Welcome to YT, lisagillum! We too had problems with our Toto only wanting human food. She wasn't feeling well, so our vet said it was OK to cook her a little ground turkey breast & lean ground beef with no seasoning and to try a little pasta, veggies, etc. also with no seasoning. We read everything we could find about what was OK for them to have ... NO onion or spices! She gobbled it up ... so ... we kept giving it to her! We added a little sour cream, parm cheese, yogurt ... anything safe! It made her gain weight [too much] and we got a severe scolding from our vet!!
She very
strongly suggested that we really get tough with her and quit giving her human food ... only offer her dog food ... she didn't eat anything for about 3 days until she realized that was all she was getting.
It worked!! We gave her Nutri-Cal [vet formula] to make sure she was getting vitamins and plenty of calories and she is still doing fine! The main reason we endured this and stuck to our guns, eating correctly while they are young and not being too fat will really help them when they get older with the various health problems that can plague Yorkies!! Toto eats Natural Balance [comes in a roll like sausage]. I give her about 1 Tablespoon of the Natural Balance twice a day ... I chop it in tiny pieces and sometimes mix a tiny bit of cheese with it and we keep the Royal Canin Yorkshire 28 dry food available in case she gets hungry. Occasionally I give her Gerber Graduates green beans and carrots [she likes veggies] ... also I give her a little chopped apple, pear, watermelon [she also loves fruit]! Because she still gets bored with her food, these little veggie & fruit variations really help to keep her from going on those stubborn starvation diets!
Sorry this is long ... but, it's really hard once we have taught them one thing and then suddenly realize it's bad and having to tell them no!! Hope this helps ... good luck!
