[ SHOWGSD-L ] Playtime and Bloat
- From: GrnRam415@xxxxxxx
- To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 01:32:21 EDT
Wow, thank you all for your responses. They were varied and informative. I
don't want to crate these guys as that seems to make it worse. But, with the
suggestions I received, I will try some different things.
One of the things I realized is that the guys who go out to the runs during
the day, get lots of playtime when I put them out in the am. (Everyone comes
in the house at night) The house dogs just get thrown outside and come back in
to eat. So, they have pent up energy. They are going to get the same amount
of playtime the others get in the am and see if that helps. I will also use
that energy for obedience training. Not heavy duty stuff but the basics.
They have the drive and energy so I'll use it :-) I don't think I'll get any
complaints from them :-) I really believe that stress plays a more imortant
role
in bloat anyway as well as a dog being predisposed to it. So far, neither
has not been an issue Fingers crossed.
BTW, crating to feed these dogs is not an option. They scream and get upset
minutes after eating if they are crated. I feel that is worse for them than
playing.
Thank you all for your responses.
Laura Thomas
http://www.treasureranchgsds.com/
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