[Nancy1999]

We used cheerios because they were so small are mostly air, and didn't interfere with his appetite for more nutritious food, and he loved them. You do a lot of treat giving in the early days, potty pad successes, grooming attempts, just about everything they do deserves a little treat. I would use about 10 cheerios to get Joey through bath time, but they helped train him to be patient. Early grooming sections should just be pleasant. Now that he's older, I give green beans or snow peas, and liver treats I make, that are basically dried beef liver. I wouldn't add too many new foods to a puppy's diet, I believe they are more prone to allergies if too large of a variety of food is introduced too soon, it may not show up right away though. I'd wait till 6 months before introducing most foods, and then in tiny amounts, a teaspoon or so.