Do you feed your dogs seperate?

[Cincy'sMom]

Sadie and Cincy have their own bowls, on a shared placemat. They get different foods, and Cincy eats faster, so we have to remind her a sometimes to only eat her own, if she steals a bite, Sadie doesn't care. Spot's bowl is on the other side othe same room, just because there isn't room next to the others. He and Sadie eat the same food, so sometimes they eat out of each other's bowls.

[Lori Jordan]

They all eat together,But they all have a seperate dish.That is the only way Lacy will eat is if she is fed in the group.She will let her food sit for hours,But will eat it up if she thinks one of the other dogs will eat her food

She is 100% Brat...lol!

[bckrazy]

My boys are fine together... Fozzie respects Gonzo enough not to steal (unlike when he was a bratty puppy) & Gonzo is not protective at all. Even with Raw!

[cali]

always, but not for any of the reasons in the poll lol non are food aggressive or take any meds. but they WILL steal each others food, and they all eat completly different amounts, some like to steal and others will just walk away.

Electra will walk away from her food if another dog decideds they want it, she wont gaurd it. but at the same time she will also steal another dogs food at any time, she is quite the pig lol

Happy will not steallanother dogs food, most the time she wont even eat her own lol she has to be crated with her food because somestimes she will act like she is starving then you give her her food, and she will just lay in her crate and not even look at it. if she is not in her crate she just walks away, but the second she walks away someone else dives in and snatches it, usually one of the littles dogs, and Happy is my largest dog, so its way to much for them.

Misty and Ripley are extremly fast eaters, and the second they finish they fly to the nearest bowl warn the bowls owner away and finnish off that dogs food lol

Perky is a slower eater, and Ripley often steals her food

so..I aheva very long kitchen lol Happy eats in her crate, Blair eats in his crate, Misty eats loose beside Happys crate, Electra eats loose in front of the baby gate, and Rusty eats loose in front of the back door. perky and Ripley eat side by side by the stove with my mom standing in between, I stand guard of Electra.

[dab_20]

Molli is extremely food aggresive... I cannot feed them ANYTHING together. I can't even feed them bones inside the house because if they smell it on the floor they fight. I've been working with Molli for almost a year and it just doesn't seem to get any better.
Sam eats everything in sight, so I can't have any dog food out unless it's his. lol

[ramanth]

Kia and Chipper get fed at the same time but at opposite ends of the kitchen. I don't dare put their bowls next to each other since Kia has a food aggression/guarding issue.

Chipper always finishes first and then sits back and waits for Kia to finish. Then she lets him sniff and lick at her empty bowl.

A year ago she would of snapped at anyone that came near her bowl, empty or full. I think she's making great progress.

[king2005]

I choose Other.

We only have Bear, shes not food agressive, but she will eat anything & everything in sight

Right now we have Bear & Buddy (made a post about him). Neither seem to care about the other, but its very important they both eat their proper amounts as they both have thyroid problems. Bear is too fat & Buddy is too thin... They are both on life long meds, but non is in their foods. They just love me in the morning cause they think their Pill Poppers are awesome treats!!!

So this morning Bear was gatted in the kitchen & Buddy was loose. He wont mess in the house, so him being loose it fine.. Bear will mess if given too large of an area to roam free in (shes sooooooo much better, but still has the odd accident).

[labmomma]

My youngest Lab is a good eater and I have to put him outside. My older Lab is passive as far as food goes and I have to leave the room in order for him to be able to concentrate on eating. If there is any activivity going on it the kitchen/family room/ sun room areas he won't eat. He's my nosey dog.
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[Sophist]

I missed this when it was up here...


I feed all of mine seperate, but like a lot of people here it isn't due to any aggression issues. It has just always been something I have felt more comfortable doing. It also helps monitor how much each one eats (Cadet, for instance, would try to get as much of the other two dog's meal as possisble) and just prevents some fluke thing.

They all inhibit their bite wonderfully, none have ever been food aggressive or even big guarders, etc, but if something happened I would hardly be the first owner to say "they have never done anything like that before!" Like any animal, they do have powerful instincts....

Special treats that can be eaten in one gulp are administered in a group setting, though.

[Reachoutrescue]

I feed ours seperate only because of all the rescues we get in. We never know when some pup can act out towards another. Scruff and Dozer eat fine together though.

[lute]

I feed all my dogs in their crates. They aren't food agressive or anything. Since my dogs all eat Raw it's just easier to clean up and disinfect after they eat.

[Whisk_Luva]

I dont have a dog! I voted other