Another possibility is that our dogs really aren’t that hungry. Our dogs probably never grew up going on a hunt and being allowed to share food in pack order. Of course, our domestic dogs have not been wild wolves for a long time, so it can be hard to reconcile such an ancient trait with modern behavior. This carries over even when the dog is getting two or three regular meals every single day. They may not eat every day, or even every other day, so they fall into a “get it while you can” mentality. Wolves (or dogs) hunting in a pack also learn the concept of scarcity and food being a limited resource. Of course, to a hungry dog “offer” can also mean leaving it on a counter, dropping it on the floor, or putting it in the trash. This, combined with their natural instincts after a hunt - “eat it when the alpha wolves let you and before any other wolves can” - naturally led to them gobbling up anything offered by a human. Some experts believe that dogs came to look to us as a food source after early wolves basically domesticated themselves - the wolves that were curious but non-aggressive and came close enough to human camps to scavenge leftover scraps wound up being rewarded with more food. So you may ask yourself, “Why does my dog act hungry all the time?” The short answer is… we’re not absolutely sure.
It seems like the dog is hungry all the time. No matter how well fed they are, they will never turn down more, and it’s quite easy to imagine them wolfing down food until they explode. Some are perfectly content to snack from their bowl when they feel the urge and others will stop when they feel full, not going back for seconds at all.īut there are certainly plenty of dogs to give some truth to the cliché. There may be a grain of truth to it, but not all dogs are voracious eating machines. There’s an old cliché about dogs - they’ll eat everything you put in front of them, whether they’re hungry or not. Provide Exercise, Discipline, Affection.
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