight! Thanks!

[@AjNavo61490]

Hi Susan, I’m interested in feeding raw food to my puppy do you a recommendation on what book to get or who to subscribe too?

[@DogsThat]

Hi Alex! That's a great thing for you and your puppy, In last episode, Susan talks about diet and gives a few resources: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZnPh2uDZpWCaLc

[@cristinaperryman572]

I got a golden retriever famele puppy last Sunday, the first day she didn't eat very well but I understood that she is missing her mom etc .. the second day she ates more and third day she ates all her meals and yesterday the 4th day she ates only one meal ( she didn't want to eat) . This is normal for a golden retriever puppy 10 weeks? Thank you

[@jozeepare9616]

Would love to know exactly with what kind of food do you feed your dog? I saw on the video sardines, I do give her once a week 2 fillets but in olive oil not in spring water is it OK? And what is the white powder ? Do you always add greens in their bowl cause I do most of the time. Just what to make sure that I give her the very best. Acana Classic for meals, Canisource for everyday training and raw meat for agility. Is raw chicken ok from Bigcountryraw ? Thank you and looking forward to start in HSTD ! 😉

[@thezenofchaos]

DogsThat Team: the link for the dog bowls takes me to a listing for an anti-barking device(!) Could you please verify the link? Thanks

[@DogsThat]

@thezenofchaos, thanks so much for letting us know, it looks like they are no longer on Amazon, but here's the manufacturers website - www.basispet.com/products/stainless-steel-pet-food-bowls

[@kat200214]

Hi! I would love to know how you give most of the daily food in training if its raw?

[@DogsThat]

Hi Hugo'stheBoss, from a spoon or bowl. Coming up VERY SOON there will be a video about reward delivery. Hang tight and we'll drop the link in here for you.

[@suehawk1]

I was about to ask the same. 😉

[@DogsThat]

Hi @Hugo'stheBoss and @susan hawkins here's where you can watch the treat delivery video: recallers.com/

[@kat200214]

@@DogsThat Thank you!!

[@cathywood8263]

When I got my first dog - a black lab - some 30 years ago, I left food out all the time. At a visit to the vet, I was informed that you absolutely can NOT do this, and ESPECIALLY not with labradors or he would soon look like a medicine ball with legs 😂. I never forgot this descriptive warning - and never graze fed again :D

[@DogsThat]

🤣 That's a funny way for your vet to explain! Well done! ❤️

[@Dashleen-k4w]

my 5 month old jack Russell puppy weight 3.5 lb and is getting picky by the day- the vet says its okay if she is eating less, but keep a check- what should I do? she is cute active and loves her treats- kibble not so much, and I have tried toppers- but she gets bored with toppers v quickly

[@DogsThat]

Hi @Dashleen-k4w it's wonderful you are noticing! We have a full playlist here on KZbin all about treats, food drive and diet to help out - kzbin.info/aero/PLphRRSxcMHy0ylVCv0BiSj27AeIdObb_q&si=1eOXZ2FyihTbBvzJ

[@kathymaroney5039]

I would like to hear more about raw and/or cooked, homemade vs commercial premade. Also, does kibble fit into this…..

[@mekzema1]

i have shihtzu weight 10KG is that ok? he runs he go for long walks.

[@DogsThat]

@mekzema1 For an inquiry such as this, Susan recommends consulting with a qualified professional who can meet with you and your dog. We feel that offering advice about this sort of thing over the internet would be doing people and their dogs a disservice, especially when we don't have all the information and insights. (Julie - DogsThat Team)

[@goymedhundDogtrainingBehavior]

i really love how your hair look in this video.. It is gorgeous!! Great video .. My new pup is very picky and has been from day one. We have the posibility to get great, clean and healthy dog food in my country ( Norway) and feed 2 rounds of raw + one of kibble ( only 12 weeks old ) . i try to use food while training but her taste changes each day.. Lol... But i also give her food in the bowl and i have always picked up the bowl - but a couple days with the new pupnot eating enough i did the bad thing - i left the food hoping she would eat.but nope - she did not.. But after removing it she actually ate more... Lol.. The HipD. research really scared me .. :/ i use metal bowls - and put it in the fridge if not eaten.. but if not eaten trough the day it will be thrown to the foxes.... they need food too.. Lol..

[@rosieleat6868]

Feeding a mixture of raw and kibble (vet recommended that!) was the start of my pups picky ness at first but what turned out to be digestive issues. Saw a vet nutritionist who switched him to an appropriate raw diet for puppies and he started to improve straight away. Just something to watch out for! I am listening to ‘the forever dog’ and I’ll never feed kibble again!

[@goymedhundDogtrainingBehavior]

@@rosieleat6868 Our problem was that she did only eat the kibble :( She did not want the raw food.. If that was a grown dog i would have put the food down - let her eat or not and then removed it again for a new chance for hear next day.. But to starve a puppy at the age of 12 weeks is out of the question for me. I stll feed her raw..but now and then she wants kibble.. I give high quality kibble 80-20 diet..AATU.. because when she gets her fuzzy moments she can go without food for days .. I can give her eggs, steak, bones.. but NOPE.. she wants kibble. I have had dogs since 1989 and this dog is a strange one.. She is a Dutchie and they are very odd dogs...Main thing . she is very healthy, happy and overall a great dog.. I am getting a malinois soon and i hope that will help her appreaciate her food more.. A little competition will not hurt-.. Maybe we can get her 100% on raw then like all my other dogs.

[@rosieleat6868]

@@goymedhundDogtrainingBehavior - I wouldn't be happy with starving a puppy either - I have two cats, one was fed kibble at the breeders and teh other was fed raw - a handmade super duper bests ever raw diet. When I got them, the who had been fed raw would only eat kibble and the one who had been fed kibble would only eat raw!! Sometimes it is really hard to figure animals out! :) xx

[@Ashlee1985]

My puppy is 6 months old. We've switched his dry food but he will eat about 1/2 of it and then leave the other half and won't touch it until dinner time. But then, he's terrible about begging for human food to where I have to put him in crate while my daughter or we are eating. Anyway to keep him from being food obsessed with human food? lol

[@DogsThat]

Hi Ashlee, ItsYerChoice is the start! Here's where you can learn the game: recallers.com/iycsummit-join/

[@Ashlee1985]

@@DogsThat Thank you Susan!

[@rogenastyles9625]

Hi, Susan, this is great. I have had fussy dogs in the past but my present dog is a nightmare. She is a Boston Terrier/Chinese Crested with a splash of poodle, who are notorious fussy eaters. But there’s not a lot of poodle in her, only 19%. I have tried the 20 min rule, I have left it till the next meal and even 24hrs before feeding again. She had training treats in between so not totally starved. She has been like this since I rehomed her at 12 weeks, currently 15 months. I have changed her food, which she will love for a week and then go off it. So we’re on Royal Canin and a mixer of Nature Diet. This worked for a while but she does that covering like she’s trying she’s trying to hide it for later. Also she will take it out of the bowl and spread it round the floor and leave it. 😟 So my question would be, should I go back to just the kibble alone and do the 1 spoon at a time. Any advice you can give me would be very helpful as I’m pulling my hair out with her. She had a recent vet check and their happy with her.

[@TrickDogWin]

Hi, I’ve owned poodles, big, and small dogs all of my life. They are highly intelligent, free thinking individuals. My poodles have done best on a fresh, species appropriate diet. There are recipes on the Dogs Naturally Magazine website, on Dr. Judy Morgan’s youtube and website, and on Dr. Karen Becker’s website and in her book Forever Dog. I hope this helps. I know it’s been about two years since you wrote this initial post. Since we got our dogs off kibble, they have flourished and are happy and healthier.

[@rogenastyles9625]

@@TrickDogWin good grief, this was a couple of years ago. My dog has been raw fed for almost all that time now. 😂

[@dogsrgodsspelledbackwards3340]

Susan, I would have liked to hear you say that when you feed your dog and it doesn’t eat it, not only could that dog not be feeling well, take a look in their mouth. Teeth problems, gum problems etc. Or even something stuck in their teeth. I was one of those free feeders back in the 1990’s and although none of my Malamutes gained weight that wasn’t supposed to be on them, I changed it up as I didn’t want them to be grazing. I had 3 Malamutes in a townhouse and no one knew how many I had. Lots of walks, hikes, training, and they were tired, mentally and physically tired and they slept while I groomed them, cleaned house etc. And to top that off I had 2 cats in the townhouse. We did eventually move to acreage and now I have the Borders, McNab and rescue. I feed half their meal for breakfast and keep the other half for training throughout the day. I do the same at night. I do feed in Kongs and lick mats frozen as it calms them at the beginning of getting to know my new dogs when I bring them in. I get into my routine and the dogs follow suite. I know you mentioned dogs who are prone to bloat and that can be a problem when feeding, but what also is important is when the dogs get older they have or could have difficulty bending their necks to get the food. Personally, as my dogs age, and they are on the larger size ( I’ve had Great Danes, and a Wolfhound before) I did not feed them from the floor. Just my observation here. Not to nit pick your video. Again, thanks for the informative video and knowledge. We all know that your videos are done from what you as a professional have knowledge on. I am a Recaller past student also still with Home School. Love your stuff and thank you once again.

[@rosieleat6868]

I'm at my wits end with my 8 month old puppy who has always been a picky eater, and barely eating enough. He has recently lost weight, and is just way too skinny (he's a cavoodle who look more like a greyhound!). Just had him to the vet to get bloods done. I feed raw, but in desperation have given him dog sausage, cooked chicken. Watched the story of 'This' (Susan's dog). Otherwise my pup is healthy and happy. The only treat he will eat for training is dried liver. It is stressful as hell!

[@DogsThat]

@rosieleat6868 hugs to you, it is stressful. You are super welcome to share Susan's videos about food and diet with your pup's health care professionals 💚

[@rosieleat6868]

@@DogsThat - thank you I could do with a bloody great hug right now 🥹 - for sure I will share them! I’ve already pointed out the training ones to the vet clinic and the story of ‘This’ to the raw health peoples xx on an up note - I did some training with my pup this morning and then fed him and he ate a whole pattie and a half of veal (I’m sorry baby calf :( - and I’m So stoked! (The paradox of living in a non vegan world) - another trick for anyone reading is that I warm the meat slightly in a frying pan, and dip my finger into it - if he smells it and licks it, he will usually eat the food. If the meat starts to cook even a little bit, he won’t eat it - it must just be blood temperature- he must have a heck of a nose - even for a dog!

[@rosieleat6868]

@@DogsThat - UPDATE: Contacted a nutritionist vet who put him on a plan of gut recovery with broth and poached turkey meat for a few days, then transitioning to appropriate raw food, gradually bringing in more raw food. The last two weeks have been amazing!! He is eating all of his food. He is engaged in training finally (at nine months old), and is a much happier puppy. I am so relieved and happy! Early days so I don't want to jinx it, but he is gaining weight and doing really well! :)

[@chiefexec7367]

What is the science that connects “free feeding “ to hip dysplasia please. Thank you

[@DogsThat]

Hi, it's below in the description. (PDF - Kealy RD, Olsson SE, Monti KL, et al.) Effects of limited food consumption on the incidence of hip dysplasia in growing dogs www.icbblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Kealy-et-al-1995-Effects-of-limited-food-consumption-on-the-incidence-of-hip-dysplasia-in-growing-dogs.pdf

[@chiefexec7367]

@@DogsThat thank you…you’re the best!

[@johncspine2787]

Puppies are different though..mine is growing so fast I feed him three times a day..

[@emmahopps5463]

I have yet to successfully get my dogs to eat a meal , how much they eat varies day to day some days they only eat a quarter of the recommended amount. Both are ideal weight.

[@LoneLupine]

I've never free-fed any of my dogs or animals! My ex's dad would free feed his cats and they got super duper obese. My German shepherd is 70lbs and the veterinarian always compliments his healthy weight

[@debolinaganguly5822]

I don't leave food out anytime but he definitely has too much food available to him ...he runs away from me when I get food 😮

[@DogsThat]

Hi! here's a playlist with lots of help for picky eaters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJrRnHeXi7KSZ8U&pp=gAQBiAQB

[@katrinamidgley6263]

My 10 month GSD will hold out from eating her meal, because she expects to get training treats. If we're training she won't take kibble as a reward. I don't want to stop training and games but also don't want to reward her for not eating her meal. I am planning to follow Susan's advice about small meals and playing tug (which she loves) if she empties the bowl. Any suggestions so I don't reward not eating through giving treats during training?

[@mariaindriastuti]

has someone talks about maybe the dog doesn't like the smell of its food, the color of its bowl, or something?

[@dorothybutterfield8428]

Picky eaters maybe need some of the table scraps if there healthy table scraps , I don’t think most people would want a bowl of dried up biscuits every meal for the rest of their lives