This week, Mason moved back to the dorm. I brought his peg dish, mentioned in an earlier poste, with us. Yesterday, I poured his food and put it down for him. However, he wasn't interested. Since it is on a stand with his water, his old dish is still here. So, I moved the food to it. This way, I'd know if Mason didn't like the new dish, or if he just wasn't hungry. It turned out that he just didn't like the dish.
Later, I was on the phone with my friend, Anneliese, and we were discussing Mason's eating situation. She reminded me of the fact that just because our dogs want something doesn't mean we should just give in to them. If we did, then they would end up walking up walking all over us. So, when I got up this morning, I decided that I was in charge, not Mason.
This morning, I put Mason's breakfast in the new dish, and put it down for him. Like yesterday, he didn't touch it. So, I left it as it was. Before we left for class, I dumped it out so I could keep track of whether or not he had eaten. So, he got no breakfast, and that seemed surprisingly all right with him.
This afternoon, I served Mason his dinner. At first, I thought we were going to have the same result. However, after a few minutes, he began eating. In the end, he finished every bite. It just goes to show you that persistence pays off every time.
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just make sure it's your persistence that pays off and not his! Thanks for the screen-credit, by the way :) I often have the same problem with Prada, only she just doesn't want to eat 'cause it's a new place or something like that. They get hungry enough, they'll eat, just like little kids and veggies. Good luck, way to stick it to the 3-year-old, bro!
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