Odd eating habits

[Lilymo]

Molly will not eat her food from the bowl unless there are a couple of bits of kibble in it. If I drop the kibble on the floor she eats it no problem or if I had feed her she eats it all but not from a bowl. I tried plastic metal and glass bowls but makes no difference.
Anyone else got this problem and if so what did you do.

[gracielove]

Oh, yeah. Gracie hates bowls. I feed her from a flat glass or paper plate. Don't ask me why. I have no idea. She has always been a picky eater though.

[Harrysmum]

Originally Posted by Lilymo

Molly will not eat her food from the bowl unless there are a couple of bits of kibble in it. If I drop the kibble on the floor she eats it no problem or if I had feed her she eats it all but not from a bowl. I tried plastic metal and glass bowls but makes no difference.
Anyone else got this problem and if so what did you do.

That used to happen with us! I would spend hours making a game of it...rolling it along the floor, or giving it to him one by one as kind of treats - and then I thought this is madness!!

Have you tried giving it to her on a 'normal' plate? It worked for us .

Several friends of mine just put the kibble down on the doggy-placemat. I'm not sure though if that's right or wrong...Sally + Harry x

[Micah my love]

Mine like to get several pieces in their mouth go someplace drop it and eat off the floor

[janicewatts]

my sandy will often take small bits of her food out her bowl into another room an eat it...haha...she sometimes eats all her food out the bowl..but other times she will only pick at her food for a couple of days....i always think if she is ok with this i am..she is healthy and happy so i am...

[Lilymo]

Takes ages to hand feed her. DH says to leave her for 20 mins then pick the food up till next feed when she will be hungry enough to eat. I can't do that see is so small. Will try one of my plates and see how she does. Thanks

[gracielove]

Try just putting a little on the plate at a time. Give her a clean plate every time you feed her. Some dogs have such a sense of smell that they recognize the smell of old food and will refuse to eat from the same dish. I know it seems silly to do this with a little dog but we want them healthy and happy.

[LovinOurYorkies]

Tillie is my 'picky' eater...only eats soft food off a white saucer, and takes several pieces of kibble to the carpet and set them down then eat one piece at a time . She is also the one who hides kibble. It did take a while of trial and error to figure out what she expected me to do

[ritapatt]

Ziva is a fussy floor eater. We found feeding her out of a flat side dish works (I found Corningware "sidekicks"at a yardsale that work great) Abby is not picky but is able to eat out of a small ricebowl easily.The sides are just the right slope.