Hello All,
I'm having a bit of trouble getting Cooper to settle down whenever we give them chicken wings. The vet recommended we give them one 1-2x weekly.
I went to the butcher this morning (for the first time in 10 years!) and got a couple for them, this time (as opposed to last time) I got him to cut them into smaller pieces, although I may have to get him to do a better job next time, I meant chunks, he split the upper and lower part of the wings, so the 'bicep' is still a hefty lump. Anyway...
1. Cooper growls at Io every time we give them chicken, he doesn't let her have any, so we give him a tap on the nose if he starts. I don't know if that's the best way to do it but it seems to work for him, although it doesn't take much from Cooper to dissuade Io altogether. So I separated the pieces, but Io still doesn't like to eat them as Cooper likes to take all of the pieces and chew on them somewhere else... which is part of...
2. Cooper drags his chicken into other parts of the house (we keep the bedroom & bathroom etc closed when they eat) but I can't stop him from going into the lounge room. He won't chew on the meat in the bowl, he likes to eat on the carpet which I find gross and I don't like it as he gets chicken juice on the only place I can do yoga. I had to chase him around with tongs so I could relocate his noms back into the bowl. He keeps just going back and taking it somewhere else.
Io did have a nibble but once Cooper 'claims' a piece, she doesn't like to touch it.
I don't really know what to do as Cooper is a bit of a guts and Io is very sensitive. I did separate some pieces and put them in different bowls apart from each other so they could both eat (Cooper couldn't see Io without moving), but once Cooper has a go at Io she gives up altogether.
I'm having a bit of trouble getting Cooper to settle down whenever we give them chicken wings. The vet recommended we give them one 1-2x weekly.
I went to the butcher this morning (for the first time in 10 years!) and got a couple for them, this time (as opposed to last time) I got him to cut them into smaller pieces, although I may have to get him to do a better job next time, I meant chunks, he split the upper and lower part of the wings, so the 'bicep' is still a hefty lump. Anyway...
1. Cooper growls at Io every time we give them chicken, he doesn't let her have any, so we give him a tap on the nose if he starts. I don't know if that's the best way to do it but it seems to work for him, although it doesn't take much from Cooper to dissuade Io altogether. So I separated the pieces, but Io still doesn't like to eat them as Cooper likes to take all of the pieces and chew on them somewhere else... which is part of...
2. Cooper drags his chicken into other parts of the house (we keep the bedroom & bathroom etc closed when they eat) but I can't stop him from going into the lounge room. He won't chew on the meat in the bowl, he likes to eat on the carpet which I find gross and I don't like it as he gets chicken juice on the only place I can do yoga. I had to chase him around with tongs so I could relocate his noms back into the bowl. He keeps just going back and taking it somewhere else.
Io did have a nibble but once Cooper 'claims' a piece, she doesn't like to touch it.
I don't really know what to do as Cooper is a bit of a guts and Io is very sensitive. I did separate some pieces and put them in different bowls apart from each other so they could both eat (Cooper couldn't see Io without moving), but once Cooper has a go at Io she gives up altogether.
