canned food to dry food I would wet it down for him and if he just sucks on it he is at least putting it in his mouth. after a day or so of not eating he will decide he is hungry enough that he will eat it and then you can slowly work him off of having to have it soft.
also with you being gone. yes these dogs require lots of attention and if they do not get it they may misbehave because we all know any attention is better than no attention. i would say that any you are home for your lunch break make him a big part of it play with him and let him know that you do love him. also i truly believe that if you talk to them things will get better. they are very smart and if you talk to them like you would a person they will understand very quickly. like when you are going to work tell him that every day "im going to work and i will be home for lunch" every day and then after lunch tell him you will be back to play in a while. after a while he will register that those words are comforting to him and he will be expecting you home at lunch and the end of the day but when you just leave he doesnt know what is going on. a friend of mine has one that fully understands everything they say. i mean they can ask the dog to close the door and it does. quite amazing really. |