FeedMe prevents separation anxiety!

FeedMe provides rewarding employment that occupies the dog (for a long time, 55 minutes on average), before and after leaving the house. Rewarding occupation is an occupation that meets the dog’s emotional, physical, and mental needs.

• It is important to teach your dog proper use of FeedMe and to raise the difficulty level according to the pet’s pace.
• When reaching long periods of enrichment, give it 5 minutes before leaving the house.
• We recommend filming and verifying how the dog feels with FeedMe when they are alone.
• For dogs seen in the video having a little difficulty, we recommend burning off energy and giving them the FeedMe along with 20 treats that the pet really loves, and preferably the pet should be highly motivated to eat.
• Burning off energy with dogs for periods of one hour is recommended.

The five stages of FeedMe:

1. Stage 1: Adjust the ring so that a few pellets come out with each rotation, and present to the dog. If too many pellets come out, adjust to a smaller number.
2. Stage 2: Repeat Stage 1 up to 5 times to teach consistent and rewarding behavior.
3. Stage 3: Raise the level by 1, making sure the pellets come out of the selected opening. This level can be used for at least five times before raising it further.
4. Stage 4: Raise the level again, while checking that the food comes out of the correct opening. Repeat 5 times.
5. Stage 5: The last and most difficult level – adjust according to the dog’s pace, and check that the food comes out properly.

Tip: Using small pellets allows for enrichment times of up to approximately two hours.

It is recommended to teach all household members how to use FeedMe.

A video of Mikey with separation anxiety. In the video, Mikey works with FeedMe and manages to overcome the anxiety with the help of an organized treatment plan and using FeedMe as a tool for rewarding enrichment.Link to the video of Mikey before and after: