I just got an 8 week old male pomeranian puppy...?

Question

and all it eats it table food. How can I get it to eat dog food?

Answer 1

stop feeding it table food.... it's not good for it at all.

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It's a familiar sight to every pet owner who has sat down to a
meal with their dog in the room: Your furry friend scoots as
close to the table as he can get. His big, pitiful eyes stare
longingly - first at you, then at your plate. He licks his
chops over and over again, hoping to get just one bite of
whatever you are eating. As hard as it is not to give in to
those sad, soulful eyes, there are many reasons NOT to feed
your dog table scraps.

The most obvious reason is because many of the foods that
humans eat are just not good for dogs. The best diet for a dog
is a consistent diet. Talk to your vet about how much food to
give your dog, and then feed the same amount at the same time
each day. There are ways to make his meals more interesting,
such as adding gravy that is made for dogs, without sacrificing
his good health.

Dogs that eat a lot of table scraps tend to be overweight. If
you are eating a steak and want to give your dog a treat, what
part of the steak does he usually get? The fat. Eating pure
fat isn't good for your dog's weight. Dogs that are overweight
have less energy and are at greater risk for developing health
problems such as cardiovascular diseases.

Some foods are a direct threat to your dog's health. Chocolate
is the best example of this. Chocolate contains a substance
that is toxic to dogs. While humans love this sweet treat, it
can cause great harm, even death, to your dog.

Digestive disorders are another common problem among dogs that
eat a lot of table scraps. Again, the healthiest diet for
dogs is a consistent diet. You're not doing your dog any
favors if you feed him scraps that cause him to vomit or have
diarrhea. Even a food that isn't always toxic to a dog can
upset his digestive tract enough to cause these unpleasant
symptoms.

Table scraps do not provide the nutrition that dogs need.
Tossing your dog a scrap of chicken now and then is different
than feeding your dog a diet that consists mainly of table
scraps. Dogs need different things nutritionally than humans
do, and the best way for dogs to get what they need is to eat a
food that has been formulated for dogs. Even if you offer him
nutritious dog food along with an abundance of table scraps, he
is less likely to eat his own food if he is filling up on yours.


In addition to the health problems, there are behavioral
problems that can develop as a result of feeding your dog table
scraps. You need to ask yourself the following questions.

Do you really want him to beg? You need to ask yourself this
question every time you are tempted to give in to your dog. If
you start feeding your dogs scraps from the table, he is going
to sit there like Old Faithful at every single meal. Do not
reward begging at the table unless you WANT him to beg at the
table. Rewarding that behavior even one time may make it
difficult to train your dog to stay away from the table. Even
if it doesn't bother you terribly, you may want to entertain
guests in the future who won't appreciate Fido sniffing their
plates as they try to eat.

Help your pet be a good dog by NOT rewarding bad behavior such
as begging.

Do you want your dog to be a picky eater? Since the healthiest
food for you dog is dog food, it's a good idea to make that dog
food as appealing as possible. Setting his dry kibble next to a
juicy steak probably isn't the most effective way to accomplish
that. By feeding your dog a lot of table scraps, you are
helping him develop a taste for your food. In some cases, this
will cause your dog to become finicky about what he eats, and
his dry food will not seem as appealing as it once did.

Do you want a dog who steals? A dog who is allowed to eat
human food on a regular basis will begin to assume it is his
right to eat the pot of spaghetti you left on the counter. He
may also be more apt to rummage through the garbage to get a
hold of some of the scraps you neglected to give him. This may
cause serious problems as many items found in the trash are very
harmful to your pet.

There are many good reasons not to give table scraps to your
dog on a regular basis, but there are ways to treat your dog
that are not harmful and that will not encourage bad behavior.

If you want to give your pet an occasional treat of leftover
meat, just follow a few rules.

• Be sure that small bones are removed. Never give your dog
chicken bones. Some dogs have a bad reaction (severe vomiting
and diarrhea) to other types of bones, so it's best to remove
the meat from the bones completely.

• Do not feed directly from the table. After the meal, when
the dog has stopped begging, take the leftovers to his normal
eating place and put them in his bowl. Do not let him see you
walk directly from the table to his bowl.

• Do not do anything that causes your dog to see a relationship
between his begging and you giving him table food. Do not feed
him table scraps every day. His main diet should be of a food
that contains all the nutrition he needs. In other words: dog
food. Only feed hand selected table scraps as an occasional
treat.

As much as you might want to give in to his begging, you must
keep his best interest in mind. Dogs don't know what is good
for them. It's your job to help keep them healthy and to help
them behave, not give in to their every whim.

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Answer 2

STOP feeding it table scraps. Only offer it a good quality dog food. Set designated feeding times. Put food in bowl, put bowl on floor, give dog 5 minutes to eat. Pick up bowl after 5 minutes whether dog has eaten or not. Do NOT give bowl again until next deisngated feeding time. Dog will not allow itself to starve to death. No table scraps EVER and no treats or other food until the dog is eating out of it's bowl it's kibble on a regular basis.

Answer 3

Buy a bag of good quality kibble.. Put it in the bowl, show the dog where it is and leave the food there.. He'll eat when he's hungry.. He's 8 weeks old and growing like a weed.. He hasn't got enough life experience yet to realize that he can just try and wait you out.. He'll eat it..

Answer 4

At one time we got a four month old puppy that lived in a home that also had daycare. This little dog absolutely refused to eat any dog food what so ever!

I wound up feeding him lean hamburger and rice.

Eventually as an old dog he began to eat dry Bil Jac that I bought for my poodle. Totally shocked me cause he had never ever wanted anything to do with any dog food.

Answer 5

Well, first off should get him something that he likes or whats hes supposed to eat..
Second of all u should put some in the dog bowl and then some water and maybe hell eat it,


hope i helped!!!

Answer 6

I bathe my dogs once a month. It's better for their skin because bathing too much may strip them of their natural oils that help their hair stay thick and glossy. You can trim how ever you want him to be. The nair at the anus should be nicely trimmed though because his feces can get stuck to the hair. His inside of the ear should be trimmed or plucked out (depends on where you get your dog groomed) and you clip the nails with a dog nail clipper. Watch out for the veins in the nails which can be seen easily after a bath.

Answer 7

Duh, don't give him table food!!

A dog will NOT starve itself. You give the dog its food. If it dosnt eat it straight away, take it back and give it half an hour later. Keep trying, it will work.

I reccomend a HOLISTIC food such as Burns, NEVER the supermarket crap. If you wouldn't eat the ingredients, dont feed it to your dog. You know what I'm talking bout, "derivitives of animal origin"....that crap.


Good luck with the pup!

Answer 8

put food in its dog bowl

Answer 9

try puppy chow and no table scraps once you give them they cannot stop I bet he is so cute they are little balls of fluff try putting it in your hand till he gets used to eating it try Eukanuba and good luck

Answer 10

by not letting it eat table food duh.