I have tried to get her to eat her regular dog food changed brand names bought different snacks, chicken or beef I dont know what to do with her please help me?
2007-02-01 04:46:23 · 16 answers · asked by Norma M 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
BARF diets (raw food) are expensive and do not benefit your dog unless you are a breeder and want to improve your bloodline generations down the road. Basically all the dog food you buy in grocery stores is crap and most of what is pet stores as well. Look at the ingredients and if any kind of "corn" is in the first 5 ingredients look for something different. Nutro Natural Balance is a good brand and not the most expensive.
2007-02-01 04:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jaffar 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get a premium brand of dog food and don't feed her anything else. When she gets hungry enough she will eat. Our pets need quality pet food. Read the ingredients list and learn what the stuff on there is and what it does (or does not do) to/for our pets. A quick pet food 101. If the pet food contains corn/corn products or by products it is a poor quality food. Do not pay attention to advertising, they all say there food is great. Corn is a filler that can trigger skin problems. (allergies, skin problems, itching and excessive shedding) By products is anything from an animal not fit for human consumption, including cancerous tissue. Quality foods have meat as the first ingredient. California Natural, Solid Gold, Innova and Merrick are a few of the best brands available. If you want to learn more check out: http://www.sagekeep.com/petfood.htm www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359& more=1 http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/PetFoods.nsf/$$PetFoodsByRating?OpenForm
2007-02-01 05:47:28 · answer #2 · answered by Stick to Pet Rocks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not feed her "human food." People food does not provide the nutrients a growing puppy needs. Human food can be too fatty or salty for dogs. Also, there are human foods (i.e, onions, garlic, grapes, chocolate) that can be fatal to dogs if consumed in quantity.
I went through a time when my dog refused to eat her food. I would put it out and leave it out. Eventually she ate her food.
When your puppy is hungry, she will eat what is available to her.
2007-02-01 04:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try mixing some beef or chicken broth into the dog food. Quit feeding her people food - eventually she'll get hungry.
2007-02-01 04:56:15 · answer #4 · answered by kramerdnewf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dogs will always prefer people food if you let them, you need to nip that in the bud, get a good quality dry food, iams is the best but it also the most expensive, there is nothing wrong with Purina, generations of dogs have grown up on purina. put dry food out in a bowl, be sure there is always fresh water available too, the dog will eat when it is hungry, it won't starve itself, after it is used to dry food, you won't have any problems, also, i would cut treats out entirely till the dog begins to eat dry food...hope this helps, any vet will tell you the same.
2007-02-01 04:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by johnkmayer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT FEED her human food! AT ALL! She'll get hungry enough and eat her own. Sounds like you have a spoiled one on your hands....or you can cook for her (if you're willing to make the effort) there are lots of websites I found when looking into what to feed mine. ( just google dog food) only a few types of food to avoid, no cooked bones, and no spices.
2007-02-01 04:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by jennifer d 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
honestly? Do not feed her any people food again, it can cause upset bellys an vomiting, and it makes them where they will not eat dogfood. (lol, guess you know that part) simply put her food in the bowl, don't offer her anything else, & she will eat.. you didnt say what age your baby is, but if she is a tiny, young, small breed puppy, then you will need to make sure she eats every 2 hours because her blood sugar can drop too low, even if you have to syringe feed her puppyfood..good luck
2007-02-01 04:59:21 · answer #7 · answered by lesa b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try some soft puppy food or get the kind that makes gravy when you mix it with warm water, that worked for me, but try to limit the human food because the dog is not hungry enough when you feed him his food, he will eat dog food it he's hungry.
2007-02-01 04:55:22 · answer #8 · answered by jojonjesse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a crate, put the puppy in the crate with it's food only and only let it out to potty, in a few days it should help a transition.
2007-02-01 04:50:51 · answer #9 · answered by Miss Informed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop giving her people food altogether. Eventually, she will get hungry enough to start eating her own food again.
2007-02-01 04:49:24 · answer #10 · answered by love2shop 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋