Using a Kong to feed your dog instead of a dog bowl.
Both our Chihuahuas like to eat their kibble out of a Kong
toy instead of a regular dog bowl. Quincy was still a pup
when we gave him a small puppy Kong to play with, after all
you cannot play with your dog all day long. It is important
that your puppy gets used to spending time alone and learns
to play by himself. It was fun to see Quincy trying to
figure out how he could get his kibble out the Kong. After
a while he did not want to eat out of his bowl anymore.
When we got pup Nino we noticed he did not chew his kibble,
he just swallowed it and then would try to eat Quincy’s
kibble too. Since Nino gets his kibble in his own Kong toy
he takes time to chew. After both Quincy and Nino are
finished eating they go check out each others Kongs to see
if there is anything left.
If your dog eats too fast it might be a good idea to use a
Kong. This way your dog needs more effort for his food than
when eating from a regular dog bowl.
There are also slow feeder bowls designed to slow rapid eating.
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