tra708 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 at mealtime, i never hear any crunching or chewing. i think they just inhale everything whole! they don't throw up or anything, so i guess it's not a problem. just wondering.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambuca Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Bu chews every piece of food. Sailor chews a bit, but swallows a lot whole. As long as their not choking, I don't think it matters either way. The chewing takes much longer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarabz Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Nope, Bella never chews. We put water in her food so that she laps it up versus chewing. Before we put water in she would still inhale it but choke and gag and worry the heck out of us. Large enough treats she chews but nothing she doesn't have to. Quote Dave (GLS DeviousDavid) - 6/27/18 Gracie (AMF Saying Grace) - 10/21/12 Bella (KT Britta) - 4/29/05 to 2/13/20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Inhale! Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feisty49 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Treats are chomped. Food is lapped (if it's been watered down when on a bland diet due to diarrhea) or inhaled when Annie's on regular dry food, with a tooth occasionally making contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerilyn Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Lila is a lapper too for her meals because I put water in it. She doesn't chew her kibble (and chokes and coughs without the water) but she chews everything else quite carefully. She is very funny with a piece of carrot and tried really hard to chew one fresh green pea. Dog teeth are just not made for that. Quote Jerilyn, missing Lila (Good Looking), new Mistress to Wiki (PJ Wicked). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytgrandma Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Hot Rod chews,crunch crunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swifthounds Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Some dogs chomp. Dogs don't chew. Most dogs won't bother to chomp on kibble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BrianRke Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Diamond CHEWS every piece of her food and it takes her much longer to eat. Frank inhales his very quickly and doesnt chew a single piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tysmom Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 My Guys like most other in hale anything that isn't a cookie or Turkey neck! deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beledi Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Samlur chews. Quote "Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember. And when the day comes God will call the Greyhound to give Testament, and God will pass judgment on man." Persian Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Carl inhales, except for raw things with bones like cornish hens. When he are kibble he inhaled it. Claire chews. Quote Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukasmom Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Peace never chews, always inhales and then coughs some up. Luka chews more and especially chews his cookies, he really savors them and is always the last one eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest whatahound Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Nikki- chews her food(slowly) Ace- Inhales it (it's not pretty) Gee- Has no teeth so chewing is out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mountain4greys Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 No kibble chewers here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potomacpupsmom Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Breeze chews her food. She loves the crunch of the kibble. Quote Humans Kathy and Jim with our girls, Ivy (Carolina Spoon) and Cherry (Fly Cherry Pie) Missing our beautiful angel Breeze (Dighton Breeze) and angel Beka (BM Beko) - you are forever in our hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimsmom Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 So funny you asked. My cousin made the comment just the other day. "your dogs don't chew their food they inhale" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobesmom Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 My 2 grey, plus about 15 fosters - never one crunch during meals. All kibble is lapped up and swallowed whole. No dog in this house has ever chewed a bite of kibble. Either dry or with water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest june Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 No chewing, just gulping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) Most dogs don't chew, just swallow. In humans, the digestive process starts in our mouth with enzymes in saliva + the chewing action. Dogs don't have these same enzymes and their digestion starts in their tummies, so as long as it fits down the gullet there is no "need" to chew....saliva is more of just a lubricant. We have had a couple crunchers or chewers over the years, but most of them gulp. Edited September 22, 2011 by KennelMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oscar Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Oscar inhales it. We put a cup in the bowl to prevent him from going too fast, but before we did that he would inhale half the bowl and then stop, cough it back up, and eat it again! I thought he was going to choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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