I agree with twisterdog.... I used to have this dog that was starved to death , only given scraps of human food by it's previous owner.. and it just wouldnt' eat dry food , only wet. Just let them see you WON'T give them anything.. this dog used to beg for hours just to get some food from you, but if you let it know you are not going to give it any, then it will finally get hungry enough to eat it's dry food.. that's al.l.....