my dog is small and is a shih apso witch is a cross between a lhasa apso and a shih tzu any way he eats dry dog food now but in a year or 2 I going to college and I am bring him with me and I can not pay for canned all the time I fond a place that lets you have pets but I need him to go on dry now please help
2006-08-14 07:16:30 · 16 answers · asked by Rebecca B 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
When you start him on dry food, try mixing canned food in with it. Gradually decrease the amount of canned food you give him until he's down to no canned food. Good for you because dry food is much better for a dog anyway.
2006-08-14 07:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
First, you need to mix in some dry food with the canned food. About 1/2 & 1/2 for a day or two, if his bowel movements are normal, mix more dry than moist...for a week.
If he is being finicky, try mixing the dry food with a little peanut butter for a day.
Then he should eat the dry, no problem.
If he refuses to eat, do not give him any choice, don't give treats, don't mix the food in. the dog will NEVER starve itself.
All you want to do is make sure that his system can handle the food you choose to give him.
He'll be fine. Whenever you change foods, always mix in the old w/new first.
2006-08-14 07:31:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Show him that you are putting soft food into the dry food (but only put a small amount in. Mix it together. The dog will want to eat all of it so he will eat the dry food as well. Give him a treat each time he eats dry food. Each week put in less and less soft food until there is none left. The dog will now be trained that eating dry food is a very good thing.
2006-08-14 07:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My schnoodle would only eat canned food. Instead of giving him a full can however many times a day you give it to him, only give him half a can at each meal and put dry food underneath the wet food. As the days go on give him more little and little and soon he will realize that he has to eat the dry food. Thats all my pup eats now unless we give it to him as a treat.
2006-08-14 09:58:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy both... but put mostly dry in the bowl.
Put in dry, then pour a little of the canned over it, cover can in aluminium foil and save for next time. With a smaller breed dog you probably would only need to buy one can a week.
2006-08-14 07:23:52 · answer #5 · answered by Duds331 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wean off by starting to add dry food mixed in with the canned food. little by little add more dry food. eventually eliminate the canned food all together. if this doesnt work, go cold turkey and Stop feeding the dog caned food completely. eventually the dog will eat the dried food. self presurvation kicks in and the dog will eat.
2006-08-14 07:22:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Leave dry out for him and start cutting back on the canned. Eventually get it down wot a small bit once a week as a treat. You may think he is starving but he won't starve. Food drive is inate in all animals.
2006-08-14 07:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
mix the 2 together using just about half of the soft food that you would use normally and then reduce the amount you put in every week. your dog probably will not seem to happy but its best for him.
2006-08-14 08:47:41 · answer #8 · answered by Brock 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try mixing dry with a small amount of canned every other day increasing more and more dry. if that does not work try a small bite size moist cat food food ,my dogs loves it
2006-08-14 07:26:08 · answer #9 · answered by betty a 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Add some beef or chicken stock to make it taste better to the. Mix the can and dry together first, gradually reducing down.
2006-08-14 07:22:49 · answer #10 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋