Challenge accepted!Oh well TC you'll just have to drink the wine faster to get more cartons.
Ken
Challenge accepted!Oh well TC you'll just have to drink the wine faster to get more cartons.
Ken
I get that, but these aren't "working dogs".One working German Shepherd in the house at a time is my policy.
Mat Dillon & Festus are Labradors. Actually, I've only ever had Labs.I get that, but these aren't "working dogs".
Yes they work but not in packs. Historically, in the region of Germany and Holland they were the single sheep and stock guard of a family. But not like LSG dogs (livestock guardian dog breeds). that stay with thr sheep all the time and are imprinted on sheep. German Shepherd ancestors went out all day and watched over the stock, not herding them, except when they saw the sheep were headed for the potato patch, but guarding from predators and thieves. When the sheep were in the fold at night they stayed in the house and guard the family. Inga does this without training, it is innate she watches over the whole place. At night she is 'the wolf by the door'.
They are intellgent and have and be trained beyond come sit stay or else they get into trouble. They must have leadership and to fit within the pack order of the human family. When they don't have this leadership and pack order GSDs feel that someone has to lead, so it's going to have to be the dog. They feel they must be dominant and they must guard. This is what happened with Joe Biden's German Shepherds. Notice how it's always Secret Service men that creep around with their paranoid vibrations. The Biden family should not have German Shepherds but a biting lap dog sitting on a pillow because they they do much less damage.
I've seen those "slow" feeder bowls. The pups will master them. In the end, the bowl will only shave about 0.5 seconds off the time to consume 2 cups of kibble. Someone needs to invent a feeder bowl that dispenses one nugget at a time.@bird dog, Labs are notorious for literally inhaling their food! How can they even taste it? Precisely why I bought each pup a slow feeder bowl. One of our Labs was diagnosed with Laryngeal Paralysis (Lar Par) when he was 11, made it to 13 before it was the right thing to do. Did vacuuming down his food have anything to do with it? My vet wasn't sure, but I'm erring on the safe side.
This was the first time since 1996 we haven't had one - or three - Labs. The other two lived until 15, so pretty darn long, good lives for large dogs.
I like how you think! Because you're right, they just inhale a little slower. Is it just Labs that don't actually even chew, taste & enjoy a meal (or treat)? Because it's like 3 . . 2 . . 1 . . gone!I've seen those "slow" feeder bowls. The pups will master them. In the end, the bowl will only shave about 0.5 seconds off the time to consume 2 cups of kibble. Someone needs to invent a feeder bowl that dispenses one nugget at a time.
@bird dog , invent a bowl like this! Here is your opportunity to make your million!
Two dogs eating together? They're competing to get enough, afraid that the other one will get more. Yet another reason to only get one at a time...I like how you think! Because you're right, they just inhale a little slower. Is it just Labs that don't actually even chew, taste & enjoy a meal (or treat)? Because it's like 3 . . 2 . . 1 . . gone!
That was the initial plan, but that ship has sailed. That said, even when we had older Labs that were spaced out in age, they still inhaled their food. Each had their own bowl, and the younger ones knew not to even try & steal from the older ones bowls.Yet another reason to only get one at a time...
They haven't mastered the art of sitting for more than .05 seconds if there's even the remote possibility of food! I'm hoping this stage doesn't last more than, what, 5 years?One thing…we have always made the dogs sit for their food and until we say okay they don't move towards the bowl. LGD and the labs. LGD could really care less but she does it out of a hierarchy thing. Helps her to not be possessive with the kids, etc. Same with the labs but the labs do it out of loyalty and desire to eat with no delay. Sit, oh barely sit with the tail just a going, salivating oh alright full sit, quick quick, see, I am sitting, now please now. I make them fully sit but oh it's so hard to be patient.
They haven't mastered the art of sitting for more than .05 seconds if there's even the remote possibility of food! I'm hoping this stage doesn't last more than, what, 5 years
Those are the fanciest dog crates I ever seen !Prison!!! Crates came in and it took FOREVER to assemble, not to mention further puppy-proofing the mud room. But they're doing okay with them.
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How about clams? Seriously!! They go down to the lake, bring a couple back, and gnaw until I realize they've done it AGAIN and take them away. That can't be good for them unless the shells act as a colon cleanse, like diatomaceous earth.