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sheramychick
Aug 17, 2011, 08:38 AM
How do I get my 2 dogs to ween off boiled chicken.Its gettting so exp to feed them and they put their noses up to dog food all kinds I even tried to soak it in water and the broath fr. The chicken no luck... help me

sheramychick
Aug 17, 2011, 08:43 AM
My puppie that is m6 months has white poo hard as a brick?/whats w/that

Aurora_Bell
Aug 17, 2011, 10:03 AM
Have you dewormed your pup? Does your dog eat much raw hide bones? Another cause can be too much calcium in the diet, so you may want to check his food. Do you feed a BARF diet?

Aurora_Bell
Aug 17, 2011, 10:04 AM
If they are other wise healthy, you buy a high quality chow and put it down and walk away. A healthy dog will NOT starve themselves, but they will test you to the limit, and yes if you give in, then they will only hold out longer.

shazamataz
Aug 17, 2011, 10:22 AM
Agree with the above, more information is needed such as diet and general health.

shazamataz
Aug 17, 2011, 10:27 AM
Would you sit down and eat a bowl of brussel sprouts if you had been given nothing but candy?
They are spoiled ;)

As Bella said, put the food down and walk away. If they don't eat it within 15 minutes pick it up.
Sounds cruel, but they will soon learn that if they don't eat what is given to them, they get nothing at all.

I had one very fussy puppy here who would eat nothing but raw beef, he would even eat beef mince, it had to be chopped steak!
Eventually I got fed up with spending so much money on prime cuts of meat for the dog I started introducing dry food as a treat, making a big deal about giving him just a small piece.
He wasn't happy the first time he was offered a bowl of it but after a day or 2 he realized it wasn't so bad.

paleophlatus
Aug 17, 2011, 12:09 PM
Usual cause is bones in the diet... they get chewed to little pieces and form very hard, dry stool. Another cause is a liver/gall bladder problem. As has been suggested, a trip to the vet may be the best solution.

Aurora_Bell
Aug 17, 2011, 02:57 PM
She actually mentioned in another thread all her dogs will eat is chicken..

Hmm... lets try out the merging skills.