When your dog eats does it lay or stand?

[Adrienne]

Just out of curiosity, how many people's dogs lie down while eating? Gunnar does but I think it is because he is on part raw and you really can't stand while enjoying a big hunk of meat now can you? LOL! Even when he is eating kibble he lie's down. My mom's GSD/Airedale also lies down.

 

[showpug]

My giant puppy lays down to eat

 

[Adrienne]

My giant puppy lays down to eat

I wonder if it is a big dog thing?

 

[Melissa_W]

Skye's food is in a raised dish, so that would be a negative. But he lays down when he eats his treats though.

 

[Saje]

Maybe because Maverick lays down and the other two stand

 

[Melissa_W]

Well, it's not good for large dogs to eat from the ground while standing. So maybe that has something to do with it. I don't know though...

 

[Adrienne]

I've read that before, that they should eat from a raised bowl. I have one but it has plastic bowls which I just found out harbor bacteria so no more raised bowls for my guys.

 

[gaddylovesdogs]

Sometimes they'll lie down, but usually they stand, even when they're eating raw meat. When they're eating meat though they usually carry it away from their bowls.

 

[Fran27]

I use elevated bowls too so they stand. They only lie down to chew stuff.

 

[Melissa_W]

Oh, I didn't know about that. Luckily Skye's bowls are stainless steel. They were an Xmas present one year. He wasn't very impressed with them. He was like "where's the food?" hehehe

 

[Martine]

Misha sits in front of her bowl, and sits for yoghurt, but lies down for anything that requires chewing and concentration.....

 

[Babyblue5290]

Both mine stand because they have raised bowls, but when I give them treats they lay down.

 

[Zoom]

Most of the time mine stands but the other day he layed down to eat out of his bowl. I wish he wouldn't move everytime I do, because then I didn't have a chance to get my camera.

 

[showpug]

Well, it's not good for large dogs to eat from the ground while standing. So maybe that has something to do with it. I don't know though...

Elevated food bowls scare me as I have read that it increases the risk of gastric torsion "bloat." Having lost a dog from this before I try to do all I can to prevent it. Plus, if you think about how wild dogs eat, it's either laying down or standing up. There are no elevated food bowls in nature!

 

[beagle_lovergirl]

Belly stands.....ON the bowl! She puts her two front paws on the rim and chows down. Sometimes she stands and sits alos but mostly on the bowl.

 

[becca_4321]

both mine stand when they eat unless it's a treat or something they will be chewing.

 

[Southpaw]

Molly stands to eat but she lies down when eating treats.

I do have a lazy kitty that lies down, though.

 

[lucyjuicy363]

My dogs stand up when there eating

 

[lucyjuicy363]

My dogs lay down when ther eating treats to

 

[Tail_Chaser]

Here's some info. for the elevated bowl. http://www.lexviola.com/need-to-know-stuff/index.php

Personally, I've made my own "table" for Charlie. It has his water bowl on one side and the feed bowl on the other. Made it out of pine and aspen wood, nothin fancy.