Meet Marty and Cooper, our two Italian greyhounds. Cooper, the grey one, just turned six. Marty, the white one, turns seven in July. They absolutely love their breakfast. Marty in particular goes hog wild when he hears the bowls clanging as we put the food in it. What kind of food do Italian greyhounds like to eat? My sister feeds their Lucky dog, a 14 year old dalmatian, an entire cupboard and pharmacy of food and medicine.
On the other hand, our guys aren't allowed to eat any people food. They get Science Diet Adult Small Bites. One large bag will last them about a month or so (between $35-$40). We pour some warm water into the bowl of dry dog food to soften it up a bit and then we top it off with a little treat. In this case, they each get half a teaspoon of dried kelp
sprinkled on top, purchased on Amazon from a specialty pet store that the breeder feeds her dogs. (about $20 every 3 or 4 months) Who knows if it does anything healthy for them. But they sure seem to like it.
For a while there we had a problem getting Cooper to eat. The vet told us to mix the dried food and water with our fingers to get our scent on the food and Cooper would be more interested. Sure enough, it worked. He was really skinny (if you can imagine that) for a while, to the point of looking like animal abuse. But that seems to be done with. Now they both dig right into their morning breakfast food.
When they aren't eating their breakfast, they nibble throughout the day in their normal dog bowl. We leave their food out at all times. But it seams they will only eat if we are watching them. If we are gone all day, they will wait until we are sitting on the couch watching them eat. And Cooper, always waits until Marty is done eating before approaching the bowl. It's very sweet to watch how they interact with each other. They are nothing but a big bowel of Angel love. Enjoy the funny video showing what our Italian greyhounds like to eat, Marty and Cooper style!
On the other hand, our guys aren't allowed to eat any people food. They get Science Diet Adult Small Bites. One large bag will last them about a month or so (between $35-$40). We pour some warm water into the bowl of dry dog food to soften it up a bit and then we top it off with a little treat. In this case, they each get half a teaspoon of dried kelp
sprinkled on top, purchased on Amazon from a specialty pet store that the breeder feeds her dogs. (about $20 every 3 or 4 months) Who knows if it does anything healthy for them. But they sure seem to like it.For a while there we had a problem getting Cooper to eat. The vet told us to mix the dried food and water with our fingers to get our scent on the food and Cooper would be more interested. Sure enough, it worked. He was really skinny (if you can imagine that) for a while, to the point of looking like animal abuse. But that seems to be done with. Now they both dig right into their morning breakfast food.
When they aren't eating their breakfast, they nibble throughout the day in their normal dog bowl. We leave their food out at all times. But it seams they will only eat if we are watching them. If we are gone all day, they will wait until we are sitting on the couch watching them eat. And Cooper, always waits until Marty is done eating before approaching the bowl. It's very sweet to watch how they interact with each other. They are nothing but a big bowel of Angel love. Enjoy the funny video showing what our Italian greyhounds like to eat, Marty and Cooper style!
