Feeding, two dogs

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Looking for advice on feeding two dogs with different eating habits.

Dog 1 is 1.5 and a proper gannet. She eats her food quickly and will hoover up anything edible. We had her from a puppy and she’s always been very food motivated.

Dog 2 is 3 and more of a grazer/slow eater. We only got her very recently as an adoptee.

They are fed in different areas but 9 times out of 10, dog 2 doesn’t eat her food straight away. I can’t leave it down because dog 1 would snaffle it, but I don’t want to leave dog 2 penned up until she eats. I wfh so I’ve been trying to take dog 1 away to give dog 2 enough time to eat but it’s not always possible.

Any suggestions on handling the situation would be very helpful, thank you.

Thank you all, this is really helpful. I tried grazer with the snuffle mat but she looked at me in a ‘what the fuck is this’ manner and ignored it. I left it down for a bit while I took gannet for a walk but it was untouched when I got back. I’m going to go with just taking her food up if she doesn’t eat it. She’s had a chew and a couple of sprats today plus her breakfast and she’s a chunky little unit so I don’t think she’s going to starve!

I read up on resource guarding and I’m not sure if it quite fits with her behaviour but I’m going to keep an eye on it and do more reading.

Just to update on this, grazer is now much quicker to eat her food. I think she’s settled in more and realises that she can’t get food elsewhere so has to eat it then and there. Gannet will still keep an eye in case anything is left over but 9/10 times now there is nothing and we stop gannet from approaching when grazer is eating.

Glad it seems to be working out. I was going to suggest scattering kibble in the grass for your fast eater. I do this with my two when I need them to be distracted and it can keep them busy for some time.