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   From: ThePuppyWizard@EarthLink.Net   
      
   Taking food away makes dogs MISTRUSTFUL and   
   ANXXXIHOWES and causes INDIGESTION.   
      
   "sgw"  wrote in message   
   news:GgCHd.4553$J6.879@trnddc02...   
   > My great Dane had the exact same problem.  He seems to like the   
   Nutro brand   
   > dog foods best....maybe they are better tasting?  But I know   
   they are   
   > healthier than Pedigree.   
   >   
   > Have you tried adding things to the food?  The last thing you   
   want is to   
   > hand feed your dog.  If you do, he is training you ("I wont eat   
   unless you   
   > hand feed me").  I am not sure what your schedule is like, but I   
   have found   
   > that my dog eats better when I take the food away at scheduled   
   times.  I   
   > feed him 2 times a day - in the morning and in the evening.  Try   
   to feed at   
   > the same time every day.  Let the food stay there maybe an hour.   
   If the dog   
   > eats or does not eat, take it away.  At first, my dog was a   
   picky nibbler   
   > and would hardly eat several kibbles.  Now he eats almost 3 cups   
   at one   
   > feeding.  He knows when it is feeding time now and anxiously   
   awaits to be   
   > fed.  It takes time!  Try adding chicken broth (low sodium),   
   canned pumpkin,   
   > or a wet dog food.   
   >   
   > Hope this helps you!   
   >   
   >   
   > "Fresh Air Rider"  wrote in message   
   > news:556722cb.0501191039.55cb1c31@posting.google.com...   
   > > Hi Everyone   
   > >   
   > > I have an 18 month-old spayed Border Terrier bitch.   
   > >   
   > > She is very active and enjoys running around the park,   
   swimming,   
   > > socialising with other dogs and generally getting into   
   mischief as I   
   > > would expect a young dog to do.   
   > >   
   > > We take her for three good walks each day and she gets plenty   
   of   
   > > exercise.   
   > >   
   > > Unfortunately, despite all of this exercise, she doesn't eat   
   properly   
   > > and has never done so since we've had her. Sometimes she will   
   go for   
   > > up to two days without eating and this worries me greatly.   
   > >   
   > > We have tried to tempt her with home cooked meat from the   
   butcher's   
   > > shop, most of the proprietary dog foods available such as   
   Caesar and   
   > > Pedigree as well as specialist organic dog food which is free   
   from   
   > > artificial additives, colourings and preservatives. Whenever   
   we try   
   > > her with something new, she eats a little bit and then totally   
   refuses   
   > > to eat anymore and we end up having to take it to the local   
   dog home.   
   > >   
   > > One thing that I have noticed is that she is more inclined to   
   eat when   
   > > she is amongst other dogs such as on the park or at a friend's   
   house   
   > > who also owns a dog. I suppose that she feels that she's in   
   > > competition with the other dogs.   
   > >   
   > > I would be very grateful if someone could please advise me on   
   what to   
   > > do in this situation as it is causing me a lot of worry and   
   stress.   
   > > I have got to the stage where I am reluctant to leave her on   
   her own   
   > > even for a day as her eating habits are so poor.   
   > >   
   > > Are all Border Terriers the same ?   
   > >   
   > > Maybe there is a supplement that she could take to boost her   
   > > metabolism.   
   > >   
   > > Thanks in anticipation   
   > > Dorothy   
   >   
   >   
      
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