SamanthaC

This is a wild dog I mounted for Vic gov last year. From Eastern vic /Alps area. I've had quite a few this color and also white with black or tan with shaggy coats.

Its a week now since Luna arrived and i'm happy to say she has slowed right down with her eating and she actually chews, (the bowl i ordered is still enroute in the mail and i'll still use it anyway), and she has even started leaving a few mouthfuls every now and then. My daughter has been training her with treats to be 'gentle' when taking food and shes doing so well. I think shes just relaxed perhaps. We still feed the pair in the same room, albeit about 5 meters apart and she couldn't care less about Hades being there, nor he her, (but then hes always been a gentle dog, even lets the cat take food from him). They just eat and go sit on the couch, run around together or do whatever. He's a pic of them playing around in the back:

Thank you everyone for the replys. She is currently fed twice a day and they are separated and always watched while they eat. (we kind of use that time to do a little training such as sit, wait as out other dog does). She did come from a family with 3 dogs, including her. At the first meal i noticed she stiffened up if Hades went near her while she ate/scoffed but now, day 4 shes still hoovering the food but not tensing up at all if he walks past while shes eating, but we still supervise. She has a couple of kongs and a wooden puzzle treat board which she likes to use too. Thanks for the link Scrappi - that bowl looks the goods. I'll order one of those now. Dogsfevr, she was jumping at/snatching treats but now taking treats more gently, 70% of the time. Shes learning quick and luckily food is a good motivator for her it seems. Shes already picked up the 'leave it' command and with a bit more work she'll be good at this. These dogs are so smart, love them. Turkey necks, never thought about those thanks persephone!

Hello, We have purchased a new puppy 2 days ago. She is a 6 month old Amstaff. We feed her at the same times we feed our adult dog and have noticed since she has arrived, (well first on the way home when she vomited in the car, kibble that was still whole), that she gulps her food, without lifting her nose from the bowl and only chews the food occasionally. She really goes for it at first and then it seems shes forcing herself to clean up what's left in the bowl. (puppy dry food) We feed our adult dog blackhawk with occasional marrow bones and vegetables and plan on feeding her the same diet. Would one of those bowls with the fingers in it help/change the way she eats in this situation or is there something else we can do at meal times?