Problem in dog foods

My dog is a toy poodle and at first she likes dog food. Dog food is more expensive than rice. Here in the Philippines we ate rice instead of bread during our meal. I tried to give her some rice and she liked it, until now she loves to eat rice with meat sometimes and she doesn't eat the dog food we bought. I am glad because buying her dog food would cost us a lot of money. Just try anything that your dog likes and mix it with some dog food. I did that for some times and it works for her. :)

Hello Sureoi and welcome to myLot! The first thing you must do is to check your dog's health. Go visit the vet and see if everything is OK with your lab. Some dog refuse food because they have a problem with their digestive. If his health is strong, you can start teaching him to eat whatever you like. The secret is not to give him anything to eat until he eats dog food. I hope you already have a regular schedule for his feeding. If not, you must know an adult dog should eat one or two times a day, at the same hour every day. Let's say you decide to feed him two times a day. In the morning, after the morning walk, fill the food bowl with dog food and put it in front of your dog. He will probably refuse to eat. Let the bowl in front of him for ten minutes. No matter if he eats or not, after ten minutes remove it. Don't give him anything else to eat until the next meal time, which is in the evening. Again, fill the bowl with dog food, give it to your dog. Let the food at his disposal for ten minutes. If he doesn't eat, remove it after ten minutes. Repeat this until he starts to eat. Remember: nothing else to eat in between! Everybody in the house must follow this new schedule. Make sure nobody feeds him in secret with anything else. You must know it won't hurt a healthy dog if he doesn't eat for two or three days. So be more stubborn than he is, and don't give up! I wish you good luck!

Here it is cheaper to feed a dog with bread than with dog food. But it isn't healthy for a dog to eat only bread. Dogs are carnivores and they need more proteins in their diet. My friend's used to have a dog like yours. She didn't like to eat dog food at all. One day my friend met an old lady that told her to stop pampering the dog, so she let her starve for two days until she started to eat dogs food. Have you tried to let her starve?

hey.. our dog does not eat dog food they don't like it so feed them rice with fish in it or we put some soup for them to eat.. and wee make sure that they drink plenty of water..

Most dogs like those fishy stinky taste. Thats why some of them are into diapers, and trashcans. (Frankly speaking) You can mix dog food for a while (not with trash and diapers) but with fish and rice. Something like that.

Have you tried to try other brand of dog food? Actuslly we have same situation, my dog dont want to eat dog foods, but what we do is, we put rice plus dog food, and mix it up.

First of all, if you want your dog to eat dog food, stop feeding him bread. Doing this not only encourages him to eat bread and discourages him from eating his dog food. Secondly, stop force feeding your dog. From what I've seen (first hand) it only makes them dislike the food they're being fed and does not encourage them to eat it on their own. Last but not least, stop switching dog foods. If you haven't done so already, get a good brand dog food such as Fromm, Orijen, etc and stick with it. If you can, leave a bowl of it out so he can eat it whenever he wants...at least for now. And remember, no giving him bread (or any other "treats" that keep him from eating his dog food for that matter)...no matter how tempting it may be. Mixing some canned dog food with his meal is okay, although I wouldn't really recommend it. Fresh fruits or vegetables would be a better choice to mix in there...so long as it's safe for dogs to eat. By the way, don't expect too much at first. This is all new to him, so be sure to give him time to adjust. If you resist the urge to give in to him your dog should be eating his food in no time at all. I hope this helps. Happy mylotting!

Try mixing the dog food with the food he likes. You can do this in small dosage first, then gradually increase. I am sure he likes liver. So you are going to mix dog food with chopped liver. I am sure eventually the lab will learn to eat dog food.

Our princess has to have high protein food and we put gravy, meat drippings, or soft dog food mixed with it. She will scarf it down then. She has to be really hungry to eat it without something being mixed with it.

have you tried mixing wet dog food with dry dog food? buy a more expensive brand food? my dog would not eat any other brand other then pedigree. try asking at pet stores or your vet for samples of other brands. if that doesnt work try a raw diet or cook up some meat,veggies and rice etc