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Opinions please...sorry, got long...
I have posted here a few times and love the info I find here and just
listening to you all and seeing all your lovely pets...I know I will probably have some 'not so nice' responses here, but I have to ask all of you about a situation that is starting to cause conflict in the household...my large(about 60 lbs)terrier/hound mix Buddy is almost 2 years old, and I have a son that is almost 3 yrs old...my son hand feeds the dog his dog biscuits and sometimes his regular dog food...Buddy is a dog I've had since he was 5 weeks old...he grew up in the house with the baby...I also have 2 cats...Buddy is a very fast eater(inhales his food)...I've tried free feeding to remedy this, but it doesn't seem to work for me/Buddy...twice in the past he has snapped at the cats when they got too close while he was eating...he never made contact...and he sometimes will make a noise somewhere between a bark and a growl, but will never lift his head from the dish(like a warning, or something)...well twice in the last month, he has done this growl/bark thing to my son...again, never moves any part of his body, just makes a noise...my bf is about to throw Buddy out, says his son is more important then the dog, and I feel the same, but don't want anything to happen to either of them...I feel it can be remedied by feeding the dog in another room or while the baby is napping(which I have been doing for the past week)or that some other arrangements can be made...I don't feel that it is a 'put the dog out' situation...I just feel they need to be supervised at all times(which they are), and that other feeding arrangements have to be made...please any opinions or input/suggestions would be greatly appreciated...thanks...Until next time, Becky... |
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