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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Many dogs really don't like a bunch of veggie in their foods as they are carnivores and really want/need mostly meat/protein. I would try feeding ONE veg source at a time during meals and I wouldn't puree it so that it covers all the meat and everything else. I would just do a small rough chop and see what happens. Have you put plain, raw/cooked veg out individually to see if he is attracted to any of them on their own...? |
We puree the vegetables for digestion as dogs have a shorter intestinal track. If we just chop up the veggies he just ends up pooping out pieces of carrots, peas, etc.
Yes, he'll eat plain chicken and potatoes right away! He'll also eat plain non fat greek yogurt immediately. He also ate the vegetable puree today when I fed it to him separately. The puree is just peas, carrots, and zucchini.
I tried to sneak in his normal food by mixing it in, but he immediately sniffed it out and walked away.
We do have to add calcium which should have no taste. However, I heard vitamin b is bitter so we usually try to mix it in well and he's never really had issues with it before. It was suggested I get the NOW Foods Vitamin B Complex 50 brand where I can "pill" it instead.
He was eating it all mixed together for the past few years.
Pilot was very picky with commercial dog food before he had kidney stones 5 years ago. We went through many brands of dog food, both wet and dry. We had to play with kibble for 15 minutes before he would eat it.