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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie  wow, thank you for the info. very helpful. i think part of the reason people might be a little intimidated with the prey model diet is just not knowing enough about it. just like before i started feeding pre-made raw, i thought it was going to be totally disgusting, but after i tried it out, it really was a lot better than i imagined.
prey-model sounds like a good way to go, but i don't feel like i know enough about how to do it correctly, and it feels a little overwhelming. i don't know how to prepare it.
another question regarding prey-model: what if your dogs do not like to eat raw food? what would you do? would you try to force them to eat it? my dogs do not enjoy eating the pre-made raw, and they get pretty skinny when i feed them raw because they both run away from the food when it's time to eat. how would you handle that situation if your dogs acted like that? i thought about locking them in the bathroom(because it's a small room and there is nothing else for them to do in there) and not letting them out till they eat their food, but they just cry and i really dont' want food to be a punishment to them... i guess that's why i put one of the things as consideration is if your dogs enjoy eating the food.
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Well, I mean, if your dog won't eat raw than it won't eat raw and it's not the best diet for you. However, they will usually come around after a little bit of tough love. I would try sprinkling some parmesan cheese or something (almost anything would work, really) on top to make it appetizing. A lot of dogs that are fed kibble their entire lives don't understand what to do with this raw piece of meat you're trying to feed them. If you're comfortable with it and are determined to try raw, then withhold food for a meal or two to see if they're just being picky. Obviously if you have a tiny dog this could cause some health problems so act with discretion. Luckily, I've never had this problem so I can't tell you which methods work and which don't.
PMR can be intimidating at first but once you do the research and especially once you start, it's not bad at all. I don't even think twice about meal times anymore. If you're really interested I can point you to some other threads with some good reading material.