http://asmalldog.com/when-a-small-dog-refuses-food/ Everything about a small dog Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:28:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://asmalldog.com/when-a-small-dog-refuses-food/comment-page-1/#comment-236 How to Feed a Small Dog Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:53:22 +0000 http://asmalldog.com/?p=934#comment-236 [...] One last word on variety before we move on. Your dog may try to manipulate you into giving him a more varied diet. Dogs will occasionally stop eating or reduce their food intake for various reasons. When this happens, it may be tempting to try a new food simply to get the dog to resume eating. This tactic is the top of a slippery slope. Once your dog figures out his refusal to eat will bring him more variety, he will continue to refuse to eat simply to get you to deliver the goods. At Kelsey’s Dog House, we care for some dogs that somehow convinced their owners to serve everything from diced Camembert to premium deli meat to meatloaf with rice and English peas. There is more on this situation in my article, When a Small Dog Refuses Food. [...] [...] One last word on variety before we move on. Your dog may try to manipulate you into giving him a more varied diet. Dogs will occasionally stop eating or reduce their food intake for various reasons. When this happens, it may be tempting to try a new food simply to get the dog to resume eating. This tactic is the top of a slippery slope. Once your dog figures out his refusal to eat will bring him more variety, he will continue to refuse to eat simply to get you to deliver the goods. At Kelsey’s Dog House, we care for some dogs that somehow convinced their owners to serve everything from diced Camembert to premium deli meat to meatloaf with rice and English peas. There is more on this situation in my article, When a Small Dog Refuses Food. [...]

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