My pup (some sort of dachshund mix) is 12 to 16 weeks old. I have had her for eight days.
First, she has never come close to finishing the rations described for her weight on the Science Diet bag.
However, yesterday she only took a few nibbles.
This morning, thinking she'd be famished, she nibbled and stopped.
Then, just before leaving for work this same morning, I put a small amount of peanut butter in and on various chew toys and wrapped that in an old t-shirt.
When I came back home, I see that the toys are all out of the t-shirt, but none of the food appears to have been eaten.
About 10 minutes ago, I sat down at my desk near her crate, and she is starting to eat the bits of food off the toys. Now, I have filled a larger "brain toy" with food and she is working on it. If she eats all of that food, it will be maybe a quarter of her daily ration.
So, aren't puppies supposed to be big eaters? Her teeth must be ok, because she does chew her toys rather vigorously. Her energy is fairly high, too.... so it's not like she is lethargic.
Anyway, do pups sometimes go through a very lite eating phase?
First, she has never come close to finishing the rations described for her weight on the Science Diet bag.
However, yesterday she only took a few nibbles.
This morning, thinking she'd be famished, she nibbled and stopped.
Then, just before leaving for work this same morning, I put a small amount of peanut butter in and on various chew toys and wrapped that in an old t-shirt.
When I came back home, I see that the toys are all out of the t-shirt, but none of the food appears to have been eaten.
About 10 minutes ago, I sat down at my desk near her crate, and she is starting to eat the bits of food off the toys. Now, I have filled a larger "brain toy" with food and she is working on it. If she eats all of that food, it will be maybe a quarter of her daily ration.
So, aren't puppies supposed to be big eaters? Her teeth must be ok, because she does chew her toys rather vigorously. Her energy is fairly high, too.... so it's not like she is lethargic.
Anyway, do pups sometimes go through a very lite eating phase?