Most FReepers are not worried where their next meal is coming from. I think that with dogs this is a CONSTANT concern because of their inability to reflect on past patterns due to their primitive brain function. So, ‘EATING’ dominates a dog’s thoughts whereas we take it for granted. I believe a dog’s most prevailing thought is ‘EATING FOOD’!!!!
I'll agree it's a primary thought but it isn't the most constant and important thought. My dogs have dry food out all the time, a lot of it, so they never stress about where their next meal is coming from and none are overly fat. They eat when they get hungry. They do get a bite of whatever I'm having and they get a couple of treats per day at about the same time plus a rawhide chew twice a week to keep their teeth clean.
For whatever reason; that morning treat, which I give them first thing when I wake up, is the most important thing in the world to them. I think it signals the start of the new day for them. It may have some other deeper meaning as well but it's the only time they get that excited about it. Truly fired up.
Some of them have their job to do and that's to be a good watch dog which they take very seriously and sometimes even take shifts going outside to hear better while the others nap.
I can't imagine life without dogs but sometimes I think I would get a better nights sleep without them. They do wake me sometimes while "on duty". The trade-off is well worth it though.
I don’t think so. There were times my mini-doxie had to stay in the house by herself for up to three days when I was gone on a business trip. I put out several bowls of food and plenty of water to tide her over.
She did not touch any of the food until I got back. Then she ran into the kitchen and wolfed down some chow. If all she cared about was survival would she have skipped eating for days because I was gone?