Elvis came to me with stinky junk dog food from the grocery store despite the claims of the lady I got him from of having fed Eukanuba...
He refused kibble for a couple days (at that time I fed Innova) I was concerned and the vet said he might refuse it for a couple days due to the transition-he did eat the Stella and Chewy's patties just fine and was drinking water, I had to give him wet food in order to de-worm him (yep he came packed with whip worms too).
After that he still all but refused kibble, but every time I so much as touched any can in the kitchen he was right there waggin' his tail...considering the condition of his teeth and his responses both the vet and myself believe he was fed a lot of wet food a lot!
It took about a week to get him to understand kibble was food and a couple months before he would selectively turn up his nose-a RAW diet works best for him but I do give him some kibble now also-they will eat when they are hungry...as long as you make sure there isn't a medical issue it's just behavioral.
I'm the same way I prefer what I prefer and will turn up my nose unless I'm hungry enough...dogs are really responsive in their health (from coat to over all) to what they eat. I personally feed Taste of the Wild now and RAW-I found out Elvis LOVES vegis (as do my other dogs) and prefers them to be hand fed to him rather than in his bowl...it's amazing if they see you eat a carrot and then give them some how quickly they will eat it!
Careful mixing wet and dry food I know a lot of people do it but I have read quite a few warnings about mixing the two. I don't personally feed wet can food at all.
Some dogs are also gassier than others...like my mini schnauzer by breed is, Elvis was so gassy until I had him on a better quality kibble-we joked about what must be dead inside his tummy-he too is a Yorkie. |