Black lab

[paddy.t 5]

Have been up to my cousins today and he's got a 6 month old lab and she wolfes down her dinner in litterally seconds, just wondering if this is normal, never seen a dog eat so fast.

[lewismac1 1]

Yeah all working black lab's are the same.

 

I have to stop all mine half way through ( with a blast on the stop whistle) or else they throw it all back up.

 

Springer's and most working dog's are the same.

[druimmuir 1]

I must have a kennel full of exceptions, mine (spaniels and labs) all take their time with the food and never a mad dash to finishgfirst, one thing that can slow them down is putting a large stone or something in the bowl, make her work for the food, bolting food isn't a good thing, have not used this method, never needed to but told it works

 

Nicola

[Geoff.C 0]

Yes, a very common problem with a lot of gun dogs. One of our youngsters would just "inhale" food like a hoover, then very shortly after chuck it all back again! The stone in the bowl method is interesting, we have slowed her up however, by putting her food in a wide dish, thinly spread to stop big mouthfuls going at once.

[ferretess 230]

My Lab is the same she is always first finished ,,, followed very closely by the lurcher the spanial takes her time ,, i thought it was just greed cause there are 3 of them

[paddy.t 5]

She never chucks it back up though, she seem's perfectly healthy to me, plenty of energy and very obedient.

[ferretess 230]

She never chucks it back up though, she seem's perfectly healthy to me, plenty of energy and very obedient.

 

I wouldn't worry mine does it and she is perfectly healthy and fit,,

[paddy.t 5]

She never chucks it back up though, she seem's perfectly healthy to me, plenty of energy and very obedient.

 

I wouldn't worry mine does it and she is perfectly healthy and fit,,

 

 

Cheers FL.

[lone wolf 0]

don't know why but mine did it as puppies and then slowed right down,they don;t rush their food but will always eat if you give them food no matter how much they've had.regards jack.

[paintandpins 0]

My old lab, just inhales her food and has never been sick, she would eat until she burst, as she is now retired, she's on a diet which is about as popular as the LACS at the Game Fair.

Interesting our new lab is the same and one of our bavarians but not the others.

Strange isn't it. Even with compettiton, some are slow and others not

[noisey 1]

my 8 month old lab eats like a good un and if i put my hand in the bowl she eats even faster, greedy little sod

[spanj 11]

Have been up to my cousins today and he's got a 6 month old lab and she wolfes down her dinner in litterally seconds, just wondering if this is normal, never seen a dog eat so fast.

 

Mines the same....... I dont feed her out of a bowl but hand scatter her food around...... it makes her slow down and also use her nose to find it !! Shes never chucked it back up this way either. Most, if not all labs are greedy