[GoofyBritt]

I've had this exact same problem. I joined another forum not long ago and asked there what to do and most people said to feed 2 meals per day. You choose the food and stick to it. Pick up the food after 15 minutes if your dog won't eat it. Then feed it again at night and pick it up after 15 minutes if she doesn't eat again. Do that for as long as you feel is necessary to get the point across that she wont get anything else. No treats, nothing but her food that you choose. The other few people mentioned that they free feed but do keep track of how much food is being eaten.

What I did, which is not great but it helped me find which food Bentley would eat. I went to a better pet food store (Pet People) instead of petsmart, petco, etc and got 8 samples of grain-free food since I want to feed grain-free. Bentley immediately chose Orijen 6 Fish dry food out of all of them. So that is what I am feeding. It's been about a week and I am typically leaving food down all day though I pick it up at night and put it back down a few hours after he wakes up for the day. My dog is 8 pounds (could stand to lose some weight) and I'm feeding 1/4 cup or more per day depending on his appetite. But I wouldn't feed more than 1/2 cup a day. The only way I've gotten Bentley to somewhat consistently eat his food is to make a gravy out of Nupro dog food supplement and mix that in really well with his kibble (by hand, eww!) and feed that. He likes it and won't usually touch (yet) the kibble without it.

Bentley has always been a picky eater even right after we brought him home at 8.5 weeks old. We've tried numerous dog foods (canned and dry) over the 5 years we've had him. This is the only one that he showed interest in. So that is what I've done. I do have to encourage him to eat by acting like Im eating his food, that doesn't always work though. I think he sees through it. LOL

Good luck!