10 wk. old puppy always acting hungry?

• 10-21-2007 8:40 PM

  Bobbin Joined on 10-22-2007 Posts 6 Points 0

  10 wk. old puppy always acting hungry? Reply Contact We have an almost 11 wk. old Boston terrier puppy who we feed 1/4 cup of dry puppy food 3 times a day. She doesn't always finish it, but even when she does, she walks around the house sniffing the floor so intensely like she is starving, because she is sniffing around where our other dogs have eaten, apparently looking for crumbs, etc.. She doesn't seem as interested in playing with her many toys, just sniffing and sniffing and scrounging for crumbs of food.  Any suggestions?

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• 10-21-2007 8:58 PM

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  GrecoWrestler96Kg Joined on 10-21-2007 Posts 13 Points 5

  Re: 10 wk. old puppy always acting hungry? Reply Contact i think as long as your dog is healthy and not searching for a place to go potty, i would not worry about it.... especially if it is not always eating all of its own food... puppies are often interested in anything and everything but their toys! lol   hope you dont worry to much. i really think that it will be ok, as long as you dont see anything physically wrong with it! hope this releaves you a little bit. JM

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• 10-22-2007 12:03 PM

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  spiritdogs Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 11,729 Points 1,020

  Re: 10 wk. old puppy always acting hungry? Reply Contact  Get a fecal flotation done at your vet clinic to test for parasites.  If she is clear, then I would assume this to simply be investigative behavior and not a cause for concern.  Regional Director for Massachusetts, International Positive Dog Training Association Director, SeniorCare Pawsitive Connections Program AKC CGC Evaluator #3669 Therapy Dogs, Inc. Tester/Observer Sioux, CGC, TDInc. Maska, CGC, TDInc. Sequoyah, CGC Fergie, Retired Lap Dog, Age 20 1/2 Dancer, CGC, TDInc. (1989-2006) #1 Heart Dog In memory of Mike, please become an organ donor today. "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys." - Chief Dan George "The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be." ~ Konrad Lorenz

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• 11-08-2007 11:43 AM

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  fitzferret Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 68 Points 25	Re: 10 wk. old puppy always acting hungry? Reply Contact Besides the vet visit/worming, you could feed smaller portion four times a day.  Cau is just turning 10 weeks and he would protest LOUDLY if I fed him only 3 times a day yet,
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• 11-08-2007 1:15 PM

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  FourIsCompany Joined on 07-30-2007 Posts 4,738 Points 1,035	Re: 10 wk. old puppy always acting hungry? Reply Contact If the puppy is healthy, are you feeding it the recommended amount? I would feed an 11 week old puppy 4-5 times a day and let him eat what he wanted and then take it up. LSTM (Laughing Silently to Myself) Click Daily to Give Free Food and Care to Animals: http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3
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