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mariecrossley · 03-15-2011, 11:38 AM

Please can someone help me, this behaviour is getting me down.. I just want my dog to eat his food without a fuss. Ive tried no end of foods wet and dry.. My yorkie is just so stubborn. (unless its scrambled egg..no fuss) ive tried taking it up after 10 mins.. help please

Sweet Apple · 03-15-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mariecrossley

Please can someone help me, this behaviour is getting me down.. I just want my dog to eat his food without a fuss. Ive tried no end of foods wet and dry.. My yorkie is just so stubborn. (unless its scrambled egg..no fuss) ive tried taking it up after 10 mins.. help please

try sprinkling some parmesan cheese on her food...Also, if there's nothing wrong w/him, he's probably eating enough...You didn't say how old he is, or how much he weighs...When my Apple was about 4 or 5 months old, she was only eating about 1/4 cup of food, all day...At 10 months, I switched her to raw, and now she's a food hound...

kjc · 03-15-2011, 12:01 PM

If you feed him anything other than dog food, like scrambled egg, he's probably holding out on you. If you give him 'extras', always put them in his food bowl mixed with his food, never from the table and never separately.

If you want to get him out of the habit completely, you may have to add some egg to his food at each meal, gradually decreasing the amount each time till finally he will eat without the addition. You will have to blend it so he cannot just pick out the egg, without eating the food.

This can take as long as 1-2 weeks or more. Sometimes they start refusing and you'll have to add more egg in than you want to get them eating again... then start decreasing the amount again. You may even have to go to every other day, every third day... etc. until he stops looking for it. Good Luck!

kjc · 03-15-2011, 12:07 PM

Oh and I forgot to add: Hi! and Welcome to YT!

mariecrossley · 03-15-2011, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Apple

try sprinkling some parmesan cheese on her food...Also, if there's nothing wrong w/him, he's probably eating enough...You didn't say how old he is, or how much he weighs...When my Apple was about 4 or 5 months old, she was only eating about 1/4 cup of food, all day...At 10 months, I switched her to raw, and now she's a food hound...

hi thankyou for your reply,, he is 16 month old now. he is a small build of yorkie,,forgot how much he wieghed now, i know was under 8kg. He goes all day without food, but whines and scratches the cupboard doors as if to say hes hungry, but the moment the food goes down he sniffs and walks away. I take it up after 10 mins.. and try later..same again happens. Ive now resorted to taking bits off it and pretending to eat it..(cant believe I do this) but he is so stubborn and he whines and whines.. can you suggest anything kind regards marie

nlchill · 03-16-2011, 08:10 AM

My yorkie, Hershey, was the same way. He is 8 months old and I have tried numerous types of kibble and canned food. He was never very interested in any of them. He would go all day without eating (except for scrambled eggs - must be a yorkie thing haha). I have very recently switched to raw and he eagerly awaits his dinner now. He will finish eating in as little as 3-5 minutes. You might want to give raw a try.

boopster · 03-16-2011, 01:04 PM

A little parmesan cheese can do wonders. So does warming the food a little. If the dog can smell the food it is more tempting. If you do heat it, give it a good stir to even out the temp and make sure it is not too hot before serving.

03-15-2011, 11:38 AM	#1
mariecrossley YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: england Posts: 2	can anyone advice me on how to get my dog to eat without a fuss? Please can someone help me, this behaviour is getting me down.. I just want my dog to eat his food without a fuss. Ive tried no end of foods wet and dry.. My yorkie is just so stubborn. (unless its scrambled egg..no fuss) ive tried taking it up after 10 mins.. help please

03-15-2011, 12:01 PM	#3
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,869	If you feed him anything other than dog food, like scrambled egg, he's probably holding out on you. If you give him 'extras', always put them in his food bowl mixed with his food, never from the table and never separately. If you want to get him out of the habit completely, you may have to add some egg to his food at each meal, gradually decreasing the amount each time till finally he will eat without the addition. You will have to blend it so he cannot just pick out the egg, without eating the food. This can take as long as 1-2 weeks or more. Sometimes they start refusing and you'll have to add more egg in than you want to get them eating again... then start decreasing the amount again. You may even have to go to every other day, every third day... etc. until he stops looking for it. Good Luck! __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

03-15-2011, 12:07 PM	#4
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,869	Oh and I forgot to add: Hi! and Welcome to YT! __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

03-16-2011, 08:10 AM	#6
nlchill YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: greenwell springs, louisiana Posts: 3	My yorkie, Hershey, was the same way. He is 8 months old and I have tried numerous types of kibble and canned food. He was never very interested in any of them. He would go all day without eating (except for scrambled eggs - must be a yorkie thing haha). I have very recently switched to raw and he eagerly awaits his dinner now. He will finish eating in as little as 3-5 minutes. You might want to give raw a try.

03-16-2011, 01:04 PM	#7
boopster Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 1,643 Blog Entries: 1	A little parmesan cheese can do wonders. So does warming the food a little. If the dog can smell the food it is more tempting. If you do heat it, give it a good stir to even out the temp and make sure it is not too hot before serving.