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Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by OtomotO on Sunday September 08, 2024 @03:00AM (#41478705)
That's why you never feed them at an exact time.

We have a time frame of roughly 3 hours in which we feed the dog.

That way we can have a nice dinner too, go to a musical etc. pp.

A friend of ours made the same mistake as you. His dog becomes a real diva after 6pm, if she hasn't eaten

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Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by RoyalHenOil on Sunday September 08, 2024 @06:46PM (#41483887)
I tried doing that with my dogs, but it led to them being annoyingly clingy as their general dinner time approached because they knew they could be fed suddenly at any time.

So I switched to using a phone alarm that marks when it's time to feed the dogs. I can easily change the time it rings to adjust their meal times, and they remain patient because they know that they won't be fed until they hear that sound.

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