 Food
When Annie was young she wouldn't eat very well either. Also, different foods seemed to upset her stomach. We put her on EN canned food by Purina. It is very bland and most dogs love it. You can only get it at the vets. She ate mostly that for about 2 months and loved it. I now mix a little of that with the Royal Canin Yorkie food and an organic food called Timberwolf. Both Cooper and Annie gobble their food in about 1 minute...if that long. I think Cooper only gobbles his so Annie doesn't get it.
Annie is a small dog and very healthy so eating the EN for a short time while she was growing didn't hurt her at all.
Everyone does something different but that is what worked for me and is still working. My dogs don't get any table foods and the treats they get are actually food that is very good for their teeth. It is Hills TD's, also bought at the vets. When I ask them if they want a cookie, they come running and they each get a TD cut in half because they are small dogs and have a hard time biting the whole thing. Occasionally I give them a small piece of raw carrot. They like that also.
My dad thinks I'm mean because I won't give them table scraps but I think what I do is what makes them good eaters. He was always having to hand feed his little shih-tzu because he catered to her so much. I don't have time for that.
Hope that helps a little! Jank |