Won't eat when I'm gone..... - YorkieTalk.com Forums

SnowWa · 11-30-2006, 11:43 PM

My daughter told me that their dog won't eat unless they are home. If they put food out before they go to work - their dog won't eat it until they get back home.

I told her that every dog I have ever owned was this way....and that it's perfectly normal.

How about the rest of you???

Carol Jean

Karin · 12-01-2006, 01:09 AM

Yes, Zena is exactly like that too. I feed her in the morning and early evening but whenever she doesn't finish her meal and I leave it in the kitchen for her she won't touch it while I'm gone.

Janie Doyle · 12-01-2006, 04:54 AM

I have 6 Yorkies and non of them eat while I am gone as soon as I walk in the door they start eating (after getting kisses first )

Emmsmom · 12-01-2006, 06:13 AM

Yep same here! This past March my Daughter and I went away for the weekend for a Cheerleading Comp. My husband said he couldn't get Diesel to eat no matter what he did. He gave him baby food (chicken and chicken broth) soft dog food and hard. Nothing worked. He ended up getting sick. When I came home and fed him he couldn't eat enough. So yeah, mine does it too.

BubblPopElectrc · 12-01-2006, 06:16 AM

Mine do this too a lot of times.

Lexi Rae · 12-01-2006, 06:22 AM

yup, yup yup, lexi tooo,, why is that??????

JCarlson2004 · 12-01-2006, 06:22 AM

True! My babies are the same way!

Elisandra · 12-01-2006, 06:26 AM

i put food for him in the morning after our walk and he eats and whatever is left by the time i walk out the door, is still there when i get home in the evening. I see it this way if he's hungry he will eat if not he will just play and do whatever so tell her not to worry i think its normal.

chachi · 12-01-2006, 06:32 AM

Mine will eat when we are gone. We have left for several days many times and my Brotherinlaw that lives two houses down comes down and feeds them.

Marcellacml · 12-01-2006, 06:58 AM

Mine sleep when nobody is home..unless they find something interesting to chew on.

Gracie2006 · 12-01-2006, 07:08 AM

Gracie rarely eats when I am not home, and in fact, she won't eat if I am not in the same room with her.

Oscar's Mummy · 12-01-2006, 07:10 AM

Oscar is absolutely that way - I can give him his favorite treat EVER and walk out the door and it will still be sitting where I left it when I come home - THEN he will eat it. Ruthie is the complete opposite - I know she eats when I'm gone. I don't think Oscar does anything except sleep and hope I come home soon.

MrsLee · 12-01-2006, 07:24 AM

That's exactly how my girl is....Even when I was gone for 3 days she barely had a bite...I get worrie, but she can't be foreced. I am glad to know that we are not alone in the issue.

AIM · 12-01-2006, 11:44 AM

I could literally set a bowl of treats next to her on the floor before I left the house and she wouldn't touch them until I got back.

AIM · 12-01-2006, 11:47 AM

Now that I think about it, Lucky is most likely to eat when my husband or I are standing right next to her food dish. She prefers to dine in good company.

11-30-2006, 11:43 PM	#1
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	Won't eat when I'm gone..... My daughter told me that their dog won't eat unless they are home. If they put food out before they go to work - their dog won't eat it until they get back home. I told her that every dog I have ever owned was this way....and that it's perfectly normal. How about the rest of you??? Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.

12-01-2006, 06:13 AM	#4
Emmsmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 989	Yep same here! This past March my Daughter and I went away for the weekend for a Cheerleading Comp. My husband said he couldn't get Diesel to eat no matter what he did. He gave him baby food (chicken and chicken broth) soft dog food and hard. Nothing worked. He ended up getting sick. When I came home and fed him he couldn't eat enough. So yeah, mine does it too. __________________ MICHELLE DIESEL "The Weasel" and little brother TUCKER

12-01-2006, 06:16 AM	#5
BubblPopElectrc Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 6,929	Mine do this too a lot of times. __________________ Kyle (me), Britney, Brooklyn, and Coral

12-01-2006, 06:22 AM	#6
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	yup, yup yup, lexi tooo,, why is that?????? __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

12-01-2006, 06:22 AM	#7
JCarlson2004 Mommy To 3 Poochies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York Posts: 8,287	True! My babies are the same way! __________________ Mommy Loves Codie, Tia & Baby Cali RIP My Precious Katie - I Love You

12-01-2006, 01:09 AM	#2
Karin Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 117	Yes, Zena is exactly like that too. I feed her in the morning and early evening but whenever she doesn't finish her meal and I leave it in the kitchen for her she won't touch it while I'm gone.

12-01-2006, 04:54 AM	#3
Janie Doyle Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 522	I have 6 Yorkies and non of them eat while I am gone as soon as I walk in the door they start eating (after getting kisses first )

12-01-2006, 06:26 AM	#8
Elisandra Rocky's Slave 4 ever Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Astoria, NY Posts: 1,607	Rocky is the same way i put food for him in the morning after our walk and he eats and whatever is left by the time i walk out the door, is still there when i get home in the evening. I see it this way if he's hungry he will eat if not he will just play and do whatever so tell her not to worry i think its normal. __________________ Lets put a end to Puppy Mills Proud member of the Little Gentleman's Club

12-01-2006, 06:32 AM	#9
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Mine will eat when we are gone. We have left for several days many times and my Brotherinlaw that lives two houses down comes down and feeds them. __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

12-01-2006, 06:58 AM	#10
Marcellacml Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York Posts: 3,107	Mine sleep when nobody is home..unless they find something interesting to chew on.

12-01-2006, 07:08 AM	#11
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	Gracie rarely eats when I am not home, and in fact, she won't eat if I am not in the same room with her. __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

12-01-2006, 07:10 AM	#12
Oscar's Mummy Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,275	Oscar is absolutely that way - I can give him his favorite treat EVER and walk out the door and it will still be sitting where I left it when I come home - THEN he will eat it. Ruthie is the complete opposite - I know she eats when I'm gone. I don't think Oscar does anything except sleep and hope I come home soon. __________________ Janice, Oscar and Baby Ruth "The more people I meet, the more I love my dog."

12-01-2006, 07:24 AM	#13
MrsLee YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 420	That's exactly how my girl is....Even when I was gone for 3 days she barely had a bite...I get worrie, but she can't be foreced. I am glad to know that we are not alone in the issue. __________________ NEW PUP PICS IN THE NURSERY 1-16-07

12-01-2006, 11:44 AM	#14
AIM Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 95	I could literally set a bowl of treats next to her on the floor before I left the house and she wouldn't touch them until I got back.

12-01-2006, 11:47 AM	#15
AIM Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 95	Now that I think about it, Lucky is most likely to eat when my husband or I are standing right next to her food dish. She prefers to dine in good company.