Are dogs in a hurry to eat and not feeling full?

My dog is good everywhere, but there's one downside - it eats too quickly.

How fast is it? Just as the dog food was poured in, it was like a vacuum cleaner, "whooshing" into its mouth all at once. Pig Bajie eats Ginseng fruit every day in my home.

Once, it almost choked itself while eating, possibly because a dog food got stuck in its trachea. It coughed for a while before spitting out, which scared me and made me break out in a cold sweat.

However, although it eats quickly, it doesn't really act like a 'little beggar'. Although it can hear the sizzling sound of dog food bags, it will quickly come over. When I eat, it will also stare at the table, but it never actively asks for food, let alone "woof" to eat.

This also gives me great comfort in my heart, as I turn a blind eye to its fast eating habits.

Dogs eat quickly, which to some extent belongs to a innate instinct. Because the wolf pack hunts together, except for the leading wolf who can enjoy delicious food first, other members of the wolf pack can only rely on grabbing food. Whoever moves faster will eat more.

So, dogs have a natural tendency to eat quickly.

But now many dogs, eating fast, do have environmental influences. For example, when I was young, I lived with its brothers and sisters and needed to grab milk and food. Some dogs have had shelter or wandering experiences, which makes them more likely to develop the habit of eating quickly, and the faster they eat, the easier it is to be full.

Many stray cats also exhibit similar behavior, wolfing down food.

Some dogs eat fast, which seems to be related to their breed. For example, the famous Labrador Retriever is not wrongly referred to as a "pig". No matter what food you eat, it's just a "slip" and you may not even taste it.

Anyway, 'eating fast' is a habit. This is certainly not a good habit, because eating quickly can easily get stuck in the trachea, leading to suffocation. Eating quickly may also inhale a large amount of air from the digestive tract, causing bloating in the dog's stomach.

Regardless of the reason for developing such a habit, there are still ways to help dogs correct it as much as possible.

If eating quickly is caused by "competition", then feeding separately will have certain benefits, which can reduce the dog's sense of competition for food.

Do not satisfy the dog's begging behavior outside of the main meal, and do not add meals to the dog.

Strictly feed in a designated area and avoid feeding in the kitchen or noisy areas of the house.

Strictly follow the feeding schedule and feed at fixed times.

Snacks are not something that cannot be fed, but it is best to keep them in line with training, so that dogs can have some goals and motivation for what they eat.

The slow eating bowl still has some effect, at least it reduces the efficiency of the vacuum cleaner and slows down the eating speed, but it is not very useful for changing habits.

You can consider feeding "sticky" wet food, or adding water to dry food. You need to "lick" the food you eat, and it won't taste so fast.

If a dog not only eats quickly, but also has serious food protection behavior, it is best to find a professional to solve it. Protecting food is a very troublesome behavior that belongs to the instinct of dogs, but it is also very dangerous.

The above are some simple suggestions that can help dogs who eat fast eat slower. A poop collector like me, who has tried all methods to no avail, just turned a blind eye.

Anyway, every time the dog eats, I always watch from the side. Watching it eat is very relaxing, and in case of any accidents, I can detect them in time.