"Reign" causes dogs to stop eating

Sometimes, dogs have many reasons for abnormal eating. For example, in the book THE DOG LISTENER, British dog training master Jane Fisher described a classic "an example of a puppy not eating because of a dominant desire." Let's share this case together:

"The most interesting thing is an 11-month-old little Lhasa poodle - Jamie. When Jamie came to the owner's house, she was only 8 weeks old and very picky about food. The owner had to feed him with his hands. A month before the owner called me, he almost stopped eating and completely refused anything his owner put in front of him.

The puppy is so thin that it makes people feel distressed, and the ribs are vaguely visible. What makes the owner confused is that it is The puppy circled around the edge of the bowl, but didn't look at the food inside. They took Jamie to the doctor and had various examinations without any problem. The doctor suggested that Jamie's owner call me for help - dogs often do this, which is often caused by the dog's "destiny of domination".

I have seen it with my own eyes many times: many owners have proudly told me that their dogs have biscuits in their mouths. If these dog owners know that these dogs are not Showing off the cookies, but showing that it is the "boss" of distributing food, I think some of the owners will be disappointed. After I met Jamie's puppy and his owner, I quickly judged that the problem was.

As soon as I arrived at their house, the puppy told me with practical actions who was the "boss" in the nest. It jumped around and yelled angrily, obviously trying to put me within its control. And of course I ignored it. After Jamie's owner and I sat down, he jumped to his master's On my legs, I looked like I was attending a meeting. Not surprisingly, I saw a bowl of food in a corner of Jamie's kitchen. Even when Jamie's owner told me that the food was placed there all day and that it would be changed three times a day, I was not surprised. Obviously, the food was a clear signal for Jamie. To confirm this idea, I walked towards Jamie's bowl. At this time, Jamie yelled and jumped at me.

I explained to Jamie's owner: it did not eat the food in the bowl It’s not because they don’t want to eat. Dogs have different reaction patterns to their status in the group. Jamie’s little paparazzi’s reaction is mainly focused on food, and food represents power in its eyes.

This is why it patrols next to food like the guards of Fort Knox, mainly because it is afraid that its owner will eat its food, which explains why Jamie never eats food in the bowl - on the surface, this makes it impossible. Jamie’s behavior makes his own body more and more The weaker. If this continues, it will completely kill itself.

But why should the dog act according to human logic? From another perspective, the dog owner can fully understand Jamie's behavior. Who knows how to destroy the Great Wall (eat the food that depends on to maintain power)?

I suggest that Jamie's owner train in the following way: strictly conduct three dining training every day. If Jamie doesn't eat, take the bowl away. Jamie either eats during feeding time or goes hungry.

At that time, Jamie's stomach was already contracting severely. At first I asked the owner to give it only a small amount of food. If Jamie did it right, as a reward, the amount of food would increase a little next time. On the first day, Jamie ate almost nothing, partly because his body was exhausted; the other part was because the signal conveyed by the owner was clear, but it had not seen it before, and it was difficult to understand, so it took time to think about it. The next day, it opened He started to receive the signal and eat. He ate two bites in the first meal and three bites in the second meal. That night, Jamie ate all his dinner, which made the whole family happy. On the fifth day, he ate all three meals.

By the first birthday of Jamie, he should have reached the standard weight and become a healthy puppy. "(Reprinted end)

The above is the dog training expert Jane Fisher's "correction of dogs' experience of not eating", which turned out to be related to the desire to dominate. Haha, the dog's psychology is really unexpected, isn't it? In fact, dogs are a very class-oriented animal. Everyone must pay attention to this during daily feeding.