stormi
Well-Known Member
Mods I do hope that it is OK for me to post this here? If not I apologise :dogsad:
I need to do a project for college and I have chosen to look at ways to try and slow down fast eating dogs.
I have pasted my 'advert' below. If anyone would like to volunteer please pm me with your e-mail address and I will e-mail you some further details.
I am looking for participants for a dog “feeding bowl” project. My study will look at whether alterations to a dog’s feeding receptacle are effective at slowing their speed of eating.
Suitable participants:
Healthy adult dogs over 30cm in height
Small or moderate muzzle size.
Fed dry kibble/biscuits
Eager and/or fast eaters.
Dog given meals twice daily
What the dog needs to do:
Eat their normal kibble from three intervention feeding receptacles and a control bowl. Feeding receptacle interventions include a flat tray, sectioned tray (bun tray) and an object (tin can) in their feed bowl.
What the owner/agent needs to do:
Accurately measure out their dog’s portions, follow a timetable for interventions and feed their dog at the same times on every day for the length of the study. Video or time how long it takes for the dog to finish his/her meal.
The study will last four weeks. Test days will be on the same four days of the week; in total sixteen meals will need to be timed.
I need to do a project for college and I have chosen to look at ways to try and slow down fast eating dogs.
I have pasted my 'advert' below. If anyone would like to volunteer please pm me with your e-mail address and I will e-mail you some further details.
I am looking for participants for a dog “feeding bowl” project. My study will look at whether alterations to a dog’s feeding receptacle are effective at slowing their speed of eating.
Suitable participants:
Healthy adult dogs over 30cm in height
Small or moderate muzzle size.
Fed dry kibble/biscuits
Eager and/or fast eaters.
Dog given meals twice daily
What the dog needs to do:
Eat their normal kibble from three intervention feeding receptacles and a control bowl. Feeding receptacle interventions include a flat tray, sectioned tray (bun tray) and an object (tin can) in their feed bowl.
What the owner/agent needs to do:
Accurately measure out their dog’s portions, follow a timetable for interventions and feed their dog at the same times on every day for the length of the study. Video or time how long it takes for the dog to finish his/her meal.
The study will last four weeks. Test days will be on the same four days of the week; in total sixteen meals will need to be timed.