My Pet And Her Food

My families best friend, our pet dog, provides
hours of entertainment when it comes to her
food. She is a picky eater and like children we
have to come up with imaginative ways to get her
to eat. Now i don't remember ever starting off in
an incorrect manner, so i don't know where she
picked up these habits. To get her eating we
have fallen into the trap of leftovers which she
thoroughly enjoys, before all the doggy people
start sending hate mail, we love our dog and are
sensible with her

Dry food is typically the best for dogs. I know
this, it's balanced and nutritious and all that
jazz. The problem is that she will not eat it
until after we have finished our meal, dishes
are in the dishwasher and leftovers are stashed
in the fridge. The then gives us this sad little
look as if to say, "Nothing for me?" With that
she actually sighs, slowly waddles over to her
dog bowl and starts to eat the dry food.

While this might be good for her health and to
help her get back in shape, it's breaking my
heart. I want my dog to enjoy her meals. I want
her to be excited like those pups in the
commercials that joyfully run when their person
calls "Dinner!" So, here are the changes I've
made to get my pet back on her healthy diet with
food that she'll actually enjoy.

1. She gets a few leftovers, under her regular
food. It might be a few scraps of chicken, or a
spoonful of rice, but it's hidden under the
boring food. The glare she gives us when we bury
the morsel is withering, but she'll dig into her
food going after that treat.

2. We keep trying different foods. So far she's
incredibly biased against anything that pours out
of a bag. But if we ever find something she
enjoys we'll definitely try it again.

3. Canned food does get added to the menu once
in a while. It brings her so much pleasure to
hear that can pop open. Watching her with her
little ears perked up and her tail wagging is a
kick for us, too. This is an occasional treat,
however. She also doesn't usually get an entire
can in one meal. She gets half a can with some
dry food poured on top.

4. Gravy is great for dogs, too. That's right;
they sell gravy for your dog's food. It's not
the most calorie friendly condiment for a dogs
nutrition, but it does make her enjoy her dry
food more. We just pour some on the top, or
bottom, of the dry food and watch her tear into
it.

5. Cheese is also a good treat. My neighbors do
this when we're out of town and they're dog
sitting. Sensing her opportunity for table food,
she'll refuse to eat her vitalin. After all,
they're different people and maybe they're more
likely to cave than we are. But, they follow our
directions not to give her scraps, much to her
chagrin. But they have found a way around this
by simply taking a little grated cheese and
mixing it into her food. It's protein and a good
choice as far as people food goes. Best of all,
she'll eat all of the dry food in her bowl.

Dry dog food is the best choice for my precious
girl's health, coat and waist. But giving in to
the temptation to give her scraps has created
quite the little "I don't want dry food" beast.
The steps we've been taking have been working to
get her eating her healthy food again, and she's
slowly coming to accept that we have our food
and she has hers.

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Concerns about a dogs diet can be discussed with
your vet. The article is about my own personal
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