Chula Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Chula has now figured out that she gets to eat when she gets out of her crate in the morning...so she's started deciding that she wants out earlier and earlier. She's driving us batty! It isn't so bad when OH is getting up to go to work anyway, but on his rare days off, I'd rather not be woken up at 5:30 by a whining puppy! When does your dog get his/her first meal of the day, and how much activity happens prior to munching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I vary the times so they don't do this it can be anywhere between half 8 - 11 in the morning and 4 - 7 in the evening. Shadow will still ask for food at about half 4 as that used to be a set time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARRINGTON Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Balto gets his first meal at about 8 sometimes 830. Usually he is let out of his cage so he can run around the house and find his bone that he buried last night for the day. Then after I get dressed I feed him and then we go outside and then we play or go for a walk or both and then I leave. It sounds like Chula thinks she has you trained. If she whines to be let out you do and you feed her, so just keep ignoring her. It is really hard to do and sometimes that most annoying thing EVER but if you keep giving in to her she will just whining to be let out and fed. We have to ignore Balto all the time, at night he will whine if the cat is in our room and he wants out to chase her and we have made the mistake of letting him out because we thought he needed to potty but instead chased the cat down. So now when we whine we check to see if the cat is in the bedroom and if so we ignore him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanu Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I had the same problem to start with, so now I feed Lunar AFTER my kids finish their breakfast, which is usually around 8 am. This way she knows it will not be immediately after leaving the crate and she knows her place in the pack:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I can't really let her whine forever because we are in a townhouse and our bedroom shares a wall with our neighbor (who unfortunately is home 24/7). But I think I will have OH just take her out to potty and let her wait for her food. She just started this whining business this week, otherwise she would stay in her crate without whining until we let her out. Initially we did it this way because otherwise he never is home to feed her, and she has a bit of food guarding going on - more with him than with me. The goal was for him to spend some time working on that with her. But seriously, being whined at on a Sunday morning at 5:30 am is NOT COOL. At her age does she still need three meals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanu Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Perhaps one of you will need to get up at 5.30 when she starts whining and just play with her or keep her busy otherwise, then feed her after certain time. Hopefully she will learn quickly and you will be able to make her stay in her crate longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobezilla Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 This is Yuki. As a puppy she would whine at 7am and try to wake me up to start the morning routine, but I ignored her and forced her to wait until 8am. She still whines a bit but a simple hush and she'll stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLuka Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 mine eat at 7:15am M-F and pretty much whenever we get up on Saturdays and Sundays. I'm lucky to have sleepy dogs who will sleep till 10-11am without wanting to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Well he is up by 5:45 anyway 6 days a week, so he will be up with her anyway, and I usually get up right after he brings her back in from her potty time. We gotta try it, because she has obviously made the connection that morning - out of crate = FOOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 How old is she again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 15 weeks. A very hungry 15 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I changed Skye to 2 meals at around 5 months old it is recommended at 6 months old though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanu Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I was thinking about what you wrote again and I think I gave you a bit risky advice. Because we don't know for sure why she whines-maybe it's because she just wants to go out of the crate? If so, you can make it worse by responding to it. There is no other way, I am afraid, than let her whine:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MollynDiesel Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 All of mine get breakfast about 7am after mum gets up and lets them out, then dinner at 6pm just before we all get dinner. Might change it about a bit though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I was thinking about what you wrote again and I think I gave you a bit risky advice. Because we don't know for sure why she whines-maybe it's because she just wants to go out of the crate? If so, you can make it worse by responding to it. There is no other way, I am afraid, than let her whine:( She is definitely whining because she wants food. When we let her out she races towards the kitchen. If no one follows her she will come back and bark at OH as he's getting dressed. For a puppy who made pretty much NO noise her first two weeks, she sure is loud now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 We have a regular routine too. At 6am we get up, they potty then eat. Like clockwork Yukon will start stirring around 6 no matter what day of the week it is. SOMETIMES he will let me sleep an extra hour on weekends, but not usually. He sleeps in bed with me so he doesn't whine, just gives me the hint that it's time to eat. What I do is just get up with them, let them potty and eat, then we go back to bed until about 9. And Yukon is 8 months old and I am still feeding him 4x per day because if his tummy gets empty he will throw up. I took Nikko down from 3 to 2 meals per day when he was about 6 months old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chula Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 We have a regular routine too. At 6am we get up, they potty then eat. Like clockwork Yukon will start stirring around 6 no matter what day of the week it is. SOMETIMES he will let me sleep an extra hour on weekends, but not usually. He sleeps in bed with me so he doesn't whine, just gives me the hint that it's time to eat. What I do is just get up with them, let them potty and eat, then we go back to bed until about 9. And Yukon is 8 months old and I am still feeding him 4x per day because if his tummy gets empty he will throw up. I took Nikko down from 3 to 2 meals per day when he was about 6 months old Chula would look at me like I was nuts, and then bite my leg, if I told her it was time to go back to bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Wow LOL. After they potty and eat all I have to do is say "go upstairs" and they go right up and back to bed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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