Sounds just like our 2 year old boy, Ryno. He'll grab a mouthful, pick a spot in the room to drop it, and eat a couple at a time, then decide if it's worth going back for another trip. Until we got a second Pyr (Gracie, 1 year old) he would never ever finish an entire bowl of food -- always left 5-10 pieces in the bottom of the bowl, just in case we forgot to feed him (??). We were concerned about food issues when we adopted Gracie, since she wolfed down her food and went looking for more. But over time she's become more casual about it, I think she knows Ryno isn't going to steal hers and she can always steal his if she gets hungry later. Now they both graze throughout the day, and when we pay attention to the amounts they end up roughly what the manufacturer recommends for each of them. Now that it's hot out they both eat less so we've been topping off the bowls, so to speak. John in IL ________________________________ From: owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org on behalf of Jason Repko Sent: Mon 7/7/2008 1:36 PM To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org Subject: Re: [pyrnet] old pyr health question My 130 lb male Pyr, Chevy, eats standing up and takes a mouthful of kibble and dumps it on the floor. Then he munches up 2-3 nuggets at a time until that is gone, then gets a mouthful dumps it on the floor and goes through the entire ritual again until its gone. Usually takes him 10-15 minutes. I usually feed him once in the morning. He has a mouthful or two while I have coffee, then leaves the rest alone till I return home. He'll usually wait to eat again till he sees me eating. Like clockwork. I think I reward him so often with a little nibblet from the grill, that he's waiting to see if that will happen every night and when it doesn't, he figures its time to finish the bowl. I used to feed him from a stainless bowl but it would get so caked up with schmutz from his slobber and food, it grossed me out. Now I feed him from his nylon travel bowl and it seems to stay cleaner. ~Jason & Chevy
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