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amyc514 · 01-10-2018, 07:21 PM

Gracie is an extremely picky eater, and refuses to eat her dry dog food. I've tried multiple different brands and she doesn't seem to like any of it. I fed her canned dog food once, and she ended up having diarrhea, so I don't like the idea of feeding her canned. I have tried mixing in yogurt, baby food, chicken broth, and parmesan cheese. She liked the baby food at first, but it's been 2 weeks and now she won't touch the food anymore. I tried putting little bits of boiled chicken in with her dog food, but she would just pick around. Then I tried crushing the kibble so she couldn't pick around and she refused to touch it.
I've tried sitting there and hand feeding her kibble, but she'll just spit out.

We use to not feed her any people food, but now I feel so guilty I occasionally give her people food and more treats so she has something in her. I'm hesitant about trying all homemade meals, as I want her to get all the benefits kibble has.

I'm at a loss here and I don't know how else to get her to eat dog food. Does anyone have any tips or advice? Thanks in advance!

01-10-2018, 07:21 PM	#1
amyc514 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2017 Location: Virginia Posts: 2	Yorkie will NOT eat her dog food! Gracie is an extremely picky eater, and refuses to eat her dry dog food. I've tried multiple different brands and she doesn't seem to like any of it. I fed her canned dog food once, and she ended up having diarrhea, so I don't like the idea of feeding her canned. I have tried mixing in yogurt, baby food, chicken broth, and parmesan cheese. She liked the baby food at first, but it's been 2 weeks and now she won't touch the food anymore. I tried putting little bits of boiled chicken in with her dog food, but she would just pick around. Then I tried crushing the kibble so she couldn't pick around and she refused to touch it. I've tried sitting there and hand feeding her kibble, but she'll just spit out. We use to not feed her any people food, but now I feel so guilty I occasionally give her people food and more treats so she has something in her. I'm hesitant about trying all homemade meals, as I want her to get all the benefits kibble has. I'm at a loss here and I don't know how else to get her to eat dog food. Does anyone have any tips or advice? Thanks in advance!