Dog nutrition question

How old is he and has he always not chewed? I'd be a bit conserned he might have tooth problems if he isn't chewing.
I don't think large pieces would be a good idea. He might just choke on them.

If he just eats really really fast you might try a puzzle/maze type dog dish (look on amazon for a bunch) or scatter the food across a floor so he has to walk around and pick it up one piece at a time.

I would rather someone care enough about their pet to ask the question than just assume and have it be wrong. As a cat owner, you probably don't realize how fast some dogs inhale their food without chewing or that you simply cannot free feed with some dogs. It certainly can cause very real and life threatening problems and asking a question starts the discussion on how to resolve issues that start with not chewing.

And by the way, chewing is a VERY important part of digestion that helps the stomach acids break down fats and boosts nutrition absorption (in humans) so there's no reason to believe that it's different in dogs.  But perhaps you are both a nutritionist and a vet and know something different so feel free to actually share that information instead of saying that the question is stupid (which obviously it is NOT)


OP - another option to a segmented or puzzle type bowl is to put something like a ball in the food dish so that they have to push it around to eat around it. Really slows them down and that usually gives them time to chew.

I have wondered about this too, because once in a while our dog will get so excited she'll puke, and some of her puke is fully formed kibble. Even hours after she's eaten. We do use a slow-feeder type bowl but she is still pretty fast. She goes to the vet so often though, that we don't worry too much. She's well monitored.