Timed Feeding

Lady Chevalier · Post by **Lady Chevalier** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:03 pm

I saw Victoria's show on the little Dachshund that pottied in the house. She put it on a timed feeding so that the dog could only have food for approximately 10 minutes. I wasn't sure how long she gave the dog to eat then it went straight out to go potty. Was the time to eat 10 minutes or 15 minutes? Thanks

emmabeth · Post by **emmabeth** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:52 pm

Hiya, sorry i thought id answered this one.

Im not sure, but i dont think the time limit matters so much, as the fact there IS a time limit.

For a really fussy dog id start with 15 or 20 minutes and work down to just 5 minutes.

The time limit just gets the dog used to eating when food arrives, so that their need to toilet is more predictable.

Lady Chevalier · Post by **Lady Chevalier** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:36 pm

Thanks for the great reply. I have been working on feeding at 9:00 am then directly out to potty. Take the food away. Feed again at 7:00 pm then directly out to potty. Take the food away. I give them about 15 minutes to eat. My older dog hasn't quite figured it out but my 7 1/2 month old puppy is doing fantastic. Thanks for your help.