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Hi. I'll start with a little background info.
I have a 4 year old alaskan malamute/german shepherd mix named Dakota. We got her when she was a puppy from our neighbors. She came into our yard with a 6 year old german shepherd named Molecki. Molecki has been and still is a rather aggressive dog, not liking people OR dogs. We took it slowly, introducing the two, and it was soon apparent that Dakota was VERY submissive, and Molecki was most definitely the alpha. Molecki will not let Dakota eat until she is done, and constantly bullies her until Dakota gets tired of it. Dakota had gotten so skinny that we had begun feeding her wet dog food in our garage so that we knew for sure she was eating.
Now to the point. I just moved from Illinois to Ohio on Sunday, February 15th. I took only Dakota as she is the non-aggressive dog, and she is also mine to take care of. I also thought it would be good to get her in an environment where she has free range of food, when and where she wants it. It took a full day here just to get her to use the restroom. She will drink water and finally go pee, but she refuses to eat and will not poop. The last time she ate was 2AM Sunday morning right before we left. It was a 9 hour car ride with 3 stops as well.
I tried dry dog food when we first got in, and she would not touch it and still won't. So I tried wet dog food that she usually has and she won't eat that either. She used to be an entirely outdoor dog, eating, sleeping and playing outside with Molecki. I took her food outside to see if she would eat, and walked her around the block to let her explore, but she still will not.
I am very concerned that she will continue this and starve herself, but it was suggested that she will only do this until she gets very hungry, and will finally give in to hunger pangs. I'm also not sure she will just lay down and die because she is drinking plenty, and I would think she would stop drinking and eating altogether. If anyone has had this problem when they moved, please let me know of any methods you may have used to get your dog to eat.
I have a 4 year old alaskan malamute/german shepherd mix named Dakota. We got her when she was a puppy from our neighbors. She came into our yard with a 6 year old german shepherd named Molecki. Molecki has been and still is a rather aggressive dog, not liking people OR dogs. We took it slowly, introducing the two, and it was soon apparent that Dakota was VERY submissive, and Molecki was most definitely the alpha. Molecki will not let Dakota eat until she is done, and constantly bullies her until Dakota gets tired of it. Dakota had gotten so skinny that we had begun feeding her wet dog food in our garage so that we knew for sure she was eating.
Now to the point. I just moved from Illinois to Ohio on Sunday, February 15th. I took only Dakota as she is the non-aggressive dog, and she is also mine to take care of. I also thought it would be good to get her in an environment where she has free range of food, when and where she wants it. It took a full day here just to get her to use the restroom. She will drink water and finally go pee, but she refuses to eat and will not poop. The last time she ate was 2AM Sunday morning right before we left. It was a 9 hour car ride with 3 stops as well.
I tried dry dog food when we first got in, and she would not touch it and still won't. So I tried wet dog food that she usually has and she won't eat that either. She used to be an entirely outdoor dog, eating, sleeping and playing outside with Molecki. I took her food outside to see if she would eat, and walked her around the block to let her explore, but she still will not.
I am very concerned that she will continue this and starve herself, but it was suggested that she will only do this until she gets very hungry, and will finally give in to hunger pangs. I'm also not sure she will just lay down and die because she is drinking plenty, and I would think she would stop drinking and eating altogether. If anyone has had this problem when they moved, please let me know of any methods you may have used to get your dog to eat.