Millie started doing this also, but I know it was my fault. She perferred her treats and people food over her own. This is what I did. I found dry food that she was Ok with. She would occasionally eat Nutro Natural Choice Small bits. So I put that out in her bowl and left it there for 2-3 days. I gave her no other dog food or other food and because it was dry, it was ok sitting out there all day long and into the next day. About the 2nd day, at around 8pm (after she figured out she wasn't getting anything else) she started eating her food and she ate it all up in one sitting. I haven't had any problems with her since.
I will still feed wet food occasionally, but her kibble is the main food that she has out. She will eat it now, when she knows she is not getting her wet food.
She still begs for our food when we are eating it, but she never gets any. (We never did feed her off our plates, so I'm not sure where she picked up that habit)
Basically, you just have to tough it out and be strong. Don't cave and they will eventually eat. |