Bird (now Big Bird
) has to be encouraged to eat as well. I put the plate down and he waits, even looks away. I reckon he was teased with food, made to wait for a command, so he still does it. Kind of sad. No question his early life was horrific, he was so thin and sick when I found him, it was a miracle he found his way to my door.
The first time he asked for food, I almost cried.