Newly raised dogs will also have some common feeding problems, including:
First, food care
The professional term for food care is called “resource protection” , manifested in the competition for food, toys, the opposite sex, masters, etc. Strong puppies, some pet dogs, undersocialized dogs, chronically hungry dogs, and dogs accustomed to grabbing aggressiveness are very prone to this. For some dogs, just after you give him food, he may turn his head to protect your food.
Many people don’t understand this situation and are even angry “Wolf-hearted, are you still like this when I give you food?”, but it’s actually normal. A simple example, if you give candy to a child, many children will be very obedient and wait for you, but once you give it to him, the candy is his, and you want to ask for the candy from the child’s hand or mouth without crying. No wonder.
The same is true for dogs, they are “starved” or have been robbed, starved, hurt before, so they don’t unwilling to share. They will be worried about the food being robbed and behave like gobbling, slowing down, paying attention to you, staring at you, growling, and even aggressive.
About the behavior of dog food protection, there must be some wrong practices, such as strong snatch, “Hey, you dare to yell at me!” Eating is more serious.
So, how to improve this situation?
1, if this situation does not cause harm, it can be ignored. Why bother the dog to eat?
2, to disturb the contrary, give the dog a relaxed eating environment, slowly build trust, strengthen obedience, etc.
Two, do not eat
Some dogs will not eat because of tension and anxiety Something, professionally called “stress response”. This can happen when the owner leaves, the dog changes environment, is fostered, and other dogs and cats are seen.
There are several strategies:
1, give the dog time to get used to it
2, take it without eating, establish Feeding schedule
3, feed some anti-stress health care products, recommend Shuchangbao
4, give some hot and humid food to increase their desire to eat, Milk powder is also available.
Third, gobbling
stray dogs, medium and large dogs are generally more likely to appear “fast” food” problem, I know some large dogs with the nickname “food vacuum cleaner”. The dog’s digestive ability is inherently weak, and you don’t need to think about it to know that it must be bad to gobble like this, and increase the risk of stomach bloating, stuck, vomiting after eating, gastric torsion and other diseases.
In addition to slowly developing trust and a feeling of being well-fed as described above, eat small, frequent meals, use a slow-food bowl or place a toy ball in the bowl.
Fourth, diarrhea
Don’t know what the dog ate before, and directly feed the new food, the dog may have diarrhea due to gastrointestinal discomfort and food intolerance . Try a 7-day diet, feed probiotics, switch to a “soft stool killer” dog food, or a hypoallergenic dog food. In addition, it is recommended to seek medical attention if blood threads, worm eggs, other foreign objects appear in the dog’s excrement, or if diarrhea persists for several days.
Newly raising, adopting, fostering or feeding stray dogs, pay attention to the differences between dogs, avoid the above feeding problems, and let the dogs grow healthily and safely.
