getting fussy again

Bootz has gone off her dry food again-shes absolutely fine.Maybe teeth shes now 11months?, the only way I can get her to eat is to put fish in it but howoften can I do this.
She does dig the garden and eat mud, bark, grass etc trying to get her out of this but she has worked out how to eat with a soft muzzel on any suggestions?

At 11 months she wont be teething..that happens at about 4 months and they usually have almost all adult teeth by 6 months..so she has had hers for awhile now.

Ok that must mean shes a stubborn so+so

What food is she on? I'd just leave the food down for 10 minutes and if she doesn't eat it, pick the bowl up and leave it until next meal time. If she's healthy, she'll eat rather than starve you could put some tinned sardines in it or a bit of olive oil to make it more appealing though. I do that now and again with Loki, but only as a treat, really.

Shes on science nutrition which she has had for about 5 weeks.Done what u said for 3-4 days and just had a nibble although shes hungry......its a battle of wills as she is so stubborn >

Gone from science plan to eukabura and half a tray of natures way wet food- still finding that she leaves knibble .....does anyone recomend knibble one meal (am) wet next (pm) 

Personally I don't like just feeding wet as a meal, she is most likely being stubborn, Moo can do this too, if she picks around her kibble it gets thrown until the next meal, have you thought of trying raw egg or sardines mixed in Xx

Why does she have a muzzle on?

She only had muzzle on to train her not to eat mud -I think she thought she was a rabbit...... ive tried so many times to be tough on her and her knibble she went 4 day's without eating the last time....... she was staving !!!!!!!

Muzzles are for aggressive dogs to be worn when they are in danger of biting someone, they will not in any way teach a dog not to eat mud.

I was recommended it by the vet and it did work she only used it when she was on her own for about 3/4 weeks x

Vets are not animal behaviourists, they will and often do give extremely wrong and bad advise to do with training, then tell people to put their animal down when the training makes their animal aggressive.

Dont think bootz will ever b aggresive-she dont eat mud now so wont use it  

There's no problem in adding a couple of sardines to her dry food, if that's what makes her eat it!  

Katy is being funny about her food at the moment, I put it down to the heat at first but she still picks at it now its cooler. I've done the raw egg & sardines on her kibble but she picks out what she wants & leaves the rest  

I would understand if it just happened over summer but ive been on this merry go round since she was little -just had to accept if she had her way she wouldnt have dry at all ..........FUSSY +STUBBORN= headache x

Trinax wrote:I would understand if it just happened over summer but ive been on this merry go round since she was little -just had to accept if she had her way she wouldnt have dry at all ..........FUSSY +STUBBORN= headache x

Trinax wrote:Bootz has gone off her dry food again-shes absolutely fine.Maybe teeth shes now 11months?, the only way I can get her to eat is to put fish in it but howoften can I do this.She does dig the garden and eat mud, bark, grass etc trying to get her out of this but she has worked out how to eat with a soft muzzel on any suggestions?        

Giving her some fish in each meal really isn't a problem - every day & every meal if that's what it takes to get her eating! 

Shes sussed on her fish is in knibble so now just licks not eats it  

Katy has always eaten as if someone was going to steal it, never a kibble left. But hardly touches it at the moment, I leave it down for 10mins then take it up, she's just not interested at the moment but she's not starving. Funny girl  

Bootz doesnt rush her food never has liked knibble I think she think she is human xxx

Have you thought about switching to either a fish based kibble, or even raw feeding?

Raw feeding ? .......

Trinax wrote:Raw feeding ? .......

Feeding a mixture of raw meaty bones & offal instead of commercial dog food.

Have a read through these...

http://rawfed.com/myths/preymodel.html

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

How about a raw egg over or fine chop a boiled one for something different. Mine have dry and wet mix to be fair.hope she eats for you soon.