.wesss

So after a lot of research on what kind of food to start feeding Jeffrey (my 3.5 month old spoo), I got him Blue Buffalo for puppies dry food (it's in the blue shiny bag). The breeder gave him purina puppy chow, which I hear isn't that good.
So after 4-5 days of being home and feeding him his new food, he never seems to like it. He'll take a couple of bites and walk away, and he only will stay there if I keep saying "eat your food". However, when he's outside, I can't keep him out of the cat food when he goes outside. Any advice on what to do? The first bag of food I bought wasn't very big so it wont be a big deal to get a different one, but I want to make sure I'm getting one he likes, because I don't want him being hungry. And the food switch didn't hurt his stomach. His stools are normal consistency.
Thanks

.wesss

I also can't seem to find a good treat he likes either! :(
I tried milkbones, and those seem to hard for him to chew, and I tried a recommended food roll, but it's a pain because I have to keep cutting it up.

.wesss

I just realized I posted this in the wrong section too. Oops. Sorry guys.

plumcrazy

No problem! I moved it...

Barb

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.wesss

Thanks!!

fjm

He could be teething - have you tried softening the kibble with warm water or unsalted chicken broth?

I've found the best, and probably safest, treats are just meat. A chicken breast, poached, cut up and frozen will make dozens, and bits can be stuffed into a Kong along with his kibble to make a long lasting chew toy, Same with a slice of roast beef, or a scrap off your steak, or any other meat you are cooking. If you are vegetarian, people swear by dehydrated sweet potato slices (but my two hold out for the carniverous option!). There are lots of recipes for homemade treats on here if you search - Liver Cake has proved very popular with many dogs.

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Arborgale

You are not alone! I have not found a good treat for Rosie either. She turns up her nose at them, or will politely take it and then place it on the floor and walk away. The only thing I know she loves is cheese, but that is a pain. You can't carry cheese out on walks, it gets all yucky! I would love to find a good "stable" treat to carry around with us while we are training on walks.

Rosie does not eat that well either, even though I put chicken and broth on her kibble. I thought I'd figured it out by exercising her real good right before I fed her, but that did not work last night or this morning. Oh well. Sometimes she eats well, sometimes she takes a bite, and sometimes she fasts. I remember my last minipoo was pretty weird with food too. I guess they have better self control with food than I do. They will eat what they need to survive and leave the rest.

I'd be interested in hearing how many others have the same issues and what training treats people suggest (that will stay clean in your pocket).

.wesss

Wow thanks! I was hoping you'd chime in. And yes, I do believe it is him teething because it looks hard for him to chew, and it falls out of his mouth. I'll try the chicken broth today! I hope he doesn't get to used to it though and wont eat without it. I noticed that it looked rather unusual that he wasn't devouring his food like other puppies would.
When are the puppies usually done teething?

.wesss

It feels nice not to be the only one! I want to find small chewy treats that he'll like, and that are pre broken up, like little pieces. The rolls of food I'm cutting up he loves them, but they are super messy to cut and put in my pocket.
And I'm with you. Jeffrey is the opposite of me. As a 21 year old male, I'm starving 24/7! lol

Fluffyspoos

Cairo came to me on kibbles and bits, oh man! I switched him to solid gold lil bits, and he wasn't eating it well at first, so I added water to it to bring out the smell and flavor, he's eating it enthusiastically now while it's dry. Give that a try! (:

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