Originally Posted by RawfedYorkieLuv (Post 2151230)

LOL, I'm here, where's the fire???? J/K :p
Looks to me like this is being handled just awesome so I don't think that my input is really needed unless it's requested, lol. :cool: Everything that was said is what I would've said as well!
Ann, I was wondering why my ear was itching all day, lol.
Ok, Nolee might be the first dog ever to hate chicken, lol. But I'm glad he likes other things, maybe he'll like it later on! Mine hate rabbit like the plague so I won't be wasting any more money on it.
To the OP; how's it going so far? Is your dog still refusing it? It is possible that he'd go right for the RMB's or he might refuse that as well at first. The veggie questions; I'm known here to be very anti veggie and fruit and I won't tell you to go ahead and feed them. I started a thread about veggies and raw feeding here (I have to find it). The assertion that dogs NEED veggies/fruit is unsubstantiated and because I'm 100% confident that even a domesticated carnivore gets everything he needs from meaty bones, organ meats, fish and eggs, I don't feed them. My yeasty dog was getting better on NV/Primal but I saw a noticeable difference in him when I switched to hard core prey model. So my conclusion was that the veggie content in those brands is a big negative aspect to premade diets for my yeasty dog hence can't be good for my other dogs either.
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Originally Posted by KristinJ (Post 2152238)

Alright, I'm going to confess that I need a stronger will. :p He kept refusing allll day, and I felt like I was starving the poor guy so I went back to his regular food until I can get to the store (either today or tomorrow) and get what he really needs. I figured I'd do some more research, make a list of things he needs to eat, and try it when I'm truly prepared.

I think I'm going to start him on a chicken leg. Is that a good place to start?

And if he doesn't know what to do with it at first (as far as ripping it up), should I just pull off some meat for him?

Originally Posted by RawfedYorkieLuv (Post 2152601)

Don't feel guilty about setbacks! You have a plan, you know what you want to achieve and it will happen! As it's been discussed before, some dogs will eat raw food like it's the best thing since sliced bread. Others will play the coy game for a while! My senior held out for two whole days before he took to his chicken drumstick. He weighed 12 pounds at the time and since he's been with me for so long I knew just how long I was comfortable with him fasting. I removed the skin, scored into it with a sharp knife to make it easier for him to get pieces off and I also encouraged him with words and held it for him. I think that he just didn't know that the chicken was supposed to be food as it definitely smells different than kibble or canned. He finally ate but if he had not, I probably would've tried the next suggestion; I've heard from a couple of people that they had to sear the meat a little on the outside in order for their dog to take it initially. I always recommend a good size chicken drumstick for first timers as it's perfect for small breed dogs (up to 15 pounds, bigger pieces for serious gulpers!) A little bit of tough love is definitely in order, no dog will starve himself to death but he might end up experiencing a low blood sugar fit before his stubbornness wears off which is the main concern with toy breeds so you will need to realistically estimate just how long you think he'd be fine without eating! I have a 9 month old 1 1/2 pounder and when she came to me she was just 19 ounces. I knew that she HAD to eat something every 2-3 hours. I made sure she took plenty of Nutrical and water as the first two days she did eat a little bit of ground mix off my finger just not enough. I then resorted to taking tiny globs of food and placed it on her tongue. After about 3 minutes she got the idea and licked her bowl clean! I then let her watch the other dogs eat their meaty bones and she showed great interest so I gave her one of her own, the rest is history, lol. Keep us updated!






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Originally Posted by KristinJ (Post 2152613)

:) Thanks! You guys are so helpful!

I think I'm afraid of not knowing what he needs to make sure he gets his proper nutrition. Is there a good site that explains what different meats give them?

Originally Posted by KristinJ (Post 2152613)

:) Thanks! You guys are so helpful!

I think I'm afraid of not knowing what he needs to make sure he gets his proper nutrition. Is there a good site that explains what different meats give them?