Is there such a thing as dog-orexia? As in, dogs that are anorexic? Finn is so fricking skinny. I could feed him more, but he doesn’t generally want to eat that much. He very rarely eats anything during the day. Sometimes he’ll have a little breakfast (lately, Cheerios!) and sometimes he’ll pick on some dry food. But he won’t seriously eat until I get home from work. And even then, he’ll eat a can and some dry food and that’s really it. Sometimes he begs a bit for my dinner, but not much at all.
Sure, he likes treats (although really only all-natural chicken tenders). But he doesn’t go insane for them like other dogs do. And when training him, he really isn’t bribeable with treats. He’d really rather get praise, or a kiss, or some other form of affection. And he’s still that way! It can be very cute. Like, he’ll go outside to poop, in the right spot, and he trots back inside — so pleased with himself! He’s so good!!! And all he wants, more than anything, is a belly-rub and lots of kisses. That makes him happiest! At that point, he could care less about a treat. Which I think is unusual for dogs, no?
He also still has so much anxiety. Going outside causes him so much stress sometimes. And I bet that contribues to him staying so skinny! He has such a high metabolism, in addition to all the exercise he gets everyday. And then not eating much to make up for it, he stays so skinny. His ribs stick out a lot. It’s really almost like he’s anorexic! Weird.
