I thought about taking it back to the store but since I dont drive I'd have to drag my dad out there again.. Its about 15 minutes from my house. But in this case I may have to do that. In the past I would take the dry and canned food to my vet. They have a woman who feeds stray dogs. I dont think that would work with the raw since its more of a hastle.


As far as pretending to eat the food... That sounds like a pretty good idea. Im going to try that with dinner tonight. The only thing is that she knows what it tastes like because i stuck a piece in her mouth yesterday.

You could try sprinkling a little cheese on top. I had to do that with Piper when we first tried this food. She's really picky, but a little parm will draw her over in no time! I do warm the food up slightly in the microwave at a very low temp to bring it up to room temperature, as she won't eat it cold. Also, I wouldn't cook the NV through because it does have little bits of bone in it and that will make the bone brittle. Piper hated the rabbit and the lamb, but loves the chicken (not the organic version). My suggestion is to return the rabbit, try the small sample bag of the chicken and see how it goes. Good luck!

Thanks you guys have persuaded me to give it another shot tonight for dinner. I will pretend to be eating it with cheese and then after a few minutes give her some right by the table.
Question: Do you give dried parm?? Or do you grate it yourself?
I have dried parm and fresh Gouda that I could shop up really small. She loves Gouda but im afraid shell just eat it off the top.

Unfortunately we ar testing for allergies and so she cant have anything except for rabbit. She is eating the NV rabbit dry foor for over a month and seems to like that.

AND THANK YOU FOr THE WARNING about bones. I didnt think about that. Youre right it shouldnt be cooked.

Nope I give up! I sat at the table and pretended to eat the meat. A few mins later i asked if she wanted one and gave her a little piece with a piece of cheese wrapped around it. She placed it on the floor.. ate the cheese and came back for more. I tried to give her a tiny piece of just meat and she wouldnt even come close enough to smell it. She acts like shes scared of it... she kinda hops backwards when its around and wouldnt come near her bowl the first time i put it in there. Shes a character. So I give up. Im going to see if Ill be able to return it next week...even though i dont have the receipt anymore.
If anyone lives in near brooklyn, NY and feeds raw though, let me know. I have 2 bags and since chances are I will not be able to go back to return it soon, im willing to just give it to someone who can pick it up.

That's a shame. I did use grated cheese and sort of mushed it in there. But it sounds like your dog maybe hates rabbit in general. Piper won't eat rabbit...any of the food that I tried her on containing rabbit caused her to turn up her nose and walk away. Even if it was just one of the ingredients.
There is a dry food called Instinct and I think they have a duck variety. I know I got a sample of that from the store. I had to ask and they made up one. I find that the higher-end dog stores are very happy to have you try food, rather than have you lug it back. And they seem more used to picky eaters and dogs with allergies. Anyway, Instinct is a Nature's Variety food and it apparently has some of the same benefits of raw. I feed the chicken version to Piper, moistened, but only as a second option (like if I forget to thaw out the raw stuff, or if I have to board her. They won't feed raw at PetsHotel). I am lucky she isn't allergic to chicken. She did have problems with grain (itchy eyes and ears)but not the chicken itself! Thus the grain-free choices. Anyway, good luck to you! Fortunately there are so many foods out there, you're sure to find something your litltle one will love.

There may be a reason she doesn't like raw...

I think that before you feed a yorkie raw meat, he/she should be bile acid tested and have a full blood panel to check and make sure he/she is healthy. Otherwise, you could end up doing more harm than good.

Thanks for the advice! She is actually on the NV Instinct food right now, the rabbit. so i know she likes the rabbit flavor. I think she doesnt like the smell of the raw food. It does have a strange odor to it. not sure how to describe it but its not just the smell of raw meat. It doesnt expire for about 6 months.

I wonder if I could just buy some rabbit and grind it up to mix in with her food??/ Or maybe just continue feeding her the NV. I just thought I would actually find a food my dog would be excited to eat. She nibbles on the NV here and there but I really wanted her to get excited and chow down a whole meat as soon as i put it down, the way she does with human food. Im a little dissapointed but if she doesnt like it, ill keep looking for something she does.