i think she might be afraid of it how can i teach her to eat out of it?
2007-02-23 11:26:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs are pack animals. Somewhere in your dogs past there was a dominate dog that did not allow her to eat near the food source. She learned to take a bite and walk away. I suggest you take a small amount and feed her by hand near the bowl, bringing her closer and closer to the bowl gently. Praise her for each step. This may take a while as she has to relearn a skill that she has habituated.
2007-02-23 11:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by itchianna 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
shih tzu's like to be pampered mine sometimes does this so I feed her by hand just try that and maybe get her a smaller bowl !!! Also she might be afriad of getting dirty my shih hates to get dirty anywayz good luck with your new puppy shih tzu's are the best dogs in the world
2007-02-23 19:37:04 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she has tags on her collar, make sure they don't hit the bowl when she puts her head over it. The noise can scare her. Try feeding her out of your hand, with your hand right over the bowl, so she gets used to eating over the bowl.
2007-02-23 19:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by Snowman38 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the personailty of the dog matters..
We have a small dog, she's petrified of everything! :s
We leave her food bowl behind the couch were she made her hideout...
She won't eat with the other dogs..
Maybe that's it? put her food bowl near her bed?
Dys.
2007-02-23 19:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might be because her dog dish it to deep..Try using a flat dish or a very shallow bowl. That should correct it.
2007-02-24 11:17:29 · answer #5 · answered by china 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably because it is to young and make sure they are in tiny pieces because they are now teething and they find it hard to eat big foods
2007-02-23 19:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋