she weights about 15 lbs. and has a attitude it will take her about a week to eat a bowl of dry dog food she wont eat canned food she is picky about human food
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Dogs really don't need dog biscuits in their diet. They are high in carbohydrates and don't really do much of anything for their teeth regardless of the advertising claims.
I would dump all the treats and settle on a dog food that you want her to eat. Canned is better than kibble but kibble is better than biscuits.
Put down the food and leave it there for a half hour. If she doesn't eat it, take it up. Try it again later in the day. Keep trying it until she is hungry enough to eat. If she is healthy, she will eventually eat even while grumbling.
Always make her sit/stay, down/stay or do something for everything she wants. I would also keep her off the furniture until she loses her 'attitude' and pays attention to you.
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Human food is fine. Food is food regardless of what anyone says. Food just has to be prepared with the dog's limitations and requirements in mind. Spicy foods, too much wheat, too much corn, onions, etc. can be a problem for dogs. Freshly prepared meats, a variety of vegetables, some fruits and some grains make dogs very happy.
I would ditch the highly processed, high carbohydrate 'bones' and substitute plain cooked chicken, cheese, etc. for treats.
YES it is,
I dont think those milkbones have all the necessary nutrients she needs to stay healthy. Stop buying the milkbones and leave her dry food out, she might have an attitude but when the hunger hits her she WILL eat the dry food.
It's really important that her diet not be all milkbones, etc. Those are not good for dogs in large quantities. Even if she takes a week to eat the dry dog food, put it out for her and lay off the milkbones so much. To give you an idea, feeding her dog biscuits is like feeding a kid candy all the time. It doesn't give her what she needs to be healthy.
Have you tried switching her dry food to something you can mix with water to make gravy? Buy the small bags of a varity of foods. If she like them great, and what she dosnt like bring to your local shelter as a donation.
She's not getting the nuttion she needs with the dog treats.
Quite frankly, yes it is bad for her health. You need to select a top quality dry dog food, feed it to her twice a day (assuming she's an adult), give her about 20 minutes to eat, then pick it up. Wait until her next meal time, and feed her again. No healthy dog will every starve themselves. If she won't eat her dog food, it's because you've taught her she doesn't have to - if she doesn't eat, you'll just give her something else. While you're re-training her to eat her food, don't give her any treats between meals or you'll never get this problem solved and you do want her to be healthy, right?
Yes it can be bad for her since she is not getting the proper diet. You need to be tough and set her food down and when she doesn't eat it after 15 minutes you pick it up put it away and say ol well. And put it back down again at the next feeding, and continue like that. I would stop giving the milk bones act, until she has learned that she has to eat her food. She will eat when she gets hungry enough. Just make sure she has plenty of water to drink while you are going thru this phase. You are the alpha remember that, and she needs to know that. If you truly love your dog you will find a way. I would recommend calling your vet and seeing what he says.
well, human food isn't a good option. Milkbones and jumbones aren't completely nutritionally balanced for dogs, so she should eat dog food, specially a good quality food. Try stopping everything BUT dog food for a few days and see if she doesn't start to eat. Before you panic remember that a dog can actually go several days without eating at all without hurting them. When she gets hungry she'll eat.
No, it's not good for her. If you want her to eat her dry food simply stop giving her scraps, milkbones and jumbones. When the only option for food is her dry stuff she'll eat it. No healthy dog, when hungery, will stay hungery if there is food available. Once she starts eating her dry food with regularity you can reintroduce her bones slowly but I would recommend only giving her one a day.
Picky dogs are picky because they know they can boss you around. Also try timed feedings. Put the food down for 20 min. and what ever she doesn't eat in 20 min she doesn't get. Feed her twice a day this way and I promise within two days tops, with no bones or treats to keep her fed, she will be happy to eat her dry food.
Dog treats do not provide what your dog needs to thrive and for a balanced diet, so definitely, you may want to check out a food that is more to her liking OR, don't give her treats until after she has eaten. It may take a few days of putting food out for her (do this two to three times a day- put the food down for 15 minutes and what she does not eat, even if she doesn't eat at all, take the bowl up. No treats, no food until the next feeding then repeat with just the dog food, take it up again if she doesn't eat and then nothing til her next feeding, put her food down and if she doesn't eat anything within 15 minutes, take it up. Most likely she will be hungry and eat her food by then. If she eats most of it or all of it, then give her one treat.
Repeat this and it will help her get used to treats between meals (not too many, just a few a day) and get her eating her food. Feed a good quality food that she likes the taste of.
Check this site out for foods to avoid:
http://www.itchmo.com
Here are some good brands, but if you switch do it gradually and add a bit of pumpkin pie filling to the diet. (few spoonfuls) This is just plain pureed pumpkin and is good for settling a dog's stomach.
Better brands:
Canidae, Wellness, Merrick, The Honest Kitchen, Nature's Recipe Venison and Rice or Duck and Potato, AvoDerm,
Innova Evo, California Natural-
As far as I know, these are brands that were not recalled and they vary in price and availability.
You can add a few supplements to your dog food, too. Like Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, Brewer's Yeast with Garlic (powdered and formulated for dog, full of natural iron and B vitamins- great for skin and coat) and feed occasional yogurt, not in large amounts.
Well, it won't make her sick, but just eating treats is really not good for her health. Just stop giving her those treats and that will let her know that the only food option she has is her dog food! :)
yes,milkbones and jumbones do not have the nutrients and vitamins for her.
if she is a puppy thats really bad because a growing puppy needs to be healthy
if she is a young adult thats still bad because if you want her to live longer then feed her dog *food* not dog treats
if she is a full adult thats,yet again,bad.it is the same answer as the above
if she is a old dog thats bad still because she might not live long and you will lose a companion
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