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Old 06-16-2005, 11:45 PM   #1
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Rose help needed,my baby wont eat pup food

I WONDER IF THERES ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN GIVE ME SOME ADVICE, MY BABY YORKIE WONT EAT PUPPY FOOD, DOG FOOD JUST HUMAN FOOD ESPECIALY CHICKEN, IM SO WORRIED THAT SHE ISNT GETTING ANY GOODNESS I TRY TO MIX PUP FOOD IN WITH IT SOMETIMES THAT WORKS OTHERS SHE PICKS THE CHICKEN OUT, HER WEIGHT IS GOOD (2.25KG AT 4 MONTHS) SHES ALWAYS PLAYING AND RUNNING AROUND. DO YOU THINK ITS OK TO CARRY ON WITH WHAT IM DOING OR DO I NEED TO GIVE HER A SUPPLEMENT?

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Hi wendy...I just posted the same ? I am having the same problem with Louie, and I am just worried that all people food will not give him the nutrients he needs. I hope we get some good advise. good luck.

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Old 06-17-2005, 11:06 AM   #3
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Have you tried grinding the puppy food, adding water, then maybe chicken baby food? Mix it all up.

Maybe someone else has a better idea. I had to do this.
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Try Mixing Some Cheese With The Food....i Usually Mix Some Parmesean Cheese That Might Help~!
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Old 06-18-2005, 08:57 AM   #5
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I finally got Maggie on regular puppy dry food. It took 2 months to do so, but we did it. I had spoiled her on human food. Even though I mixed it with crushed dry food, it was still human flavored. A couple of weeks ago, I purchased Royal Canin 33 Mini Puppy. She loves it. About once a week, she will do a starvation act, but I don't give in. I do give her Nutrical on days that she won't eat her food, but begs for human food. I was told my several members that the babies will not starve. I too was worried, but they were right. Put it down, and when they are ready, they will eat. If they pout for a day or so, make sure they get their Nutrical. They shouldn't go 8 hours without eating.
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My Winston is about 6 months old. He has been eating Royal Canine 33 but won't eat as much. If he eats 2 tablespoon, we get really excited. Last weekend, I took him shopping with me at this doggie boutique that sold Merrick brand dog food. They gave me a couple of small samples of Merrick's Puppy Plate (dry puppy food). I took about 15-20 little pieces, put a little water and popped it in the microwave for 30 seconds, you would not believe it is dog food. It smells just like my own chicken stew. I mash it up a bit and mix it with Winston's Royal Canine 33 (1/4 CUP). Winston's is so excited at meal times and finishes his plate without me begging for him to eat.

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I WONDER IF THERES ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN GIVE ME SOME ADVICE, MY BABY YORKIE WONT EAT PUPPY FOOD, DOG FOOD JUST HUMAN FOOD ESPECIALY CHICKEN, IM SO WORRIED THAT SHE ISNT GETTING ANY GOODNESS I TRY TO MIX PUP FOOD IN WITH IT SOMETIMES THAT WORKS OTHERS SHE PICKS THE CHICKEN OUT, HER WEIGHT IS GOOD (2.25KG AT 4 MONTHS) SHES ALWAYS PLAYING AND RUNNING AROUND. DO YOU THINK ITS OK TO CARRY ON WITH WHAT IM DOING OR DO I NEED TO GIVE HER A SUPPLEMENT?

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Tricks for getting a puppy to eat...make it a game - roll some dry food on the floor and let her chase it - if she's playing that much - let her get used to the food by playing with it and she'll eventually know it tasts good and will eat from her own dish. OR you can set her up with one of YOUR plates put some dry food on there ....maybe she'll think it's something really cool.
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Pepper was a picky eater and was a tiny so I was always worried about him not eating enough. He liked the Cesar puppy. I took about a tablespoon of it ,microwaved it for a couple of seconds so its soft and then would stir it into his puppy kibble. It seemed to work...he loved it.
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Tricks for getting a puppy to eat...make it a game - roll some dry food on the floor and let her chase it - if she's playing that much - let her get used to the food by playing with it and she'll eventually know it tasts good and will eat from her own dish. OR you can set her up with one of YOUR plates put some dry food on there ....maybe she'll think it's something really cool.
I do the same thing with gracie i roll a few pieces at her across the room and she gobbles it up. When I first got her I struggled SO much. I started to feed her canned food, because all the nutrients are all there!! (i know that it isn't great on their teeth to only feed them that though) she has gotten so much better, but she eats my dads dogs food, which is Science Diet Large Breed puppy food...the vet said that was okay...Good luck!!
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Buddy will mainly only eat 'human' food aswell, but i do mix a handful of dry mix (called Burns mini bites, they are made by a vet in scotland and is fantastic when you look at the ingredients) I mix this in with either chicken, beef, liver etc and add a tiny bit of water so he doesnt seem to notice the dry bites are in with the human food. I do supplement him with a pet tab vitamin once a day though just to make sure and he absolutely loves goats milk. I have a cupboard full of unwanted/disliked dog food, boxes tins etc i bought the lot and he hated the lot...lol so in the end i gave up and he won with the human food, he has a very very healthy appetite!!!
My vet told me if the solely eat human food then yes they should definately have vitamin supplements.
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'but she eats my dads dogs food, which is Science Diet Large Breed puppy food..'

Heather!! we have dogs that eat human food and your dad is eating dog food! lol
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we were a little concerned (ok, maybe a lot! ) because our little Toto would not eat any puppy food we offered.

he was 8 weeks old when we got him and ate well, but once he got the taste of some table scraps, all desire for dry food was gone out the window.
we tried all different types, dry and canned, combinations of dog food spinkled with some chicken or beef, but he was still finicky as heck!

he is now a healthy 6 months and about 6lbs, 6oz and has learned that he will get his treats, and some tasty (and healthy, we hope) table scraps, BUT, he knows that HIS food is his, and ours' is ours'.

he stays out of the kitchen (and waits eagerly in the living room!) while we eat.

if he's been a good boy (ya right, like "when isn't he"?) we give the OK and in he comes for some leftovers, but not to excess.

all in all, it's been a trying experience, but if you don't give in to the desire to feed him/her just for the sake of feeding him/her, your little loved one's appetite will take over, and he/she will eventually eat (from our experience).

mixing things up a little is probably a good idea, as well...
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we were a little concerned (ok, maybe a lot! ) because our little Toto would not eat any puppy food we offered.

he was 8 weeks old when we got him and ate well, but once he got the taste of some table scraps, all desire for dry food was gone out the window.
we tried all different types, dry and canned, combinations of dog food spinkled with some chicken or beef, but he was still finicky as heck!

he is now a healthy 6 months and about 6lbs, 6oz and has learned that he will get his treats, and some tasty (and healthy, we hope) table scraps, BUT, he knows that HIS food is his, and ours' is ours'.

he stays out of the kitchen (and waits eagerly in the living room!) while we eat.

if he's been a good boy (ya right, like "when isn't he"?) we give the OK and in he comes for some leftovers, but not to excess.

all in all, it's been a trying experience, but if you don't give in to the desire to feed him/her just for the sake of feeding him/her, your little loved one's appetite will take over, and he/she will eventually eat (from our experience).

mixing things up a little is probably a good idea, as well...

When you finally got Toto off of Human Food and back to dog food, what kind did you feed him? How long did it take for him to realize he wasn't going to get human food. Your post sounds like our Maggie. I'm afraid I have her really nasty rotten. I'm trying to get her off human food mixed with her dry food. For instance, boiled chicken; scrambled egg; cheese; broth, etc. I was told by her breeder, whatever you feed them, make sure you mix it with their dry food. Her dry food is Royal Canin 33 Mini Puppy. She also has some Innova, and Bil Jac Puppy. Her favorite is the Royal Canin. My pantry is busting at the seams too, with all the food we have bought. Well, now she won't eat the mixture, no matter what I mix with it. My trash can run-ith-over. Hope you can steer me away from the kitchen.
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