If you start adding things you may make him picky, I would pick a time you want to feed him, put the bowl down, give him 20 mins and take the bowl back, soon enough he will simply eat. If you want to give him eggs or other treats do so at another time as a treat.

 

I agree. I lived this with a picky eater and it got so bad he refused to eat unless I hand fed him and then I had to stuff him and force feed him. When I finally asked my handler and vet for advice I thought they were going to smack me Food down for 10 minutes, pick it up UNEMOTIONALLY and put it away. Try again later. No treats during this time. My vet said my Dobe could go 4 full days. And he went that long. After that we NEVER had an issue.

Once he is eating you can add stuff if you want to, but with a dog like that I'd be careful. I do 2/3 kibble and 1/3 raw now.

 

What did Monkey eat before? You mentioned you tried switching to kibble. Was he on a raw diet?

 

Thanks for the advice ill try that 10minutes thing.

Yes he was on a all raw diet

 

Adara and I both feed a raw diet (prey model). Did Monkey have issues with a raw diet, was it becoming too expensive for you?

 

to make the kibble more appealing or to add some variety to his diet in the future you can try adding a bit of chicken broth, shredded cheese, fish oil or plain yogurt.
good luck

 

If it makes you feel better to add to the kibble, add a little boiled chicken meat, or depending on allergies, boiled hamburger drained of all fat.

 

Thanks guys ill try all of that =)

 

I think pickiness depends on the dog.

Finn gets Arden Grange Large Breed Puppy kibble (chicken) with half a tin of Arden Grange wet food mixed in with it. I have two sorts of the wet food for him - a chicken/rice/veg one and a tripe/rice/veg one and alternate between them day by day. He also gets some oily fish two or three times a week - tinned sardines or tuna - though for the last few months I've put this in his Kong rather than adding it to his meals.

Occasionally he gets scrambled eggs or some goats' milk but that's just as a treat really, maybe once a fortnight.

He's a greedy item and wolfs down whatever you put in front of him.