Ok, I take total blame for making Debo a picky eater, just wondering how to fix it.
Debo doesn't seem to be interested in any food unless it comes out of the refrigerator. I don't make the habit of sharing food at the table or when I'm eating, but I do give him plain yogurt, cottage cheese, apple pieces, and hotdogs out of the refrigerator. It's like when he sees me getting scoops out of his dog food, he's not interested. I tried mixing things in his food, but he either licks it off, or shoves his nose through the food to get the "goodies". He'll eat new dog food for the first day and then become uninterested. I don't like to see him not eating
I decided yesterday that I was going to stop mixing food and giving things out of the refrigerator, b/c he seems to wait for only that kind of food. He's always following me to the fridge, to see what I'm going to get. I also decided I'm only going to give him 2 treats (large) per day. I had given him 3 or 4 to make up for the lack of eating, just so he had something little in his stomach.
Also, since yesterday I put the bowl of food down for 30 minutes 3 times a day and if he doesn't eat I put it up. Do I just have to keep at it, or is there another alternative? He's barely at anything since yesterday morning. And he's definitely hungry, he just wants to be picky.
Debo doesn't seem to be interested in any food unless it comes out of the refrigerator. I don't make the habit of sharing food at the table or when I'm eating, but I do give him plain yogurt, cottage cheese, apple pieces, and hotdogs out of the refrigerator. It's like when he sees me getting scoops out of his dog food, he's not interested. I tried mixing things in his food, but he either licks it off, or shoves his nose through the food to get the "goodies". He'll eat new dog food for the first day and then become uninterested. I don't like to see him not eating
Also, since yesterday I put the bowl of food down for 30 minutes 3 times a day and if he doesn't eat I put it up. Do I just have to keep at it, or is there another alternative? He's barely at anything since yesterday morning. And he's definitely hungry, he just wants to be picky.