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Post by zueszena on Aug 31, 2011 20:03:37 GMT -5
hey guys been awhile,,,sorry been soo busy,,anywho got a question bout a behavior i find well,,,,zena our female who is being left on her own from time to time now,,,i started leaving her a marrow bone when we would leave her for awhile,,,after say umm bout 4 weeks she started the habit of not touching the bone until we returned,,,,then it was like look at me see i saved it and now that ur back lets play and then chew on the bone,,,anybody else besides me think this is funny or unusual behavior,,,if not and have seen it please give me some insight....as always...matt,cyn,zeus,zena,.....p.s. both are still doing awesome for those that remember us....miss u guys!!!
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Post by perfectpit on Aug 31, 2011 23:30:46 GMT -5
My dog does the same thing with his food. When I leave out I give him his morning portion but when I return it will still be there. Once I arrive home; no matter how long I've been gone, he then decides to eat his food then thinks he's gonna get his dinner portion. He keeps walking back looking at his empty bowl, like man I'm starved why don't I get to eat.
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Post by adoptapitbull on Sept 1, 2011 6:06:54 GMT -5
Mine will do the same with water. Won't drink a drop till I get home, then it's like a rush to the bowl and they slurp it all down. Dogs are strange!
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Post by loverocksalot on Sept 1, 2011 6:58:30 GMT -5
Rocky does that with Water and he does not play with toys or nylabones. I think he just sleeps on the couch. Especially since he does not get couch while we are home and on it.
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Post by RealPitBull on Sept 1, 2011 7:25:41 GMT -5
I don't recommend leaving a bone unsupervised. Even if she's not touching it while you're gone.
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Post by sugar on Sept 1, 2011 7:55:27 GMT -5
Chubby totally does the water thing. Won't touch a drop until I get home, lol. Weirdo.
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Post by michele5611 on Sept 1, 2011 8:01:30 GMT -5
Second what Mary said about not leaving a bone out when no one is there to supervise.
With regards to Zena not touching the bone the only thing I can compare it to was the fact that my husband's dog would not eat her dinner until they were in the same room with her.
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Post by zueszena on Sept 1, 2011 9:38:51 GMT -5
why the dont leave alone with bone?? realize i only do this with large marrow bone so no choke hazard.....ummm am i missin something ?
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Post by RealPitBull on Sept 1, 2011 10:14:48 GMT -5
why the dont leave alone with bone?? realize i only do this with large marrow bone so no choke hazard.....ummm am i missin something ? Bones are always a choking hazard. Never assume your dog cannot break a piece off or somehow manage to get something lodged somewhere. |
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Post by zueszena on Sept 1, 2011 11:43:40 GMT -5
thanx mary...will do
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Post by loverocksalot on Sept 1, 2011 18:06:46 GMT -5
Mary do you feel safe to leave kongs? I have my mom leave a kong for her dog with stuff frozen in it as this is what I did when Rocky was younger. I felt safer with that instead of marrow bones. Otherwise Aura will chew her bed and rip stuffing out even worse than chance of choking on piece of kong.
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Post by RealPitBull on Sept 2, 2011 12:03:54 GMT -5
I don't feel safe leaving anything, TBH. And a lot of dogs can rip up a Kong. I only provide chewies when I'm there watching. This is a "what risk is acceptable to you" scenario.
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