Feeding Policy when Tired

UConnGSD · 05-25-2009, 07:03 PM

What do you do when you have gone for a hike and come dinnertime your dog is too tired to eat and would rather nap? Do you...

UConnGSD · 05-25-2009, 07:05 PM

I personally do the last one but I'm curious about how the others handle it. We did a hike today and Wolfie is bushed. No dinner yet and I will wait until he's wide awake to feed him.

jake · 05-25-2009, 07:35 PM

because I always make Jake focus and do a little something for his food(walk away-sit-watch)I don't put his food down if he is not focused or awake usually if he's tired I am too and we both usually eat at same time somewhere between 5pm and 7pm.

I_LOVE_MY_MIKKO · 05-25-2009, 07:38 PM

none of the above, my dog has never been too tired to eat. if he is sleeping, i get his food ready and call him into the kitchen. he comes running, eats his food, and goes back to sleep.

Liesje · 05-25-2009, 07:42 PM

LOL, I can't even answer this. I've never seen my dogs too tired to eat! I'm not comfortable giving them big/full meals after hard exercise (sprinting, fetch, swimming), but I'd bet money that my dogs would eat an entire bag of kibble even after a hike. Having three, they are competitive when they eat. Not food aggressive, but they aren't going to leave anything in their bowls for the next dog to wander over and finish!

In general, my dogs get fed when I decide to feed them and they take it when they can get it.

**Lauri & The Gang** · 05-25-2009, 08:02 PM

I'm with the 'my dog is NEVER too tired to eat' crowd.

When Mauser was sick, even with green snot running from his nose and a temp of 104.5 - he ate his food. Not with the same gusto but still atr it all.

As for my Cocker Spaniel - Tazer would have to be DEAD to refuse food.

WiscTiger · 05-25-2009, 08:13 PM

I have and will do all three depending on the dog. Raya does best if she doesn't skip meals, so if she is not interested in eating, I will wait until she has had a nap, I will skip a meal with her if she is just being plain fussy.

Cheyenne is in the crowd usually never too tired to eat.

DeeDee and Lakota are sorta free feeders the food is in their dish they eat when they want to. If it is supper time and they haven't eaten their breakfast I don't give any more food that day. Lakota has Pancreatitis and I don't force him to eat, if he is feeling a little off then he is better off not eating. He is really good at regulating his eating to what works best for him. But he has a maximum set amount for the day just as DeeDee does.

Val

GranvilleGSD · 05-25-2009, 08:19 PM

My dogs, skip a meal? If I don't feed them, they'll find a way to feed themselves!

aubie · 05-25-2009, 09:08 PM

I need the option of: Sleepy? What's sleepy? We're HUNGRY!!! FEED US WOMAN!!!

It's more of us making sure they calm down after being out running around and deciding when to let them eat, and if we have to wake them up, it's NOT an issue!

bergwanderkennels · 05-25-2009, 11:36 PM

If you hiked where we hike you would also wait until they were awake. As a matter of fact we wait until we are awake also

This is the top of the wankberg in Garmisch Partenkirschen in May a few years ago.

05-25-2009, 07:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
UConnGSD Master Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Western NY Posts: 778	Feeding Policy when Tired What do you do when you have gone for a hike and come dinnertime your dog is too tired to eat and would rather nap? Do you... __________________ UConnGSD Mommy of: Wolfgang vom Kolenda (Wolfie) 5/5/08

05-25-2009, 07:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
UConnGSD Master Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Western NY Posts: 778	Re: Feeding Policy when Tired I personally do the last one but I'm curious about how the others handle it. We did a hike today and Wolfie is bushed. No dinner yet and I will wait until he's wide awake to feed him. __________________ UConnGSD Mommy of: Wolfgang vom Kolenda (Wolfie) 5/5/08

05-25-2009, 07:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
jake Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: new england Posts: 2,710	Re: Feeding Policy when Tired because I always make Jake focus and do a little something for his food(walk away-sit-watch)I don't put his food down if he is not focused or awake usually if he's tired I am too and we both usually eat at same time somewhere between 5pm and 7pm.

05-25-2009, 07:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
I_LOVE_MY_MIKKO Knighted Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 2,249	Re: Feeding Policy when Tired none of the above, my dog has never been too tired to eat. if he is sleeping, i get his food ready and call him into the kitchen. he comes running, eats his food, and goes back to sleep. __________________ Mikko GM, RM, AAD, ASA, SJ, SS, EAC, EJC, TN-E, TG-E, WV-O, OCC, HP-O, VerO, NAJ, CGC - 6 year old GSD

05-25-2009, 07:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Liesje Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 12,971	Re: Feeding Policy when Tired LOL, I can't even answer this. I've never seen my dogs too tired to eat! I'm not comfortable giving them big/full meals after hard exercise (sprinting, fetch, swimming), but I'd bet money that my dogs would eat an entire bag of kibble even after a hike. Having three, they are competitive when they eat. Not food aggressive, but they aren't going to leave anything in their bowls for the next dog to wander over and finish! In general, my dogs get fed when I decide to feed them and they take it when they can get it. __________________ UCH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop FO OB1 CL1R CL1F RA TT HIT TDI CGC VPC's Coca-Cola HIT CGC SG UCH Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 AD T1 FO PA CL1R UNJ UCA HIT TT CGC OFA SG Pantalaimon vom Geistwasser BH AD HIT CGC

05-25-2009, 08:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 12,525	Re: Feeding Policy when Tired I'm with the 'my dog is NEVER too tired to eat' crowd. When Mauser was sick, even with green snot running from his nose and a temp of 104.5 - he ate his food. Not with the same gusto but still atr it all. As for my Cocker Spaniel - Tazer would have to be DEAD to refuse food. __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Tazer HIC CGC – Cocker Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Sasha - GSD mix Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - Fuego (Chinese Crested)

05-25-2009, 08:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
WiscTiger Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 15,171	Re: Feeding Policy when Tired I have and will do all three depending on the dog. Raya does best if she doesn't skip meals, so if she is not interested in eating, I will wait until she has had a nap, I will skip a meal with her if she is just being plain fussy. Cheyenne is in the crowd usually never too tired to eat. DeeDee and Lakota are sorta free feeders the food is in their dish they eat when they want to. If it is supper time and they haven't eaten their breakfast I don't give any more food that day. Lakota has Pancreatitis and I don't force him to eat, if he is feeling a little off then he is better off not eating. He is really good at regulating his eating to what works best for him. But he has a maximum set amount for the day just as DeeDee does. Val __________________ Wisctiger@msn.com Cheyenne-2/02 DeeDee Little Bit-6/02 Lakota-1/03 Raya-9/05

05-25-2009, 08:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
GranvilleGSD Master Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 686	Re: Feeding Policy when Tired My dogs, skip a meal? If I don't feed them, they'll find a way to feed themselves!

05-25-2009, 09:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
aubie Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,992	Re: Feeding Policy when Tired I need the option of: Sleepy? What's sleepy? We're HUNGRY!!! FEED US WOMAN!!! It's more of us making sure they calm down after being out running around and deciding when to let them eat, and if we have to wake them up, it's NOT an issue! __________________ Anna's Dog Blog Rocks! Tiffany; mom to: Annabelle "the Diva"- GSD born 9/21/08 Duncan- Shep Mix adopted on 2/14/00 TDI The kitty amigos: Simon, Alley and Mia

05-25-2009, 11:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
bergwanderkennels Master Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kreisgruppe 03 Mannheim-Rhein-Neckar Posts: 737	Re: Feeding Policy when Tired If you hiked where we hike you would also wait until they were awake. As a matter of fact we wait until we are awake also This is the top of the wankberg in Garmisch Partenkirschen in May a few years ago. __________________ Suzi “Ein Leben ohne Boxer ist möglich, aber sinnlos.” "A life with out boxer is possible but senseless" uberhauptnichtwieder (Never ever again)

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