Wooju~ Wooju!
This is my dog Wooju
In order for him to eat, my wife and I have to put on a show for 20,30 mins
Production crew: Oh, really? /Yes
He is a trouble only when it comes to eating
Wooju, hey, Wooju what is this? Wooju yum yum!
Wooju steps back when the owner puts the food under his nose
He even runs away from the food and go on to the owner’s knee
Despite desperate begging for him to eat, Wooju is busy running away from it
They demonstrate how you eat it
He seems interested but will not touch the food at all
Production crew: Are you eating dog food for this? lol Honestly, I have tried everything. He won’t eat
I’ve given him expensive high quality food too. He never eats
Last resort, what if we mix some meat with dog food..?
[Temptation is real]
We expected him to pick up some meat.. yet the food is still left untouched
No meat… no high quality food.. What does Wooju eat?
There is one way we can make him eat
Production crew: What is it? / Shall we?
Meal time! let’s go Wooju~
Yet… the guardians sit down instead of going to get the food
We have to get prepared for this, we need tools and everything.
It’s like getting ready for a match
Now, can we see you eat..?
Production crew: Oh what is this?
Toys
This is a must item to get him to eat
Why do you need toys when eating?
Yet! Wooju’s changed 180 degrees and starts jumping around as he sees the toy
Sit, sit, sit, sit, wait, wait, wait, wait
Out of the blue, the guardians start playing with the ball
Playing with the ball..? What are these guys doing?
When we are having difficulty comprehending the situation
Husband signals his wife and tosses the ball on the side with the food
The owner snatched the ball next to the food, and Wooju started eating
No way, is this the only way to feed him lol
So if he eats when he’s playing with the ball
why don’t we use this ball that drops food when played?
Wooju likes the new toy and plays with it
The food popped out
but he doesn’t eat and keep on playing
Seeing his pattern before, he should eat the food
Maybe he’s lost appetite already, he ignores the food. This guys is unpredictable
The guardians start playing with the ball again lol
They play with the ball and smoothly make him look at the food bowl, then voila!
The bowl is finally empty after putting 30 minutes endeavour
How difficult it is to feed this dog
Production crew: Do you always feed him like this? Yes, always
Everyday? Breakfast and dinner
They had to because they couldn’t starve him. what’s more surprising is
It also only works with a brand new toy
What do you mean?
It has to be a new toy.
Just opened from a box, then he’ll react like this
If it’s an old toy, he won’t eat even after the play time
So even though it’s the same toy, it doesn’t work unless it’s brand new..
How is that possible?
He seems interested,
but he only watches them playing
Is he not eating because it’s not a new toy? Yes
Completely different reaction only because it’s not new… it is hard to believe what we saw
He even leaves the spot
Guardian leads us to the garage saying he wants to show us something
From the garage, she brings out a toy box!
Production crew: Wow, are these all new? /Yes
But there are so many here too..?
These are used ones, when he eats his food
A boxful of used toys are left after being opened for his meal time
Owners are going crazy for doing this twice a day for a year
They have been doing this for Wooju but now the owners are tired too
An expert is here to change and improve Wooju’s eating habit
Wishing the end of this meal time war, the owners start playing again
Like a pro, they have succeeded to lure him into eating
The expert bursts out laughing seeing the scene
Expert: Honestly, I shouldn’t have laughed. This is serious
The problem is that the mom and the dad had trained him into eating this way
For him, he had been trained to eat just like this
So.. for some reason Wooju wasn’t eating and to help him the owners played with toys
and now Wooju has been trained that he can only eat after the play
Wooju had been waiting for the owners to play with him with the ball even though he’s hungry
In order to make him eat you have to eliminate all the patterns, these rules.
Opening a new toy = meal time. This equation needs to be broken, so the toys have to be gone
It is the first and foremost to find joy in eating!
Starting with a simple training
Place food on one’s palm, and if he eats the food, compensate with a snack
It’s not about the amount, he used to eat after 30,4o minutes of play time
Now we are changing that pattern into something different, something new
Wooju can get out of the habit of eating after play
Fortunately, Wooju shows interest in the food on the palm
Yet, Wooju doesn’t know the equation that he can have snacks after he eats the food.
He spits out the food
We have to wait until Wooju learns this himself
After some time ...
Wooju started eating food by himself
Now he knows that he gets snacks afterwards, he eats very well lol
Production crew: He finished it
I’m shocked/He’s never eaten out of your hand? / Never, barely ever
Thank you so so much, sir, thank you. I was worried sick, I really appreciate it.
Dreamy moments that the owners have wished for
Well done Wooju~ Great job!
We love you Wooju~ Let’s live long and healthy life!