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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze  Oh Cindy, I'm so sorry you put the puppy on commercial food, especially since he's never had it before and was doing so beautifully. Puppy's don't know what's good for them, so that's why it's up to us to give them the very best, and home cooking is. Puppies are like toddlers, we just have to keep finding things they like, and that are healthy for them. I would have given that boy something with cheese or even a nice steak if that's what it takes. Most dogs and puppies will usually gobble commercial foods because they love stinky things, and commercial pet dry foods smell so horrible when they are dried out, they use rancid resturant grease to spray on it to cover the stench. Dogs will even eat poop or rotten fish from a garden, but we wouldn't feed it to them just to get them to eat. Then when the newness is gone, they don't want to eat the kibble very well. I hope you re-consider feeding him real food Cindy. |
I haven't given up on the little rascal. He is still being offered home cooked food - added to the base recipe you provided me with I have tried baked chicken, turkey, beef, even lean pork, cheese, you name it I've tried it. The stubborn little fella will eat a bite or two and then turn his nose up. Young pups are a bit different than working with adults. At 9 weeks he can't afford to miss meals. So we do what we have to do. I'm not sure what his new parents are going to feed, but he is nibbling on the kibble that Maggie May's folks will be feeding her.