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H Christine
My boy likes to "kill" his dinner. He dances
around it, bounces on it...he used to toss it around but I put an end to that
(that just gets way too messy). At 10 you would think that he would have
stopped playing with his food by this time but he has a blast doing it (he
prefers an audience and will actually come and get someone if nobody's
watching)
Ciao
Heather
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 9:20
PM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Help- I've just
rescued a Pyr Pup
Hi,
My 23 month old Pyr is also a nibbler/grazer. Unfortunately he
is now an only "child" after losing my 15 year old shepherd nearly a year ago.
Thus, I can leave food out and not worry about anyone eating it.
Cody only eats about 2 cups of dry Nutro Max a day, with about 2 tbsp of
table scraps for dinner. In the morning I give him a milk bone and a
couple of Nutro biscuits. He usually eats these after dinner. So,
I leave it all up to him. Since he eats so little and I was concerned
about his weight, we've started giving him snacks throughout the day. He
is especially fond of cheese - the only food he will pick up off the floor if
you drop. So, it seems that Pyrs can be quite fussy, but like a human
child, they eat when they are hungry and do well.
I also empathize
with having a heck of time with him when he was a pup. I'm glad I had
vacation time built up at work and I took 4 weeks off when I first got him.
But, in the end, the beautiful pet that I now have was well worth all
the challenges. The Pyr owners on this listserv were a great help.
I was told that all would pass and everyone was right! Keep up the
effort - a Pyr is well worth it.
I was wondering if anyone else has
experienced their Pyr "killing" their food? Cody will pounce at his milk bones
and biscuits and jump back as if it bit him. He'll do this for a little
while and then will eat. It is cute to see - if only I could be in his
head to see what he is imagining!
Christine
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