Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if someone could help me with a couple of little problems that I have.
I have 2 Cavalier King Charles spaniels. Dukey who is 1 year old in December and Ollie, his younger brother who is 7 months old.
They are soo cute and very well behaved and get on great!! There are just a few things that I cant figure out and need help with.
The first, is dinner time!!
Every morning they both have a bowl of dry food, that I wet with warm water so its softer to chew and leave out for them. Neither of them really make a fuss over breakfast, they just nibble through out the day.
When I get home from work, there is always some breakfast left, I put down a bowl of wet canned food for them each. Ollie throws his whole head in the bowl and doesnt come up to breath until every bit has gone and he has licked the bowl clean!
Dukey has a sniff and then walks off. He never seems to enjoy food - no matter what I put down, I have tried EVERYTHING! But always tried one thing for quite a while, I dont keep changing.
Before we got ollie it was fine, he would go back to it later, eat some and so on. Now that we have Ollie, Dukey's food is gone as soon as Ollie has realised that there is another bowl of food that isnt being eaten. Sometimes I try and take dukey in another roon and feed it to him off a fork (he eats the whole lot this way) but Oliie cries and I dont want Dukey to only be hand fed. Can anyone suggest anything??
Also, (im sorry I will try and make it quick!!) Walking is a bit of a problem for Ollie.
As soon as Dukey sees me get his collar and lead he gets so excited and runds around in circles and heads for the door.
Ollie runs and hides. He literally tries to get in the wall and once his collar is on he doesnt move. His ears go back, his eyes widen and he drools.
I have never met a more excited dog in my life than what Ollie is about everything, he loves life like you wouldnt belive!! But when that collar goes on, he is a different dog. We have to drag him outside but as soon as he is out of the gate, he is fine, back to himself with his tail whipping everything that he walks past!
His collar fits ok and he has never had a bad expericene on a walk??
Any thoughts would be great, I really want him to get excited about walks and not be scared to death.
Sorry for the book!!
Thanks, Natalie
I was wondering if someone could help me with a couple of little problems that I have.
I have 2 Cavalier King Charles spaniels. Dukey who is 1 year old in December and Ollie, his younger brother who is 7 months old.
They are soo cute and very well behaved and get on great!! There are just a few things that I cant figure out and need help with.
The first, is dinner time!!
Every morning they both have a bowl of dry food, that I wet with warm water so its softer to chew and leave out for them. Neither of them really make a fuss over breakfast, they just nibble through out the day.
When I get home from work, there is always some breakfast left, I put down a bowl of wet canned food for them each. Ollie throws his whole head in the bowl and doesnt come up to breath until every bit has gone and he has licked the bowl clean!
Dukey has a sniff and then walks off. He never seems to enjoy food - no matter what I put down, I have tried EVERYTHING! But always tried one thing for quite a while, I dont keep changing.
Before we got ollie it was fine, he would go back to it later, eat some and so on. Now that we have Ollie, Dukey's food is gone as soon as Ollie has realised that there is another bowl of food that isnt being eaten. Sometimes I try and take dukey in another roon and feed it to him off a fork (he eats the whole lot this way) but Oliie cries and I dont want Dukey to only be hand fed. Can anyone suggest anything??
Also, (im sorry I will try and make it quick!!) Walking is a bit of a problem for Ollie.
As soon as Dukey sees me get his collar and lead he gets so excited and runds around in circles and heads for the door.
Ollie runs and hides. He literally tries to get in the wall and once his collar is on he doesnt move. His ears go back, his eyes widen and he drools.
I have never met a more excited dog in my life than what Ollie is about everything, he loves life like you wouldnt belive!! But when that collar goes on, he is a different dog. We have to drag him outside but as soon as he is out of the gate, he is fine, back to himself with his tail whipping everything that he walks past!
His collar fits ok and he has never had a bad expericene on a walk??
Any thoughts would be great, I really want him to get excited about walks and not be scared to death.
Sorry for the book!!
Thanks, Natalie