Hi my name is Morgan and i have an eating disorder - YorkieTalk.com Forums

kalina82 · 12-18-2006, 02:36 PM

am i the only one with a yorkie who is so unparticular about her food that she will eat anything given to her at any time of the day reguardless of if she's eatten a full meal already?

Morgan wants to eat constantly. She's a little piggie. i'm eating soup right now and she's sitting in front of me staring. usually she doesn't make a peep when i'm eating, she only stares for a little while, but when any one else is eating she whines and dances around which usually causes people to give her food. she acts like she's never been fed.

she's a tiny little thing, i really wonder where she puts all this food that she eats. luckily she has never seemed to have any digestive problems.

I do know that she shouldn't have table food so don't jump all over me for her getting some. I'm a vet tech afterall. i just think its funny that this little girl eats and eats and eats and still stays skinny as a pole. lol

CJCinTX · 12-18-2006, 03:13 PM

Thank heavens, our Muffin isn't alone! Morgan can have a friend at the support group. I always think of her as having a broken gas gauge...she has no clue when her "tank" is full. I read about so many people here at Yorkie Talk that have difficulty getting their furbabies to eat & I feel guilty. Muffin will eat anything. We don't give her people food generally, but when I'm cooking she loves it when I dice her a few small bits of carrot & celery. I can barely get my husband to eat vegetables for goodness sake & Muffin shakes & dances like Emmitt Smith! If she didn't love to run around so much she'd never maintain her 6.5 pound weight consistantly. She'd be in dire need of a Richard Simmons intervention otherwise!

C.J.

SnowWa · 12-18-2006, 03:13 PM

There are people like this -- don't we envy them!!!

Plus - growing pups often do eat more than adult (nongrowing) dogs.

I will say that it must be nice not having a dog that is "picky."

Carol Jean

VickiG · 12-18-2006, 03:19 PM

Peanut is the same way. He loves to eat and forget it if it drops on the floor.

Peters · 12-18-2006, 03:21 PM

don't feed them people food it teaches them to begg (rude behaviour) and it's not very healthy for them. soem things are good for them like veggies cottage cheese n such but they shouldn't be fed when your eating

kalina82 · 12-18-2006, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Peters

don't feed them people food it teaches them to begg (rude behaviour) and it's not very healthy for them. soem things are good for them like veggies cottage cheese n such but they shouldn't be fed when your eating

i don't feed her while i'm eating. others in the house do and then when she's bouncing around them wanting more i tell them its because they've created a bad behavior. she doesn't do that for me, only them. especially my mom.

morgan gets lots of people food. personally i think its good for them to get a variety of 'good for them' people food. it trains their stomachs to be able to handle different things so they won't have digestive problems. if they're only adapted to eating one kind of dog food then every time they sneak a little something different they get diarrhea. so i ask you which is worse? people food which does no harm or diarrhea and dehydration?

dont think i'm some naive person either. I've worked with dogs for the past 11 years. I know them inside and out. every dog is different in what they can handle and what they can't. and everyone has different opinions.

guys - i don't want this thread to turn into an "anti-people food' arguement so please curb all future negative remarks. this was just a fun post for all those of us who have garbage disposal yorkies

FlDebra · 12-18-2006, 06:12 PM

LOL -- my two seem to always be ready to attack any spare morsels they can beg and always ready for a treat for doing their duty outside; but their kibble is another story. They swing by and eat a few here and there but I don't see them ever staying for a "meal."

I think it is more reassuring when they are hearty eaters like your Morgan.

CJCinTX · 12-18-2006, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kalina82

guys - i don't want this thread to turn into an "anti-people food' arguement so please curb all future negative remarks. this was just a fun post for all those of us who have garbage disposal yorkies

Thank you for saying that! I know everybody has different views of what food, when, how, etc. But I was relieved to know that there was another "Garbage Disposal" Yorkie out there! By the way, may I steal that term?? It fits Muffin to a "T".
C.J.

kalina82 · 12-18-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CJCinTX

Thank you for saying that! I know everybody has different views of what food, when, how, etc. But I was relieved to know that there was another "Garbage Disposal" Yorkie out there! By the way, may I steal that term?? It fits Muffin to a "T".
C.J.

LOL be my guest. at this moment morgan can't decide which she'd rather have: her flossie, my cup or tea, or my cottage cheese. lol she's staring at me, knawing on her flossie and every minute or so when i move even the slightest bit she'll jump up and do a little dance in front of me. then she'll throw her self into a down position and roll over. its hilarious. she loves cottage cheese tho so maybe she'll get some when i'm finished.

cooperd · 12-18-2006, 08:43 PM

if we drop something on the floor cooper gets it too fast to even bend over and pick it up!

we try to never feed him people food though.. he's just ready when we are eating

FlDebra · 12-19-2006, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by kalina82

she loves cottage cheese tho so maybe she'll get some when i'm finished.

I had read someone else say their dog liked cottage cheese so I tried it on my two and they went crazy for it. I have been giving each a teaspoon of it a day and it is like a big treat for them. I had never fed a dog cottage cheese before. But Ben and Sadie sure love it too!

JESSY_RN2B · 12-19-2006, 11:15 AM

My boy eats a lot too! He does have a little protruding belly but I still allow him to eat his kibble free.

Dina_Nichole · 12-19-2006, 11:20 AM

HAHAHAHA! My girls are the same way. They could eat all day long. It's like they never get full. They aren't even babies anymore. Granted still very young. They want everything and anything, LOL!! They crack me up

Dina_Nichole · 12-19-2006, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Peters

don't feed them people food it teaches them to begg (rude behaviour) and it's not very healthy for them. soem things are good for them like veggies cottage cheese n such but they shouldn't be fed when your eating

Could you be a tad bit nicer. This post was obviosuly meant to be something to laugh at. I'm sure she knows alot of differen't people foods are bad. Please don't turn this ugly.

Akina · 12-19-2006, 11:31 AM

Hi, my Momiji is a little miss piggy as well.
I figure she is a growing puppy so she wants to eat more!!
I try not to over feed her and at this point I don't give people food except; peanut butter and cherrios.
Sometime she finishes her food and stare at my face and bite her bowl!!!

Such a drama queen!!!

12-18-2006, 02:36 PM	#1
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	Hi my name is Morgan and i have an eating disorder am i the only one with a yorkie who is so unparticular about her food that she will eat anything given to her at any time of the day reguardless of if she's eatten a full meal already? Morgan wants to eat constantly. She's a little piggie. i'm eating soup right now and she's sitting in front of me staring. usually she doesn't make a peep when i'm eating, she only stares for a little while, but when any one else is eating she whines and dances around which usually causes people to give her food. she acts like she's never been fed. she's a tiny little thing, i really wonder where she puts all this food that she eats. luckily she has never seemed to have any digestive problems. I do know that she shouldn't have table food so don't jump all over me for her getting some. I'm a vet tech afterall. i just think its funny that this little girl eats and eats and eats and still stays skinny as a pole. lol __________________ Kellie and Morgan

12-18-2006, 03:13 PM	#2
CJCinTX Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth Posts: 261	Thank heavens, our Muffin isn't alone! Morgan can have a friend at the support group. I always think of her as having a broken gas gauge...she has no clue when her "tank" is full. I read about so many people here at Yorkie Talk that have difficulty getting their furbabies to eat & I feel guilty. Muffin will eat anything. We don't give her people food generally, but when I'm cooking she loves it when I dice her a few small bits of carrot & celery. I can barely get my husband to eat vegetables for goodness sake & Muffin shakes & dances like Emmitt Smith! If she didn't love to run around so much she'd never maintain her 6.5 pound weight consistantly. She'd be in dire need of a Richard Simmons intervention otherwise! C.J. __________________ "You're not the boss of me!!" Muffin Please come & see me at http://www.dogster.com/dogs/957852

12-18-2006, 03:13 PM	#3
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	There are people like this -- don't we envy them!!! Plus - growing pups often do eat more than adult (nongrowing) dogs. I will say that it must be nice not having a dog that is "picky." Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.

12-18-2006, 03:21 PM	#5
Peters YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,225	don't feed them people food it teaches them to begg (rude behaviour) and it's not very healthy for them. soem things are good for them like veggies cottage cheese n such but they shouldn't be fed when your eating __________________ A pet's love is true right from the start, through good times and bad, like sharing one heart.

12-18-2006, 06:12 PM	#7
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	LOL -- my two seem to always be ready to attack any spare morsels they can beg and always ready for a treat for doing their duty outside; but their kibble is another story. They swing by and eat a few here and there but I don't see them ever staying for a "meal." I think it is more reassuring when they are hearty eaters like your Morgan. __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard

12-18-2006, 03:19 PM	#4
VickiG YT Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sewell, NJ Posts: 373	Peanut is the same way. He loves to eat and forget it if it drops on the floor.

12-18-2006, 08:43 PM	#10
cooperd Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 130	if we drop something on the floor cooper gets it too fast to even bend over and pick it up! we try to never feed him people food though.. he's just ready when we are eating __________________ Kate and Cooper

12-19-2006, 11:15 AM	#12
JESSY_RN2B Owned by 3 furballs Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,581	My boy eats a lot too! He does have a little protruding belly but I still allow him to eat his kibble free. __________________ Bobbi Yorkietalk http://www.dogster.com/dogs/395435 And now........little Aja too! http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/23776545

12-19-2006, 11:20 AM	#13
Dina_Nichole I Love My Munchkins! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: My Babies ♥'s! Posts: 8,765	HAHAHAHA! My girls are the same way. They could eat all day long. It's like they never get full. They aren't even babies anymore. Granted still very young. They want everything and anything, LOL!! They crack me up __________________ I My Lil Furballs!! Pia Mojo ~ Trixie Murphy ~ Paisley Max

12-19-2006, 11:31 AM	#15
Akina YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Mateo Posts: 887	Hi, my Momiji is a little miss piggy as well. I figure she is a growing puppy so she wants to eat more!! I try not to over feed her and at this point I don't give people food except; peanut butter and cherrios. Sometime she finishes her food and stare at my face and bite her bowl!!! Such a drama queen!!!