We used to feed everyone in our large kitchen in PA. Here, the kitchen is smaller, and the rest of the upstairs common area is hard wood floors. I did not want raw meat on hardwood. SO....
Tori eats in Zach's room. She eats kibble, so it does not matter that she is on the carpet. She is getting older and enjoys "living with Zach" who is her boy. Her bed is in him room and everything. They both love it.
Reilly, mostly because of space, but also because he hangs with his favorite human, Dave, all day long while Dave works from home, eats down in our master suite. Our sitting room, where my desk is (and Dave is currently working until his office is done), has tile flooring. Reilly likes to sleep on our bed all day, so he can have the life of Reilly all day. He rarely barks, so he is a perfect office companion for Dave.
The two puppers eat in the kitchen, side by side, sometimes practically on top of each other, their choice. Ayla is always done first, and she walks out of the kitchen when she is done, and waits for Milo to finish so they can go out and potty. Sometimes she goes out alone, but sometimes she actually waits for Milo to go too.
Update: Nothing happened to make me change my routine, but I did for convenience sake, and because our dog's rec room is less under construction and more usable now. I now feed each of the youngsters down in the rec room, each in their own crate. They run in and sit in their crates and wait for their meat. Our dog meat freezers and fridge are down there, too, so it is super convenient. Milo, being a boxer, takes longer, and the crates allows him whatever time he needs without me having to stand guard. It also keeps me from having to mop the kitchen floor twice a day!! Reilly now eats in the rec room too, from a towel on the floor. Rei and Ayla get let out of the room when they are done, and Milo can take as long as he needs. I love this approach.
Tori eats in Zach's room. She eats kibble, so it does not matter that she is on the carpet. She is getting older and enjoys "living with Zach" who is her boy. Her bed is in him room and everything. They both love it.
Reilly, mostly because of space, but also because he hangs with his favorite human, Dave, all day long while Dave works from home, eats down in our master suite. Our sitting room, where my desk is (and Dave is currently working until his office is done), has tile flooring. Reilly likes to sleep on our bed all day, so he can have the life of Reilly all day. He rarely barks, so he is a perfect office companion for Dave.
The two puppers eat in the kitchen, side by side, sometimes practically on top of each other, their choice. Ayla is always done first, and she walks out of the kitchen when she is done, and waits for Milo to finish so they can go out and potty. Sometimes she goes out alone, but sometimes she actually waits for Milo to go too.
Update: Nothing happened to make me change my routine, but I did for convenience sake, and because our dog's rec room is less under construction and more usable now. I now feed each of the youngsters down in the rec room, each in their own crate. They run in and sit in their crates and wait for their meat. Our dog meat freezers and fridge are down there, too, so it is super convenient. Milo, being a boxer, takes longer, and the crates allows him whatever time he needs without me having to stand guard. It also keeps me from having to mop the kitchen floor twice a day!! Reilly now eats in the rec room too, from a towel on the floor. Rei and Ayla get let out of the room when they are done, and Milo can take as long as he needs. I love this approach.
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