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Henrys Momma · 12-05-2006, 12:23 PM

Ok...My Yorkie (Henry) won't eat his Kibble unless I hand feed it to him. I started this when I first got the little guy as a puppy. Ever since this, he just snubs his nose at the bowl of kibble. I'm worried he isnt getting enough food. I work, and Im away from home a good 9 hours a day. Is there anyway I can get him to start eating from his bowl? My husband says if he is that hungry he will eat from his bowl, but Henry won't....

Potter · 12-05-2006, 12:24 PM

You can use the if they are hungry, they will eat theory for a lot of dogs but I doubt that you can use it on Yorkies.

Lexi Rae · 12-05-2006, 12:26 PM

your husband is right, i dont like the idea of them not eating either, i would hand feed too... as a matter of fact i did hand feed her.. im no good at this,
lexi is just as spoiled..... i make sure she eats before i leave the house and if she dont, i hand feed her til this day..... they will never starve so they say.

TootiesMom · 12-05-2006, 12:28 PM

ME TOO!
I have to BEG Hope to eat... and mostly she refuses anyway. I can feed her
by hand and she still wont eat much dog food at all. she does love carrots but its a complete struggle to get her to eat dogfood.
d

Henrys Momma · 12-05-2006, 12:28 PM

I just worry about him not getting enough to eat. I feed him in the morning, and at night. Im not sure just how much they should or shouldnt eat? He is 6 pounds. Does anyone know how much I should make him eat????

OLIVIA_KARHIS · 12-05-2006, 12:29 PM

have you tired adding something "good" to his food and see if he will eat it out of there... like scramble egg or something you can mix in there that he likes, to see if that works? I really dont know what to tell you.. My girls get the food from there bowel and walk a few feet from it and then eat it..they do this till the food is gone.

Maybe some one else can help you on here... I am not much help.

Emmsmom · 12-05-2006, 03:35 PM

Your hubby is right! When he gets hungry he will eat. Hard not to feed him but I had to go through this too. It is called being SPOILED and a hard habit to break. LOL ( SHHH, Don't tell my hubby but I still feed him by hand at times LOL )
He may not like his food very much. It took me a while to find one that Diesel would eat. He now eats dry Innova. It sounds like he is at a good weight so he should be eating enough now. I would start giving him at least a cup a food a day. Then go from there and see if he wants more or less. Good Luck with your baby.

marcerella02 · 12-05-2006, 04:17 PM

we do a bit of both with layla... my mom just hand fed her because she hadn't eaten much today. but if we left it.. eventually she would get hungry and eat it.. clearly he LIKES the food since he eats when you feed him... layla will go all day an not eat.. then around 8 or 9 at night.. just pig out.. she seems to be a night eater... but if i get worried about her.. i'll hand feed. he WILL eat if he is hungry!

Marina · 12-05-2006, 06:44 PM

I know EXACTLY what your going through, the thing is mine wont even eat it out of my hand unless its been soaked in some warm water....and then shell eat them one at a time from my hand. What im trying to do is get her to start eating from the bowl and then ill adjust the amount of water until it is dry. It will take months im sure.
Today instead of giving it to her from my hand i put 2 hand fulls into her bowl with a few table spoons of water and a table spoon of rice and i heated it in the microwave for 20 seconds just until it was luke warm. She only left about 5 pieces!!!The trick is to mix it with something she cant pick out because if you put some veggies or meat, shell just pick it out and leave the dry food.
good luck and just try to be patient

Enikuo · 12-05-2006, 06:56 PM

My boyfriend's mother does the same thing with her yorkie, but you know what? When any of us keep her yorkie, we put the food down and when he gets hungry, he eats. I think he knows that we're not going to hand feed him and he doesn't even try it. If your furbaby won't eat and you want to wait him out, you could smear some some nutri-cal on his tongue to make sure his sugar doesn't drop too low and maybe put some corn syrup in his water. Just so you don't worry so much.

Henrys Momma · 12-06-2006, 07:31 AM

Whew.....Im glad Im not the only yorkie momma that has went throught this!

TatumsMom · 12-06-2006, 08:02 AM

We had to hand feed Tatum (and try tricks like rolling it on the floor for her to chase!) when she was new to us but it didn't take long for her to start eating on her own. I think the trick is to just stop doing it and he WILL eat when he gets hungry and realizes that you aren't going to coddle him. Very hard to do, I know, but he's got you trained right now and you need to show him the other way around! Good luck!

blondflava · 12-06-2006, 08:36 AM

Awww, I know that feeling when you put kibble in their bowl in the morning, they just sniff it and no interest and when you come back from work it's the same amount of food in the bowl

. Seemed to me Pepper never ate when he was alone at the house. So I'd start throwing kibble for him or hand feed him to make him eat more. And started thinking "what am I doing...

". Instead I started mixing his 1/3 cup dry with 1-2 teaspoons of wet food early in the morning and he was eating! Before I left for work I add another 1/4 cup dry only and he usually finishes it before bedtime. He just can't 'start' his day only on dry for some reason

FirstYorkie · 12-06-2006, 11:17 AM

If you really want him to learn to eat from his bowl, I would have a hard and fast rule that treats are ONLY given in his bowl, never from your hand. Any time you want to give him a treat, put it in his bowl.

After a few days of that, put a little bit of kibble in his bowl with a little bit of a treat - a few grains of rice, a little grated cheese, or whatever. If he eats that, he gets more of both the kibble and the treat. When he is consistently eating from his bowl, you can wean him off the extras.

Maizee Grace · 12-06-2006, 12:01 PM

Maizee has never had a problem eating her food. She's such a little porker, but my boyfriends doberman would not eat unless he was sitting on your lap and eating out of your hand. Needless to say, this got a little old. We switched his food and now he practically bowls us over just to get to it! I don't know if this will work for you, but it's worth a try. Or, like it was mentioned before, I would put something tasty in there for him. Hopefully something works out for you

12-05-2006, 12:23 PM	#1
Henrys Momma Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bixby, Ok Posts: 10	Spoiled Ok...My Yorkie (Henry) won't eat his Kibble unless I hand feed it to him. I started this when I first got the little guy as a puppy. Ever since this, he just snubs his nose at the bowl of kibble. I'm worried he isnt getting enough food. I work, and Im away from home a good 9 hours a day. Is there anyway I can get him to start eating from his bowl? My husband says if he is that hungry he will eat from his bowl, but Henry won't.... __________________ Amy

12-05-2006, 12:24 PM	#2
Potter YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,583	You can use the if they are hungry, they will eat theory for a lot of dogs but I doubt that you can use it on Yorkies. __________________ http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=410379 "No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

12-05-2006, 12:26 PM	#3
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	your husband is right, i dont like the idea of them not eating either, i would hand feed too... as a matter of fact i did hand feed her.. im no good at this, lexi is just as spoiled..... i make sure she eats before i leave the house and if she dont, i hand feed her til this day..... they will never starve so they say. __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

12-05-2006, 12:28 PM	#4
TootiesMom and Hopeys Mom Too Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 4,109	ME TOO! I have to BEG Hope to eat... and mostly she refuses anyway. I can feed her by hand and she still wont eat much dog food at all. she does love carrots but its a complete struggle to get her to eat dogfood. d __________________ Donna's little herd.... Tooties Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?271687 Hopeys Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?448723 and Tinker, TBone(RIP) Laci .. OH, and Me-Kitty(RIP)

12-05-2006, 12:28 PM	#5
Henrys Momma Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bixby, Ok Posts: 10	re; spolied I just worry about him not getting enough to eat. I feed him in the morning, and at night. Im not sure just how much they should or shouldnt eat? He is 6 pounds. Does anyone know how much I should make him eat???? __________________ Amy

12-05-2006, 12:29 PM	#6
OLIVIA_KARHIS Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: GERMANY Posts: 1,544	have you tired adding something "good" to his food and see if he will eat it out of there... like scramble egg or something you can mix in there that he likes, to see if that works? I really dont know what to tell you.. My girls get the food from there bowel and walk a few feet from it and then eat it..they do this till the food is gone. Maybe some one else can help you on here... I am not much help. __________________ Bunny &Bella Supporting The Troops

12-05-2006, 03:35 PM	#7
Emmsmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 989	Your hubby is right! When he gets hungry he will eat. Hard not to feed him but I had to go through this too. It is called being SPOILED and a hard habit to break. LOL ( SHHH, Don't tell my hubby but I still feed him by hand at times LOL ) He may not like his food very much. It took me a while to find one that Diesel would eat. He now eats dry Innova. It sounds like he is at a good weight so he should be eating enough now. I would start giving him at least a cup a food a day. Then go from there and see if he wants more or less. Good Luck with your baby. __________________ MICHELLE DIESEL "The Weasel" and little brother TUCKER

12-05-2006, 04:17 PM	#8
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	we do a bit of both with layla... my mom just hand fed her because she hadn't eaten much today. but if we left it.. eventually she would get hungry and eat it.. clearly he LIKES the food since he eats when you feed him... layla will go all day an not eat.. then around 8 or 9 at night.. just pig out.. she seems to be a night eater... but if i get worried about her.. i'll hand feed. he WILL eat if he is hungry! __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

12-05-2006, 06:44 PM	#9
Marina Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: new york Posts: 597	I know EXACTLY what your going through, the thing is mine wont even eat it out of my hand unless its been soaked in some warm water....and then shell eat them one at a time from my hand. What im trying to do is get her to start eating from the bowl and then ill adjust the amount of water until it is dry. It will take months im sure. Today instead of giving it to her from my hand i put 2 hand fulls into her bowl with a few table spoons of water and a table spoon of rice and i heated it in the microwave for 20 seconds just until it was luke warm. She only left about 5 pieces!!!The trick is to mix it with something she cant pick out because if you put some veggies or meat, shell just pick it out and leave the dry food. good luck and just try to be patient

12-05-2006, 06:56 PM	#10
Enikuo Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 76	My boyfriend's mother does the same thing with her yorkie, but you know what? When any of us keep her yorkie, we put the food down and when he gets hungry, he eats. I think he knows that we're not going to hand feed him and he doesn't even try it. If your furbaby won't eat and you want to wait him out, you could smear some some nutri-cal on his tongue to make sure his sugar doesn't drop too low and maybe put some corn syrup in his water. Just so you don't worry so much. __________________ Scooter's Mommy

12-06-2006, 07:31 AM	#11
Henrys Momma Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bixby, Ok Posts: 10	Whew.....Im glad Im not the only yorkie momma that has went throught this! __________________ Amy

12-06-2006, 08:02 AM	#12
TatumsMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: TX Posts: 2,799	We had to hand feed Tatum (and try tricks like rolling it on the floor for her to chase!) when she was new to us but it didn't take long for her to start eating on her own. I think the trick is to just stop doing it and he WILL eat when he gets hungry and realizes that you aren't going to coddle him. Very hard to do, I know, but he's got you trained right now and you need to show him the other way around! Good luck! __________________ ~ Angie

12-06-2006, 08:36 AM	#13
blondflava Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kearny, NJ Posts: 1,183	I was getting there... Awww, I know that feeling when you put kibble in their bowl in the morning, they just sniff it and no interest and when you come back from work it's the same amount of food in the bowl . Seemed to me Pepper never ate when he was alone at the house. So I'd start throwing kibble for him or hand feed him to make him eat more. And started thinking "what am I doing... ". Instead I started mixing his 1/3 cup dry with 1-2 teaspoons of wet food early in the morning and he was eating! Before I left for work I add another 1/4 cup dry only and he usually finishes it before bedtime. He just can't 'start' his day only on dry for some reason __________________ Izabela ... and Pepper Rest in peace, Kora, you're always in my

12-06-2006, 11:17 AM	#14
FirstYorkie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London Posts: 1,739	If you really want him to learn to eat from his bowl, I would have a hard and fast rule that treats are ONLY given in his bowl, never from your hand. Any time you want to give him a treat, put it in his bowl. After a few days of that, put a little bit of kibble in his bowl with a little bit of a treat - a few grains of rice, a little grated cheese, or whatever. If he eats that, he gets more of both the kibble and the treat. When he is consistently eating from his bowl, you can wean him off the extras. __________________ FirstYorkie We Love Clicker-Training!

12-06-2006, 12:01 PM	#15
Maizee Grace YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Macomb, Illinois Posts: 256	Maizee has never had a problem eating her food. She's such a little porker, but my boyfriends doberman would not eat unless he was sitting on your lap and eating out of your hand. Needless to say, this got a little old. We switched his food and now he practically bowls us over just to get to it! I don't know if this will work for you, but it's worth a try. Or, like it was mentioned before, I would put something tasty in there for him. Hopefully something works out for you __________________ Maizee Grace's Dogster Jerzee Lina's Dogster