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Mr. Niwa's dog

is Uruson, a standard poodle.

To me, it's a senior in the workplace.

So I always call it Senior Uruson.

Mr. Niwa met it through his teacher, Mr. Fujiwara,

when Uruson served as a partner dog.

It is the mascot dog of Proud Dog

and faithfully carries out Mr. Niwa's commands.

Their collaboration is perfect.

Simply fascinating.

It can also get along well with the dogs

that come to Proud Dog.

It leaves a very good impression.

It's very smart.

Compared to my Sanju…

No… seriously,

he is incomparably excellent.

Senior Uruson probably doesn't have anything it isn't good at.

(DOG SIGNAL)

It's okay, you did very well.

Good boy, Uruson.

Mr. Niwa, there's a customer coming for consultation.

(Reasons Not to Eat)

DOG TRAINING PROUD DOG

Hana.

You're adorable.

Please tell me the breed, name

and age of your dog.

Its name is Asanuma Hana.

It's a three-year-old female Yorkshire Terrier.

Hana…

It is a bit unruly during meal times.

Can you elaborate?

It hides food in various places in the house.

I tried to discipline it myself,

but things did not improve at all.

The food Hana hides

will get eaten by the kids if they find it. It's very unsanitary.

I hope you can help me.

You are so smart, Hana.

The dog didn't show any signs of dislike.

-Hana. -I've done some research on the internet.

It said that hiding food is a dog's instinct.

Is there any way to make it give up its instinct?

People have always believed that dogs dig holes to hide food

because they retain the instinct of wolves.

But recently, some people have pointed out this argument

does not apply to domestic dogs that are very different from wild dogs.

I used to be at a training center

with around 20 dogs.

But those dogs wouldn't hide their food.

If this is instinct,

at least a few dogs should have exhibited this behavior.

Makes sense.

Then why does it do it?

Hana is licking my face.

I want it too.

Do the kids and Hana eat at the same time?

-Yes. -It's so itchy.

I let them eat together in the same room.

Dogs hide food

simply because they don't want it to be taken away.

If we think further,

"if I hide it, they will come after me" "it feels so fun",

it might also be this pattern that associates food with games.

As long as its body and appetite do not deteriorate,

it's basically these two reasons.

As for the solutions.

First, reduce the amount of food per meal,

increase the frequency of feeding.

Because it finishes a meal before it is full,

there is no excess food to play with.

Second, change the eating environment.

Hana.

Based on my observations,

Hana and the kids have an equal status.

That's right.

Because we also raise it as our own child.

Dogs greatly dislike their food being taken away

by others of the same status, say, their same-age siblings.

Hana, you run too fast.

Come over here.

In your situation,

it may be because the kids are like its siblings,

so it hides its food to prevent them from snatching it.

So, you can try letting them eat at different times,

or in different rooms or a fence.

Let Hana eat in its own territory.

If it does not have to worry about its food being taken away,

it perhaps won't hide it anymore.

Can you do that?

That… That makes sense.

I will give it a try.

After she went back home,

Miss Asanuma never came here again.

I'm leaving.

Honey, your lunchbox.

Take care.

Okay.

Hana, come here to me.

Wait.

Mame, Mugi, come change up.

-The kindergarten bus is coming soon. -Wait…

BUS

Bye.

Alright.

I should go to feed Hana and clean up.

Hana, it's time to eat.

Hana, time to eat.

Increasing the frequency of feedings,

letting it eat in another room,

or setting up a fence…

It's simply not feasible.

The house is so small and I'm so busy.

I'll have to discipline it by myself.

Hana, go away.

I'm taking that pillow out to air.

It's moldy.

Hana!

You hit food here again!

Come over here.

How many times do I have to tell you?

Give me a break.

This is not right.

It's not!

NO!

Are you listening, Hana?

Mom is angry.

Look at me.

Oh no, I'm going to be late for work.

Mom is going out.

Don't do it again, okay?

Understand?

Today… no.

No.

No.

You didn't hide anything, Hana.

You are so good.

Let me kiss you, come here.

What's wrong?

Mom's not angry.

I'm complimenting you.

What kind of expression is that?

Dessert?

You want to dessert, right?

Here.

Mom has to go to work now, come on.

Okay?

I got it.

You don't want to eat, right?

Enough, don't come over.

You are on your own.

Mom is very busy,

I wanted to spend some time with it

even when I'm busy.

But I got angry.

My life is busy all the time,

and I forgot these little things.

I like pink.

Give it back.

No!

Okay, okay.

Stop fighting and eat.

I also want a pink spoon.

You said you didn't want pink, so I bought you a blue one.

No!

Now I think pink is better.

What's wrong?

Hana, it's time to eat.

Come on, eat.

What's wrong? It's delicious.

Here.

Give me back the pink spoon!

It hurts!

Hey, don't pull her hair.

Akari, come stop them.

Akari!

I want pink!

It hurts, mom!

Hey, Akari.

Enough.

If you don't want to eat, then don't!

Same for you two, if you're not satisfied, then don't eat.

Hey…

You eat up quickly.

Otherwise I can't clean up.

NOSUKE PET CLINIC

How can there be nothing wrong?

I don't see any problems with the results of X-rays, ultrasounds, and blood tests.

But Hana hasn't eaten for four days.

She's the one…

Right.

It used to eat a lot,

but hasn't eaten anything for days.

It must be sick.

It used to spill the food all over the place.

It used to give me a headache.

It hides food all over the house.

But if you want further examination,

we'll have to do a CT scan.

The question is where to scan…

We just came to get the medication for heartworm prevention…

You came just the right time.

He is a very good dog trainer.

Shinichiro,

from the perspective of dog training,

why do you think it stopped eating?

Thank you for last time.

She is the one who didn't come back.

The solution I told you.

Have you tried it?

Well…

I'm busy since every morning,

I don't have time to feed it frequently.

A RELAXED DAY The house is too small

to let them eat in different rooms.

It's also difficult to install new fences at home.

I can't do any of the things you told me,

so I tried my best to discipline it.

-Although it no longer hides food, -I want to see.

-it started to run away as soon as it sees food. -I want to see.

-it started to run away as soon as it sees food. -No, I want to see too.

-Gradually, it just stopped… -Give it back, I want it first.

-No! -Ouch!

eating…

Shut up!

This is a vet clinic.

Didn't I tell you to be quiet?

Yes…

Sorry.

The one making noise is you.

Look at your dog.

Your yelling makes it scared.

You want to know whether it stopped eating

due to an illness, right?

Yes.

Then I have a suggestion.

DOG TRAINING PROUD DOG

So you kept it in the shop?

Sanju is not ready yet.

You still don't know how to greet properly, do you?

Nosuke has checked its body,

but didn't find the reason why it won't eat.

I think it's probably a psychological issue.

Nice to meet you, Hana.

So you took it to a new environment,

to see if it would eat.

The owner seems to have no energy to take care of the dog.

It's impossible to investigate that way.

I see that it's very accustomed to being fostered,

So I brought it here.

I see.

But Hana is quite cheerful.

They are so close.

Look, it has already become friends with Uruson.

It's quite common for nervous and timid dogs not to want to eat.

But why isn't it eating?

Miyu, put Hana behind the fence.

Okay.

Done.

It went over, will it eat?

Come on.

It ran away.

Why don't you eat, Hana?

Wait, Miyu.

Now you need to be quiet…

It's fine, Ritsuka.

If they don't eat, remove the food

or try with different foods.

Changing the food

is a basic method to deal with dogs who don't eat.

But now I just want to find out if it can eat whenever it wants to.

We are confined by knowledge,

but the dog can adapt more flexibly.

Hana, come over here.

Come and eat, it's delicious.

What? Don't you want to eat?

Then I'll eat it.

Look.

DO NOT IMITATE

Yummy!

He really ate it.

See, that's what I was talking about.

You are not eating something so delicious?

What a waste.

It's eating…

Is it asking me to take it?

Okay, I'm taking it.

It's eating.

Would you like a bit more?

Here.

Great!

It used to spill the food all over the place.

It used to give me a headache.

Did it eat?

It refuses to eat at home.

How can it…

But if it can eat, it means it's not sick.

That's great.

Mom is so worried about you, Hana.

When you came to consult us,

you said it was very annoying when it hid the food.

You wanted it to stop that, right?

But you said in the clinic,

it spills food all over the place

and that gives you a lot of trouble.

Which occurred first?

Initially, it spilled food everywhere

every time it ate,

making it very hard to clean up.

So whenever it did that, I scolded him severely

and took the food away.

Then it started hiding food all over the house.

Who wants to go there

to play with me and the big dog?

Me!

Okay.

Come, let's go.

I have kids at home,

so I thought it can't go on like that,

that's why I came to you.

But the suggestions you gave me

is not feasible for my family.

So I began to scold it more harshly.

By the time I realized it,

it would run away at the sight of food.

I see.

It also scatters the food around here before eating.

It seems that if not, it has no interest in eating.

Do you remember how it developed this habit?

Now that you mention it, when it was still a puppy,

it always refused to eat properly.

So I tried everything.

I threw it piece by piece for it to chase and eat.

We played the game of food searching

to make it eat.

Be gentle with it.

I thought it would gradually eat normally.

But the next year, I gave birth to the twins

and suddenly became very busy.

I can't spend time with Hana as before.

And on top of that…

You unconsciously yell at it because you're irritable.

Yes.

That's why it doesn't eat.

Because you yell at it.

A few days ago at Nosuke's clinic,

when you scolded the kids…

Shut up!

This is a vet clinic.

Didn't I tell you to be quiet?

Hana tilted its ears back and let its tail hang down,

it was trembling and its head lowered.

These are signs of stress of dogs.

Hana was speaking with its whole body

that your behavior was terrifying.

Signs of stress…

I saw it on a book a while ago.

I remember that…

dogs have many signs of stress.

Yawning.

Scratching.

Body shaking.

Looking away.

Licking a part of the body.

Looking upward, revealing the whites of the eyes.

Ears tilting backward.

Lifting the front paw.

Licking the nose.

That's really a lot.

AND MANY OTHER MANIFESTATIONS And many other manifestations.

PLEASE CAREFULLY OBSERVE YOUR DOG Please carefully observe your dog.

It's hard.

When Hana was at Dr. Nosuke's place,

it tilted back ears, dropped the tail,

lifted the front paw, trembled,

and also looked away.

Hana exhibited very strong signs of stress then.

Wanting to eat will lead to terrible things,

Hana believed this.

That's why it would run away from food,

and stopped eating.

Hana.

I am sorry, Hana.

I took my anger out on you.

That's not my intention.

I'm sorry, Hana.

How should I scold it then?

With a gentler tone?

No.

Is it really not possible to do both?

I know you have to take care of the kids

and can't change the environment.

In that case, for the sake of the dog,

can you spare a few minutes every day

to be with it?

Mr. Niwa…

Do you mean I shouldn't discipline it?

What's a suggestion…

against disciplining dogs?

TODAY'S KEY ADVICE

The ways of training dogs

vary with the breed, individual personality,

and the living environment.

The methods and ideas presented this time

are not applicable to all dogs.

Please be aware.

(Next Episode: No Disciplining?)