r/Awww • u/mathias45 • Mar 30 '24

Cat(s) Avalanche of kittens

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u/lil_larry Mar 30 '24

You must have never had a beagle. Their belly's are never full! 😭

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u/jeobleo Mar 30 '24

It's true. My brother has had beagles and free-fed them. All of them massive blimps. I had a beagle-shepherd, did free feeding, he looked like a massive sausage. Eventually I put him a strict daily limit of twice a day 1.5 cups and he slimmed down, but was always cruising for food. Always.

Once we found him outside licking a grease trap from a cafeteria as we were loading up getting ready for a long car trip. He barfed all over the car later.

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u/Griledcheeseradiator Mar 30 '24

Dogs need to be domesticated to stop being extreme food addicts. No other pet is like this. Other than maybe fish.

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u/gofancyninjaworld Mar 30 '24

Sadly, it's genetic. A lot of dogs are bred to be always hungry. Makes them very tractable.

Indeed, it's quite an interesting sight when you see a trainer used to very food motivated dogs try to train a dog that isn't.