will your dog come to you when....

[Good_Karma]

It never occurred to me to call my dogs away from their food. I bet Rosa would come, but not so sure about Niko. At any rate I don't see the point. And testing it out is foolish if there is a chance it won't work because it will devalue the Come command.

[Kittilicious]

Funny or not, a good reason or not... yes my dogs will come when called if they are eating. Knuckles will stop eating if I tell him to if he starts eating out of Saki's bowl. I don't have gulpers... Knuckles lays down and enjoys his food for a good 5 minutes. Gets up, finds entertainment for awhile, goes back and finishes his food 1/2 hour or so later.
Saki takes a couple bites, looks around to make sure she isn't missing anything, takes a few more, looks around to make sure there isn't a hand that is waiting to pet her from the other room (always on the attention alert).
And yes, we can pet them, pull them, push them and step over them while they are eating. Food bowls are in the kitchen next to the stove - sometimes humans just get in the way and they are ok with that. Sometimes they have to move so I can get into one of the cabinets. They step aside, wait, continue on when I am done. No big deal. Food is food to them, it's not a high value anything. They know there is more in the bin and that they will get enough to eat.
Oh... and if the cat decides he/she wants some dog food, they will back away for the cat and let him/her have a few bites.

[Kittilicious]

Soon after I posted that, I looked over and Knuckles was eating and the cat was playing with his tail at the same time. As soon as I grabbed the camera Knuckles decided playing the cat was more fun than eating. The wrestling & morning puppy nose cleaning is over and he's back to eating again.

[Syaoransbear]

Pretty sure the people who are calling their dogs when they are eating are not doing it to be mean. I've called my dog away from his food before because I thought he was done. I wish I knew how to train a "disregard that last command" command .

I don't think most dogs would really care as long as they were able to return to their food later.

[Konotashi]

Ozzy will. And sometimes when I call him from his food on accident, I have to convince him to start eating again. He'll sit there and stare at me like, "Okay, I'm over here, now what did you want?"

[Kittilicious]

Originally Posted by Syaoransbear

Pretty sure the people who are calling their dogs when they are eating are not doing it to be mean. I've called my dog away from his food before because I thought he was done. I wish I knew how to train a "disregard that last command" command .

I don't think most dogs would really care as long as they were able to return to their food later.

Exactly. If my dogs could type, they would tell you that their human being mean is playing keep away with their toys. Now THATS mean to them. Or saying the word "walk" in a sentence, even if we aren't talking to them, and not going anywhere. Thats just plain torture.

[BlackGSD]

Originally Posted by Stevenzachsmom

What if there is poison, or a snake in the food? LOL!

If I have just fed the dog it's meal, exactly how is a snake or poison all of a sudden going to get into it??

IMO calling dog away from it's meals is pointless. Teaching them a "leave it command" is another thing. THAT is what I use to keep then from eating things they find outside or something I have dropped inside that I don't want then to eat. When they are eating a meal I have just fed them, I leave then alone.

[Zisso]

Yes, they will and without hesitation.

IMO calling dog away from it's meals is pointless

Agreed!

Sometimes I forget that they are eating and say their name, like when on the phone, and they still come to me.

[Stevenzachsmom]

Originally Posted by BlackGSD

If I have just fed the dog it's meal, exactly how is a snake or poison all of a sudden going to get into it??

IMO calling dog away from it's meals is pointless. Teaching them a "leave it command" is another thing. THAT is what I use to keep then from eating things they find outside or something I have dropped inside that I don't want then to eat. When they are eating a meal I have just fed them, I leave then alone.

Sue asked for a reason to call her dog away from its' food. It was a joke.

[GSDolch]

My GSD will, no questions asked.

Buddy has an awful recall out of the house. But from his dinner dish, he will come away close enough to see me, stop and look at me and wait, all while chewing his food he had in his mouth.

I usually have to call him again if I want him to come all the way to me, other wise he stands there and look back and forth from me to the bowl. lol.

Water bowl no problem.