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Odie in London · 03-19-2008, 04:44 AM

Just recently Odie decided that he wants to be spoon fed to start eating any of his meals. He will dance around his food, bark at it.. then he will sniff it and walk away I know he is hungry but he just keeps doing the dance and barking..lol
it is really funny to watch. I have tried to introduce his new crunchie kibble but he won't do that either. He wants to be hand fed..

Any tips/ ideas out there???
I don't want him to take sick because of his new eating habits

txrosegirl · 03-19-2008, 04:50 AM

that sounds cute

how old is odie? gino did the same thing for a while...he would only eat his kibble if you hand fed it to him one piece at a time

lol ... we finally realized we needed to stop because we were teaching him bad habits...if we would have continued to feed him this way, he would have learned this was "okay" and would expect it all the time

... we just realized we needed to set the bowl down and ignore his sad face ... once he realized we were not going to hand feed him, all of the sudden he remembered how to eat on his own lol

i think if your furkid is older, you can afford to let him "wait it out" ... he will eat when he is hungry

now for a puppy it is a little bit different because they need to eat more regularly ... not sure what to do in that case

Odie in London · 03-19-2008, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by txrosegirl

that sounds cute

how old is odie? gino did the same thing for a while...he would only eat his kibble if you hand fed it to him one piece at a time

lol ... we finally realized we needed to stop because we were teaching him bad habits...if we would have continued to feed him this way, he would have learned this was "okay" and would expect it all the time

... we just realized we needed to set the bowl down and ignore his sad face ... once he realized we were not going to hand feed him, all of the sudden he remembered how to eat on his own lol

i think if your furkid is hungry, you can afford to let him "wait it out" ... he will eat when he is hungry

now for a puppy it is a little bit different because they need to eat more regularly ... not sure what to do in that case

Odie is 12 weeks old, Just had his second set of needles on Monday. But he was starting this little game before his needles.. BTW he is now 1lb 8 ozs.. wooohooo

Salbug12 · 03-19-2008, 05:20 AM

Cooper doesn't eat well either so we started feeding him also. I have changed food about 4 times and he just turned his nose up and would not eat it so this time I bought Royal Canine for Yorkies and he is eating it all the time. I miss feeding him but I just dont have time to sit and do it. We leave it out all the time for him. Just make sure your puppy gets enough and keep nutrical handy.

Odie in London · 03-19-2008, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Salbug12

Cooper doesn't eat well either so we started feeding him also. I have changed food about 4 times and he just turned his nose up and would not eat it so this time I bought Royal Canine for Yorkies and he is eating it all the time. I miss feeding him but I just dont have time to sit and do it. We leave it out all the time for him. Just make sure your puppy gets enough and keep nutrical handy.

I have him on good food too, Wellness for puppies both canned and kibble.
Problem is I have a back problem.. waiting for surgery and having to bend down to feed or pick him up is killing me.

He must be sensing all this because he doesn't come to me like he was a couple days ago. I know he wants me to play with him because he is constantly pulling my pant legs.. poor baby

NYYJeterGrl626 · 03-19-2008, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Odie in London

I have him on good food too, Wellness for puppies both canned and kibble.
Problem is I have a back problem.. waiting for surgery and having to bend down to feed or pick him up is killing me.

He must be sensing all this because he doesn't come to me like he was a couple days ago. I know he wants me to play with him because he is constantly pulling my pant legs.. poor baby

Sorry to hear about your back, good luck with the surgery. Isabella was doing the same thing she wanted me to take the kibbles out of the bowl and feed her or she would steal her brother's food. I just leave the bowl out now, beacuse when I was trying to do it 3x/day she wasn't interested, now she goes to the bowl and eats what she wants.

celstu1 · 03-19-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Odie in London

Odie is 12 weeks old, Just had his second set of needles on Monday. But he was starting this little game before his needles.. BTW he is now 1lb 8 ozs.. wooohooo

My first baby did that until he was almost 4 months old. We finally got some dog food gravy or mixed in some wet food with it... he started eating on his own. In a way it was cute to hand feed him but after awhile it got old! who has an hour to sit on the kitchen floor hand-feeding a dog?? LOL

Odie in London · 03-19-2008, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by celstu1

My first baby did that until he was almost 4 months old. We finally got some dog food gravy or mixed in some wet food with it... he started eating on his own. In a way it was cute to hand feed him but after awhile it got old! who has an hour to sit on the kitchen floor hand-feeding a dog?? LOL

I have enough problems trying to walk let alone getting on the floor to feed him

he did this last can of food too, gun ho at the first of the tin and by the end of the tin.. dancing around the dish.. grrr...lol
I have also noticed that he has gotten *puppy attitude* wow.. he is sure assurting his wants..lol

slahey2000 · 03-19-2008, 04:31 PM

Linus did the same thing when he was little. The breeder told me when I got him that he preferred to eat from a plate! I realized that it's beacuse he doesn't like to stick his face into a bowl of food because his face gets dirty

So now, I spread his food out on a plate so he can pick each piece up withing getting too messy!

mainegirl · 03-20-2008, 06:07 AM

My Ozzy is 15 weeks and he still prefers to eat his kibble out of his puppy kong. I now give him 1-2 tsp of wet food in his bowl also to try and get him to eat more but he still wants to drop his kong, pounce on each kibble toss it around then eat it. Jeesh he burns off more calories than he takes in eating! He seems to be doing ok since he finally reached 3lbs. He is better now about picking food from his bowl so I hope he grows out of his Kong habit

03-19-2008, 04:44 AM	#1
Odie in London YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Ontario Canada Posts: 465	Odie playing with his food Just recently Odie decided that he wants to be spoon fed to start eating any of his meals. He will dance around his food, bark at it.. then he will sniff it and walk away I know he is hungry but he just keeps doing the dance and barking..lol it is really funny to watch. I have tried to introduce his new crunchie kibble but he won't do that either. He wants to be hand fed.. Any tips/ ideas out there??? I don't want him to take sick because of his new eating habits __________________ Nicole and Odie

03-19-2008, 04:50 AM	#2
txrosegirl owned by my monkeys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: far north dallas, texas Posts: 1,866	that sounds cute how old is odie? gino did the same thing for a while...he would only eat his kibble if you hand fed it to him one piece at a time lol ... we finally realized we needed to stop because we were teaching him bad habits...if we would have continued to feed him this way, he would have learned this was "okay" and would expect it all the time ... we just realized we needed to set the bowl down and ignore his sad face ... once he realized we were not going to hand feed him, all of the sudden he remembered how to eat on his own lol i think if your furkid is older, you can afford to let him "wait it out" ... he will eat when he is hungry now for a puppy it is a little bit different because they need to eat more regularly ... not sure what to do in that case __________________ lyn ~ miss buffey, sir bentley and baby bree ~ RIP sweet gino - mommy will always love you please click to give FREE food - the animal rescue site Last edited by txrosegirl; 03-19-2008 at 04:51 AM.

03-20-2008, 06:07 AM	#10
mainegirl Donating YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 513 Blog Entries: 1	My Ozzy is 15 weeks and he still prefers to eat his kibble out of his puppy kong. I now give him 1-2 tsp of wet food in his bowl also to try and get him to eat more but he still wants to drop his kong, pounce on each kibble toss it around then eat it. Jeesh he burns off more calories than he takes in eating! He seems to be doing ok since he finally reached 3lbs. He is better now about picking food from his bowl so I hope he grows out of his Kong habit __________________ Member of the Little Gentleman's Club

03-19-2008, 05:20 AM	#4
Salbug12 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ironton, Ohio Posts: 120	Cooper doesn't eat well either so we started feeding him also. I have changed food about 4 times and he just turned his nose up and would not eat it so this time I bought Royal Canine for Yorkies and he is eating it all the time. I miss feeding him but I just dont have time to sit and do it. We leave it out all the time for him. Just make sure your puppy gets enough and keep nutrical handy.

03-19-2008, 04:31 PM	#9
slahey2000 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston Posts: 158	Linus did the same thing when he was little. The breeder told me when I got him that he preferred to eat from a plate! I realized that it's beacuse he doesn't like to stick his face into a bowl of food because his face gets dirty So now, I spread his food out on a plate so he can pick each piece up withing getting too messy!