Is Your Dog A Self Regulator?

Gharrissc · 12-14-2012, 10:51 PM

I noticed that some of my dogs are great at self regulating their meals,which is good considering that no matter how much I try to make sure I give accurate amounts, I sometimes will still put in a little too much. Do your dogs self regulate or are they the type to eat until they pop if you'd let them?

**Cassidy's Mom** · 12-14-2012, 10:51 PM

Eat until they pop!

Cheyanna · 12-14-2012, 10:53 PM

Self regulates unless I give her raw. Then eats until pop.

**jocoyn** · 12-14-2012, 11:07 PM

Eat until pop.

Walperstyle · 12-14-2012, 11:21 PM

My guy likes eating. He will finish anything you put down. But then again, he is a little skinny so we have been increasing his diet. We try to take him outside to poop after, then again a few hours later.

Shade · 12-14-2012, 11:31 PM

My poodle will self regulate

My GSD would literally eat until he pops. He eats four cups(two twice a day). He's been double fed (four cups within a hour) twice now and didn't hesitate to eat it all

llombardo · 12-15-2012, 02:21 AM

All three of mine do. If I put to much in there, its still sitting when I get home. They don't eat unless someone is home, usually that means when I'm home.

Carriesue · 12-15-2012, 03:14 AM

All three of my older dogs will eat until they pop, in fact my Chihuahua mix got into a bag of cat food once and ate almost all of it... She is the most food driven dog I have ever met. But she's also extremely athletic and lean(she's about the size of a JRT), I so wish I had know about agility or fly ball when I first got her... She would have been amazing at it! She can demolish a medium bully stick in about 5 minutes, lol.

My GSD pup I'm not sure yet, he's really picky about food, won't even take a treat from the ladies at the pet store so time will tell with him.

hattifattener · 12-15-2012, 06:40 AM

I have self regulator.
and no matter what food.

Stosh · 12-15-2012, 09:07 AM

Same here- Stosh eats just what he needs. Sometimes even if that means leaving 4 or 5 little kibbles.

12-14-2012, 10:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gharrissc Knighted Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,809	Is Your Dog A Self Regulator? I noticed that some of my dogs are great at self regulating their meals,which is good considering that no matter how much I try to make sure I give accurate amounts, I sometimes will still put in a little too much. Do your dogs self regulate or are they the type to eat until they pop if you'd let them?

12-14-2012, 10:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cassidy's Mom No Stinkin' Leashes Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 27,536	Eat until they pop! __________________ -Debbie- Dena 9/12/04-10/4/08 Forever would have been too short Keefer 8/25/05 Halo 11/9/08 FDCh-G TF-III Cassidy 6/8/00-10/4/04

12-14-2012, 10:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cheyanna Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,582	Self regulates unless I give her raw. Then eats until pop. __________________ Cheyanna Handler for Service Dog, Fiona Van Sandstein (5/23/12 -- )

12-14-2012, 11:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
jocoyn Zombie Queen Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 12,079	Eat until pop. __________________ Nancy www.scsarda.org Beau -NAPWDA Certified Cadaver Dog Waiting at the Bridge (italics=GSDs) (hemangiosarcoma=blue):Grim , Cyra, Toby, Rainbow, Linus, Oscar, Arlo & Waggles

12-14-2012, 11:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Shade Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 3,689	My poodle will self regulate My GSD would literally eat until he pops. He eats four cups(two twice a day). He's been double fed (four cups within a hour) twice now and didn't hesitate to eat it all __________________ Shanna My Pack: Jasmine - Female Miniature Poodle - born Aug 15, 2010 Loker Delgado Von Stalworth - male GSD - born Jan 26, 2012 Koda & Zazu - 4 year old male cats

12-14-2012, 11:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Walperstyle Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Albertastan Posts: 98	My guy likes eating. He will finish anything you put down. But then again, he is a little skinny so we have been increasing his diet. We try to take him outside to poop after, then again a few hours later.

12-15-2012, 02:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
llombardo Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,142	All three of mine do. If I put to much in there, its still sitting when I get home. They don't eat unless someone is home, usually that means when I'm home. __________________ Misty- Samoyed Mix Tannor- Golden Retriever CGC Robyn- German Shepherd CGC Midnite-German Shepherd "A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself."

12-15-2012, 03:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
Carriesue Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Carlsbad, California Posts: 1,307	All three of my older dogs will eat until they pop, in fact my Chihuahua mix got into a bag of cat food once and ate almost all of it... She is the most food driven dog I have ever met. But she's also extremely athletic and lean(she's about the size of a JRT), I so wish I had know about agility or fly ball when I first got her... She would have been amazing at it! She can demolish a medium bully stick in about 5 minutes, lol. My GSD pup I'm not sure yet, he's really picky about food, won't even take a treat from the ladies at the pet store so time will tell with him. __________________ ~Ollie vom Grunenfeld HIC(8/29/2012)WGSL/WGWL/DDR cross - herding dog in training!

12-15-2012, 06:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
hattifattener Master Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Latvia Posts: 603	I have self regulator. and no matter what food. __________________ LJU Odita , female GS dog , DOB 16.Jun.2011. http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/germ...tml?id=1339525

12-15-2012, 09:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 9,304	Same here- Stosh eats just what he needs. Sometimes even if that means leaving 4 or 5 little kibbles.

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