Picky Eater

[Freedom]

Neither Cesars nor Iams is a high quality food. A good food is really essential for a dog that size; she must get all the nutrients she needs in a small amount of food, because that is all she can eat is a small amount!

Some high quality foods include: Solid Gold, Taste of the Wild (that is what I feed), Wellness Core, and Canidae. Halo canned would be a great wet food to give once a day.

I think that small size, you feed either 2 or 3 times daily. You shouldn't fee feed her. Rather, put down her bowl with the right amount of food, wait 10 minutes and then pick it up. No food or snacks till the next feeding. She will NOT starve herself, lol.

Good luck!

[emc]

Yeah, I know I contributed to the problem, but it's tough not to give in to her. What's wrong with cesar? It smells like real food, unlike most of that canned commercial dog food.

[Freedom]

You can learn a lot about dog food by reading some reviews on here:

www.dogfoodanalysis.com

They rate the foods 1 to 6, with 6 being the best. Cesar is a 1.

Move up to a 4, 5 or 6 and things will be so much better!

[emc]

Thanks for the link.

[menmy3dogs]

You might try a better quality food, if she gets wet food, try Taste of the Wild, Wellness Stews, Natural Balance makes a good wet food+. Also don't hand feed her. If you have taken her to the vet and she is perfectly healthy and her teeth are good I would give her a little case of tough love. You set the bowl down, she does not eat it in say 15 minutes you pick it up and she gets nothing to eat until the next feeding time. Make her earn her meals, so if you want to hand feed her, she has to earn it, making her sit, down stay, roll over, hand touches, etc all for her dinner or breakfast.

[Freedom]

Agreed!!!