my staffy is under weight

we have a 15 week old bitch called thorn, she is a great little thing, i am getting worried about her weight she is a stone in weight ,she is a very fussy eater, my fault i started giving her chicken at about 9 weeks old , now we have to coax her to eat anything .i have got loads of different food to try to get her to eat she tuns her nose up at it all.she will pick at her origanal food which is bakers dryed. can anyone give me some advice on what todo ,and what weight she should be thanks jan

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Hi and welcome from Rocky and me. Bakers is not a great choice of dry food/kibble. Please see link below for recommendations.


http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/dryfood.html

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I'm no expert but when i got my first rescue dog he was severelly underweight and he didn't really eat his dog food which was pedigree wet & dry at the beginning. Maybe change her food? i don't know how true it is but ive heard bakers isn't one of the best foods for nutrition and is told to be avoided if possible. maybe try on some new food? When we changed my dogs food they wolfed it down when before they had a sniff and walked off.

i have tryed wet foods dryed foods. but that is all she will nibble on is her bakers which she was on when we had her at 6 weeks.she will eat our food if we give it to her at the table. i have even tryed to feed her food at the table but she would not be fooled.what weight should she be for 15 weeks. and can anyone recomend some food for her

I feed raw and they can be on that at Thorn's age. Just have to make sure she gets proper amounts and she will put on the weight. Take a look at this and I moved yours to nutrition as that is where it ought to be.

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t14787-raw-diet

Try her on James Wellbeloved Puppy, and add a bit of wet food and mix in really well (just like a spoonfull of the wet pouch food, like Pedigree or something like that) ... wait till she's really hungry, and just give her a cup full and see how she gets on ... if she eats this let me know

She must be hungry mind !!

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Agree with all of the above!

I really must reiterate, though - please don't feed Bakers! It's an awful food, full of additives that are known to cause hyperactivity & allergies!

When you decide on a dry food stick with it for a few weeks don't keep giving her a choice, maybe try adding a small amount of chopped up cooked meat, chicken or off cuts from the cold meat counter at super market? to tempt her with the smell etc?. Also don't give her extra treats and she will be hungry at meal times.