Understanding the origin of dogs can be useful to understand a little better the obsession some have with food.How can we see in "Does the dog descend from the wolf?" From Animals and Pets Online, dogs come from domestication, by humans, of common ancestors with wolves.
Most canids, such as wolves and dogs, live in organized societies with a very defined hierarchy, which does not always have to be static.Wolves hunt in groups and higher-ranking individuals eat first, leaving the worst parts of the prey for lesser wolves.
This is a Competitive feeding , that is, they eat ravenously when there are other individuals present.This could help clarify the cause of our pet not allowing any opportunity to obtain food, and trying to eat as quickly as possible possible, to prevent someone from taking away the food.
Some diseases can explain this obsession with food in dogs.
Some examples s tend to eat more for poor production of substances necessary for the digestion of food ( digestive enzymes ), while in other cases your digestive system is not able to absorb nutrients from food (such as in the malabsorption syndrome ) or do not adequately synthesize elements necessary to assimilate nutrients from food, as in the case of diabetes .
Diabetic dogs usually eat more than those who do not suffer from this disease (and still do not gain weight, but usually lose weight), due to a deficit in the hormone insulin, which helps assimilate the glucose obtained from food by the cells of the The dog's organism.
On the other hand, some parasites , such as intestinal worms, steal part of the nutrients that the dog gets with food so the animal must eat more to replace it.Besides, and although this is not a disease, we must not forget ar that dogs that do a lot of exercise need to eat more to maintain their ideal weight.
As in the case of humans, the palatability (that is, the taste and characteristics that make a food palatable) determines that the dog eats more or less.
Although there are tasty and high-acceptance feed on the market by our dogs pets, in most cases dogs prefer homemade food for their best taste, despite having this way of feeding our pets some inconvenience.
1.Discard any health problems
As we have seen, there are some diseases that they can make a dog obsessed with food, so it is recommended to visit a veterinarian to discard them.
There are solutions both for the deficient production of substances necessary to digest food and for the poor absorption of them.These solutions usually include specific diets , in most of the commercially available occasions, which should recommend the veterinarian after diagnosing the specific process.
There is also in the market insulin for dogs, useful in the case of diabetes, whose dosage and control must also be defined by a veterinarian.
2.Control the amount of food and intake
On the other hand, if our dog eats very fast, there are feeders with obstacles at the bottom that can help make him eat more slow.They are known as antivoracity feeders .Also, if the dog is not able to control the amount of food he eats, it is recommended to completely refuse the feeding ad libitum (fill him the feeder every time you eat it and keep it always full).
Instead, it is recommended to measure the amount of food that is supplied to you.
In most feed bags, the amount of food is indicated.food (in grams) to be provided to the dog according to the weight of the animal, generally this information is in the part posterior or on one side of the bag.
Here it should be noted that, in the case of puppies, the weight of the animal refers to the weight that the dog will have as an adult.This fact is usually also indicated in the label, although it usually causes confusion in some owners.
So, for example, if in a bag of feed it says that you have to provide 200 gr.for a dog between 10 and 20 kg of adult weight, It means that you have to give that amount if our dog is of a breed that reaches that weight as an adult (for example, a Beagle), even if it is now a 4-kilo puppy.
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In the case of the homemade food , as in the case of the dogs that ask for food on the table when their masters are eating, the solution is to never give it, ignore it and not give in to its pleas.
Do not forget that every time a dog asks for food and is given, it is being encouraged to keep asking., the dog performs a action (ask for food) and get a prize (food), so you tend to repeat it.
When trying to correct this behavior, two mistakes are usually made:
In many cases, most of the family does not give but a member or a guest if, either because he is sorry (something understandable, on the other hand), or because he has not heard.It can also happen that, although he usually does not feed him when he asks, there is special occasions in which if it is done, such as holidays, birthdays of relatives or of the dog itself, days that food has been left over, etc.In addition...
It may happen that the level If your dog's obsession with food has moved to the street, he can start eating things from the ground .This behavior also reinforces and can cause the dog to start walking, absorbed, looking for Prizes down the street without just raising your head from the ground.
This is a more serious problem, since the dog could eat bad food.ado and even the remains of poisoned food.To avoid this, work self-control through basic obedience (come, still, loose...).
As we have seen, it is not so strange that a dog is obsessed with food, but fortunately it is a problem that has a solution.
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