Ugh, Star can also be VERY difficult. What I found that works is to use either: hide it in Cheese-Whiz on a cracker (in just enough so she can eat it all in one bite) and 2) pry her mouth open, shove it in the back, clamp her muzzle shut, and blow on her face - I heard it if you do that dogs have an automatic response to swallow & blink - don't know if that's true, but it works.
I figure cheese-Whiz is probably not really good for her, but it gets the pill down.