Hans (my mini schnauzer) only ate his dinner when Rocky (my deceased boxer) did. Now that Rocky is gone, Hans forgets to eat! So a couple of days ago, I sat on the kitchen floor with him, took a piece of dog food and put it in his mouth. Well, he thought this was great! So we did this for a while and he ate quite a bit. This morning, he sat by his dog food bowl and waited for me. I went over and put a piece of dog food in his mouth. He kept waiting. So I put another piece in his mouth. How long do schnauzers live? 14 years? So I have 10 more years of hand feeding Hans? What have I done??? You know, dogs are so smart. You do something once and they don't forget. My husband thinks I'm nuts! Hans isn't spoiled at all, of course not!!!