Below are some helpful suggestions for encouraging your dog to eat slower.
Hand Feeding
Make It Hard To Get
The updated version of this technique incorporates a modified dog food dish that creates the barrier for you. Some companies produce silo-esque contraptions that only allow your dog to eat a set amount of food at one time. The problem with these containers is that the effective ones often run on batteries or require an electrical outlet.
There are less involved dog food dishes that produce the same results but with a simpler construction. These dishes have separate partitions that allow the dog to see and smell the food at the bottom but the dividers only allow it to consume half a cup at a time. Dogs can finish a complete meal easily but is encouraged to slow down by the limitation of space created by the partition.
Obesity and bloating are common but fixable issues canines may face. Talk to your vet and consider implementing one or more of these ideas into your dog feeding routine.
~Ben Anton, 2008
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