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Post by Deverill Sat Jul 09 2011, 20:09

I'm feeding tizzy raw meaty bones with a supplement of small amounts of tripe.

We haven't tried her with the tripe yet but she is loving her bone. We've given her half a raw chicken carcass and she's done absolutely fantastic with how well she's taken to it (it's her first ever bone), she's munching away at it all day.

One thing I noticed is that she likes to grab the bone, run and hide in the most smallest of places to eat it. Is this a runt thing or a dog thing?

She was picked on by the rest of the litter so I'll not be surprised if she does tries to hide her food.

Bcause she's gotten stuck a few times as she's so small what I'm doing now is putting her in her cage to have her bone.

I thought this might be a good reason as she can associate it with somewhere safe to eat and somewhere safe to have her bones with no disturbance from my two year old.

Is this ok? or should I let her 'hide' with her food? I just don't want her getting stuck all the time and then have to hear her distressing crying, crying for mummy!

Thoughts?

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Post by gem Sat Jul 09 2011, 20:37

However domesticated dogs are they still have pack traits and they learn from a very young age that when a kill is done the strongest dominant one will eat first and so on so when they get the chance of food its instinctive for them to take it away to eat in private where they have better chance of keeping hold of it.
Its a good idea for her to learn the cage is her place to do as she pleases its a positive thing for her Smile
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Post by Deverill Sat Jul 09 2011, 20:42

I thought it may of been a pack thin gut just wanted to check as I know she's the runt of the litter so wanted to check it wasn't because she's been picked on.

I have no problem with her eating in her cage and she doesn't seem to mind either, it also gives me piece of mind that I know my two year old can't get to her (he's a wild child) and that she can eat in peace! Smile

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