Dogs are born delicious and can't stop when they meet delicious food. But eating too fast is not good for dogs. If the shoveling officer finds that his dog has such behavior, he must not ignore it!
Why do dogs eat too quickly?
Looking at his dog eating too fast, the shoveling officer thought TA might be hungry and then fed more food to the dog again, but do you know why the dog eats fast?
1 Lingering Habits
The ancestors of dogs are very difficult to survive in the wild. They need to prey on their own. The competition for food is very stressful. If they eat too slowly, they will be hungry. They may also be attacked by wolves while eating. In the wild living environment, you may not know where the next meal is after eating this meal, so you must finish it quickly before your opponent snatches your food. This habit has persisted to this day and remains unchanged.
2 Changes in food
If you want to eat meat in the wild, most of them need to separate the meat from the bones, which will take a certain amount of time, but now as the pet of the family, we feed the dog food directly without tearing the flesh and blood. So also to some extent exacerbated the dog's "gobble".
Dogs eat too fast harm
1 Causes gastrointestinal damage
Dogs eat too fast can easily lead to food accumulation in the body, gastrointestinal burden increased, slow intestinal peristalsis speed. Due to indigestion caused by various digestive system diseases.
2 Prone to choking
This is very common. Dogs can easily choke and choke on food when eating quickly. In severe cases, suffocation may even occur.
3 Prone to causing bloating
If the dog eats too fast, the brain will eat all the time before it can reflect whether it is full or not, and it will feel very strong after the information is transmitted to the brain. If the food is puffed, it is easy to swell after a while.
4. Excessively obese
Dogs eating too fast will lead to excessive diet, food intake will cause fat accumulation, weight will rise, and all know that obesity will cause some harm to the body.
5 Prone to gastroesophageal reflux
Dogs eating too fast can easily lead to acid reflux, swallowed food from the esophagus or stomach back to the mouth, which not only seriously damage the gastrointestinal health, in the long run, but also induce more diseases.
How to correct it
Dogs eat fast is also a headache for shoveling excrement officials, so how to solve this problem?
1 Slow food bowl
This method is the most direct, slow food bowl can effectively reduce the dog's eating speed, there are many slow food bowl on the market, but also according to the dog's body shape and muzzle to choose, buy slow food bowl is mainly considered the size of the bowl, depth, material, anti-skid effect and cleaning degree.
2 Food-leaking ball
Leakage ball can not only help dogs slow down the speed of eating, but also have a certain role in promoting intellectual development, but also can pass the boring time, consume a certain amount of energy, and make eating very interesting.
3 Eat smaller meals more frequently
After determining the dog's food intake, you can divide the amount of food into multiple times, which can force the dog not to overeat within a certain period of time. Moreover, when your pet eats slowly, offer encouragement to let them know you appreciate this behavior; after several training sessions, you can gradually return their food portion to its previous level.
4 Hand-feeding
If the shoveling officer has time and patience, he can feed with his hands. He can practice the learned password while eating, which can not only strengthen training, but also enhance feelings.
