My dog will only eat human food she will not eat dog food help!!!?

Question

Hi my mini daschaund will only eat human food. I tryed all kinds of dog food that look just like human food but she will not eat it. How do I get my dog to eat dog food.

Answer 1

EXCELLENT answers, CF, lilbit, Zelda, and Kelly!!!!!!! Adding garlic for flavor is usually okay for short-term. Nutro is NOT a good food, however. I wrote a post about why last night.

It is not a myth that people food is bad for dogs. That's basic digestive physiology knowledge. Dogs process things differently than we do. But that's okay....*shrug*....it's people who feed their dogs "people" food who keep us veterinarians in business. ;-) Ask to hang out/volunteer at any averagely-busy veterinary clinic for just 1 week and you'll likely see at least a dozen or two cases (that number skyrockets in the week after Thanksgiving and Christmas, btw) of dogs made sick to some degree by eating people food from their owner's plates or hands. Even if they don't "look" sick, there are usually significant signs of damage evident in their bloodwork.

Yes, it's true that dogs ate 'people food' for centuries....but those dogs didn't live very long, either. (My grandmother used to tell me when I was a child that her childhood dogs all ate nothing but tablefood, yet lived into their 30s. The more times she told the story, the older they got. Now....don't get me wrong here....I'd never call my grandmother a liar, but she WAS experiencing a bit of a memory problem, God rest her soul. LOL) These days, dogs are living well into their late teens and early twenties for small breeds, into mid-teens for large breeds, and into the early teens for giant breeds. That's A LOT longer than they lived in years past, and they are in generally better health for that time. That's largely due to advanced medical care...and advanced nutrition.

To the asker: The above suggestions are mostly good (***caution***: overweight, picky cats should be approached ENTIRELY differently, however.) This will sound stupid, but also works if you don't have the 'heart' to do what needs to be done. Set up dinner several nights in a row with nothing but her dog food on all the family's plates, and pretend to eat it....offering her a piece every now and then. Do that only if she's already eating 'from' the table, however....
Then, make sure she's out of the house/out of "nose" range when you all eat your regular dinner. Some dogs don't fall for it, but it's worth a try. (Personally, I find it much easier just to lay the law down and be a 'meanie'....since I've seen firsthand the rotten pancreases that have essentially digested themselves with their own enzymes from improper feeding. My own dogs don't EVER beg for people food....because they are never given it in the first place, and don't know what it is.)

Dachshunds are notoriously stubborn (and smart), but do NOT give in, unless you want to be digging her an early grave. :-/ (In other words, please don't "love her to death" by rewarding her with food she 'demands' from you.)

Would you 'let' a child eat something you knew would be harmful and make her sick?!? You are that dog's "parent"...and it's up to YOU to make appropriate nutritional choices FOR her. She is not exactly qualified to do that for herself. ;-) (She is going by taste only....wouldn't you eat brownies and popsicles <-[insert YOUR favorite food here] all day long if you didn't know any better, and knew that your mom would always give them to you if you didn't eat your regular food???) Your dog is trusting you to take good care of her....don't let her down. It's obvious that you love her and want to do what's best for her. :-)

Edit: To Sarah....selling dog food does NOT keep any veterinarian in business. LMAO!!!!!! If you believe that, you are just totally ignorant of the cost analysis structure involved with stocking such things in a medical facility. There is an extremely low profit margin on prescription diets....so much so that by the time you figure in the valuable space it takes up in the office, we're lucky if we barely break even on it. We don't sell it because we have it. We're not in the dog-food-selling business. We are in the medical business. We have it because it helps us to prevent and treat many chronic disease processes. Trust me....I didn't go to college for years and spend a quarter of a million dollars on my education to be selling dog food. I did that to help keep pets healthy, thus prolonging the quality and quantity of life/love they can share with their owners. And the fact remains that dogs who eat properly live longer, are healthier, have FEWER dental problems, and have MUCH LOWER overall medical bills than those fed the way you advocate. That's a FACT which has been documented repeatedly throughout the country....not just my opinion. I would probably be VERY wealthy and able to retire by now if I'd kept my mouth shut all these years and let owners keep feeding their pets garbage. So....please keep doing what you're doing....*shrug*.....we all have car payments and mortgages we need to make, too. (smile)

If you want to see some REALLY rotten teeth, check out the greyhounds who are fed nothing BUT raw meat (and sometimes vegetables) sometime. (And I'll likely be doing an autopsy on your dog to "prove" it to you when his pancreas eats itself up.)

Answer 2

Can Dogs Eat Human Food

Answer 3

A dog will eat anything if it is hungry enough. Just like you would if you had to go without for awhile, in fact I would be willing to bet that a human would eat dog food if they got hungry enough.
I have been in this same predicament. I started giving my dog table scraps too often (which is very bad for them by the way) and she got spoiled and started turning her nose up at her much healthier kibble. I realized then that I had a problem with overindulging my dog.
The best thing to do is put her dog food out for her and do NOT give her any other food, no matter how pathetic she will look, or how much she cries. She will eventually eat the dog food.

Answer 4

I have a dog in Vietnam that has always been fed on people foods since he was a puppy, she is still healthy at 15 years old now.. Almost everyone in Asia only feeds human foods to dogs since there are no dog foods in there. It's a myth that dogs can't evolve and digest human foods and that meaty human foods are less healthy for dogs than dog foods.

Answer 5

Many people love the idea of owning a dog but one thing that they have to keep in mind often times, is that the dog needs to be trained. While the pet may look heart-breakingly cute when it's in a shelter or at the pound, picking out the dog is only the first part of the relationship between dog owner and the animal. Many people don't understand that they have to put time and effort into socializing the dog.

An unsocialized dog will intimidate others, tear up the home, and will create an environment that can become so bad that the it will have to be returned. Many times when dogs have to be returned to shelters or to other resources, it will end up euthanized, which is very heartbreaking. All of this can be spared if a person learns the various techniques in order to socialize the dog.

One thing that they have to understand is that the he wants to be told what to do. It's in the canine nature to follow a leader. The dog will be more than willing to obey the leadership of its master. Here's a look at some common techniques that are used in dog training:

"Dog Whispering"

This is a technique that has been around for a while, but gained national notoriety over the last 10 years. Some people might hear this term and wonder how in the world whispering to a dog can train it! Whispering isn't meant to be taken literally in this case. As trainers have shown, whispering is a term that refers to connecting with a being or an entity on a very deep and almost spiritual level. When it comes to dog training techniques, dog whispering involves careful observation of the dog's behavior and actions.

It literally entails getting inside the mind and the behavior system of the canine. When a person uses dog whispering techniques, they interact with the dog on the canine level. Again, one the most common mistakes that people make is treating the dog like a small human being.

"Reward Training"

Reward training is very simple and it's one of the older tricks that works. This is a simple method of training the dog by positive reinforcement. Once he does what it is told to do, it receives a treat. How this works is that the dog owner must entice the dog towards the treat. Once the canine develops awareness for the treat, it develops a strong desire for it. When the desire for it is extremely strong, the dog owner pulls back. Then the dog receives a command and when the dog obeys the command, it receives the treat. The object is to make the dog associate a treat with the command.

"Clicker Training"

Other dog training techniques include one that is similar to reward training, which is called clicker training. How this works is that the clicker is incorporated to get the dog's attention. The clicker is clicked as a form of communication with the dog. It learns that there is a command or reward associated in conjunction with the clicker. Many people claim that this is fun, and they actually make a game with the dog by using the clicker for their dog training tasks.

"Ultrasonic Whistle"

Last, a relatively new form of dog training technique is called the ultrasonic whistle. This works because the ultrasonic sound is only heard by the dog. When the owner is trying to communicate a command, or stop the dog from barking, they will blow on their whistle when they want to communicate a command to the dog. The benefit of this is that the humans can't hear this noise, but the dog can hear it, and they will learn to associate the sound with a command.

Dog training techniques aren't hard to incorporate, but they are something that absolutely must be incorporated from the time a dog owner brings their new dog home. No matter how old or how young the dog is, they will need training. Once they are trained properly, they will be a wonderful addition to one's family.

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My dog will only eat human food she will not eat dog food help!!!?
Hi my mini daschaund will only eat human food. I tryed all kinds of dog food that look just like human food but she will not eat it. How do I get my dog to eat dog food.

Answer 7

Do not feed her people food anymore. Just sit out dog food at her designated times, she will eventually get hungry and have no choice. She wont starve. I promise. Dogs have general instinct that when they get hungry, they will eat what they can. And if you have dog food available, that shouldn't be a problem. Now the hard part will be not giving in to her begging, whining, and pitiful faces. She has you trained, not the other way around. It is NOT GOOD for dogs to eat human food. Their digestive system is not set up that way. It can cause problems ranging from GI upset to pancreatitis. You have to be especially careful with small dogs. They are over representative for getting pancreatitis and similar problems. I know you may think it is cruel or mean or whatever, but you have to do what it takes! Make sure you go by the weight chart on the bag to make sure she's not being overfed. You should generally feed TWICE daily.
Do not add anything to her dog food to make it more appealing, some things could harm her especially food spices, or vinegars, or oils.

Just go to the pet store and get some dry science diet, eukaneuba, nutro, or natural choice. Those are some of the top brands, Iams and purina are fine to. But no store brands...i.e Ol'Roy....THIS IS BAD!!!

Answer 8

I bought my dog Vdog. It's kibble that is vegan and doesn't have all that crap. It's full of oats and veggies. I mix V-dog with pasta/rice/beans/sweet potato/veggies. Sometimes i get the wet food (which she loves). My doggie eats it all up. I don't recommend feeding your dog kibble that has meat bc dog food has different regulations than ppl food. The meat BY PRODUCTS (AND BONE) that go into these foods are from sick and diseased animals. Shelters give their euthanized dogs to kibble companies as well. YUCK. So my suggestion is to mix real food with healthy kibble and slowly cut out whole foods..but in all honestly whole foods are the best foods for any animal.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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Answer 11

You could try mixing a little human food with a little dog food, and then slowly increase the amount of dog food and soon she will be weened off the human food.