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My Puppy won't eat dog food or treats

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#1 ·
My boxer will not eat puppy food. I gave him chicken and rice and he ate that. I gave him a hot dog and he ate that. I was giving him Eukanuba but then I found out that it was not a good dog food. So, now I am giving him canned Blue buffalo and he still wont eat it. I do not want to give him table food, but Im lost...This is my first puppy and love him and just am confused..Any tips on getting my puppy to eat..He has had his shots and his healthy- I do no know what it is
 
#2 ·
Feeding him so many different foods will confuse him, possibly upset his stomach, and turn him into a picky eater. After giving him so much table food, he's decided to try and hold out for more. Get a good quality puppy food and try slighty wetting it to increase the aroma (my daughter's puppy is doing well on Innova Puppy, but there are others, too). You can also try sprinkling just a little bit of parmasan cheese in with it to see if it helps, or mixing in a little bit of canned food (a TBSP or 2).

If your puppy won't eat after 15-30 minutes, remove the food, and feed him again at the next feeding. Missing a meal or two won't hurt him, as long as he's drinking water. A hungry puppy won't be so picky!
 
#3 ·
I only gave him table food after he went a few days without eating anything. I would put the food out at his times to eat and he would not touch it. So, then after like 3 days off not eating the eukanuba I tried blue Buffalo yesterday and he wont eat that. He just drinks water and I am lost, I do not want him to starve but you are right i dont want to keep changing food
 
#4 ·
Have you tried wetting the kibble? Some puppies need their food soft at first. Also, what was the breeder feeding him? You might want to call and ask. Maybe he'll eat that.
 
#5 ·
my puppy (13wks) is the same way - he does not touch his own food! he's been on the same one since he was about 9 weeks and devoured it at first, now he wont eat it unless i mix hamburg in it, i've tried chicken but he just eats the chicken and leaves the dog food. im researching homemade diets to see if this will work, a little more time consuming but like you, im just not sure what to do, he's acting and going to the bathroom fine so im sure he's not sick - picky or stubborn i think, lol.
 
#6 ·
Your pup is playing you. I agree with Beth. Our dogs know if you don't eat your dinner you don't get it. They love their food anyways. Have you tried excercising your pup, so his appetitie is stimulated? Sometimes that helps when you excersie them then you wait 30 minutes or so for a cool down, then you feed.
 
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