Have you tried putting him in a separate room from the other puppies when he eats? Also has he any wormers? If he still does it maybe call your vet and ask him or maybe take him in to make sure everything is ok, although i’m sure it is. Good luck! Hope this helped.

My Chihuahua has the same exact problem….she goes crazy for food like shes starving and is always looking for somethiong to eat…..i feed her 3 times a day in larger than reccomended porsions….The vet said it was normal since she was the runt of the litter and always had to fight for food…Maybe this is your dogs problem to…Try feeding him/her seperatly from other pets and give a healthy amount of treats between meals..

You have a good reason to be concern about this. Obvious you taught him it was ok to get excited when you put his bowl down. This excitement is not good because it teaches him to be the dominant one. When he gets excited, he does not have to respect you and can get you hurt. You need to change how you approach your dog with his food. You must start with calm and assertive energy. First you must wait until he calms down before you put his food on the floor. I would keep him on the leash, when he tries to gulp the kibble, I will give a correction. If this does not work, I would be serious about hand feeding him from his bowl. This is good way to teach him to be calm when he is eating it from your hand and then the bowl.

Using smaller kibble helps and also they make bowls especially for dogs that eat too fast, it has a raised middle, like the poster that said put a can in the middle. It looks like a donut bowl, they can’t take large bites.

Our 4 month old mix does this too. I’ve done everything suggested here, and nothing has slowed him down. He’ll sit and stay until we tell him it’s okay, but he still eats around the can just as fast as he ate without it. We dont’ feed the dogs together… they are in seperate rooms. It doesn’t seem as if he’s afraid Karma will take his food. Actually, he rushes through his and then tries to get hers. We put him out as soon as he’s done eating because of this. He’s a healthy dog. He’s not aggressive about his food. We pratice taking the dish from him while he’s eating, put our hands in the bowl and near his mouth… we can handle him no problem. I don’t want him to become aggressive though, and I worry about Blout too. He’s not quite tall enough for a raised dish though just yet.

Blout is where the stomache or intestines twist. Large breed dogs are very suspectible to it due to bending over and eating (fast eaters especially) and drinking. That is why I suggested a raised bowl holder. Their abdomen becomes extended and it is very painful. And a rush to the emergency vet follows.
When my Staffy comes in from outside and starts lapping up water non stop I will always say ‘enough’ he knows I mean take a breather. It is a condition that alot or pet owners do not know could happen. Just google to read up on it. Better safe than sorry.

Thanks for the correction…I should do some spell check. Thanks again for the good catch.