Maxima

Mona is a snarfer.  That is the official scientific description by the vet of what kind of eater Mona is.  The vet says some dogs eat slow and some dogs are snarfers (inhale their food).  I felt bad that Mona only gets 1.5 cups of dog food and eats it in about 30 seconds and then stares at us……like where is the rest of it???  The vet said we could feed her double and she would probably eat it in almost the same amount of time and give us the same pathetic look.

BUT….aaaahaaaa!  The gal at the pet food store said for a snarfer, to put the dog food on a cookie sheet.  That way the dog has to chase it and it slows them down a bit.  (Mona does not do this but I guess some dogs eat so fast that they…you know, “ralph”…..euwwww.)

Mona was home alone 13 hours Friday and her dinner was 4 hours late.  I knew she would inhale her food even faster, so I got out the cookie sheet.  It worked great.  Here she is enjoying her dinner and it took her about 5 times longer to eat it.  Nice solution.