[ochygerl]

My pup is 11 weeks old... Ive had him for about a month now... I weened him off the foodsotre puppy food from the breeder and started him on Innova... it's a hollistic on that the local pet store graciously let me sample... He was fine with it for a while and now seems uninterested. Barely ever finishes. He is only getting fed 3/4 cup... 3X daily... He is a rottie... and the food is a large breed food as well... I have been mixing in chk broth. Should I try a new food?

[MsCanFix]

Never hurts to try something new, try Nutro Ultra for puppies, great protein source, makes their coat so shiny and soft and most of my rescues take to it instantly and love it. The salmon makes it palatable to the animal and having multiple protein sources in that formula gives them a variety of flavors to keep them interested. I've tried all the different holistic foods and that particular one I have had the best results with.

What formula of Innova are you giving, what is the protein source in it. Some dogs tend to love lamb in the beginning and then start to dislike it and turn from it because it does tend to be a pungent flavor. Artemis is also another holistic brand that I've found my dogs to really like and have received great results from. Good luck with your pup!

[shazamataz]

Are you feeding anything besides dry dog food? Even with the chicken broth it can be pretty boring. If you want to feed your pup hollistic food there are some great canned and fresh varieties out there.

My dogs really dislike dry food so they get the equivalent of half a cup of wet food a day plus some tasty crunchy dog treats for breakfast and before bed :)

[ochygerl]

Ive been also mixing some pumpkin in the food as well. I give carrots and apples throughout the day too. And because we are in training I am cutting up small pieces of the natural balance chicken flavored log. He loves that. Im thinkgin of switchin to natural balance dry food as well. Has anyone heard or tried this one? As far as the type for Innova it's the large breed puppy formula. It's a purple bag and I believe the main protein is chicken

[sandykin17]

The dog is still young, therefore you should have stuck with the food that your breeder was using. But since you switched it, its okay. However, the dog is still young and should be eating both dry and wet food, however in slow doses with the wet food.

If you had some wet food to the dry food, and then add some water to it, to create a gravy for the puppy it usually works.

Other times, it could be that the dog just doesn't like the food period, so u have to keep trying for soemthing different till u find the right one.

Give the puppy some puppy milk or goats milk for a while also, since it will give a lot of things that they need while growing up, and that may then help trigger the eating habit.