Bowl vs. Activity Feeder
I’m toying with the idea of transitioning (at least in part) to feeding the dogs from activity feeders (what we call “food toys”) rather than from bowls. The dogs have always eaten from bowls (two meals a day), so the transition isn’t easy.
Through trial and error, I’ve found that feeding smaller meals from the bowl THEN putting the rest of the food in the activity feeders is better than doing the opposite.
Have you made this transition? What method did you use?
The more I read on the subject, the more it makes sense to make mealtime work time. The mental stimulation really matters.
I wonder if really young pups would understand the feeders. I’d like to do things better in the future, but I wouldn’t want a new dog/pup to go hungry while trying to figure it out. And, I wouldn’t want any future dogs to be toy possessive.
Thoughts?