Maegan your O.P. wasn't specifically about "how to get my dog to eat liver", so if this is straying to far off topic slap me around a little.

Try feeding liver:
Frozen
Lightly Seared
Mixed with vegetables if you feed them.
Mixed with a little ground meat
I've heard of people rinsing the blood off helping
Mixing with green tripe
You don't get food 'til you eat the #%*@&#@ liver!

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 Quote: Kathy West

I'm wondering if they can they get enough organs from the leq quarters they are fed? Mine get a leg quarter everynight.

Still need more. Especially for a big dog.

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Speaking about organ meats.

I leave the organs in the chicken backs. Is the general rule of thumb 10% of the meal to be organ meat? If so, would the organs in the back be roughly equivalent to 10% (per back) in your opinion? I'm guessing that they are not quite enough and will need to supplement with more organ meat.

Unless you are feeding a Nora Ferrell size dog (wittle bitty) you'd have to add more organs to backs, too.

I have had issues with my dogs being picky. I just recently stopped feeding ground meats for more chunked meats and it has helped a lot. I just went to our local Asian market and found a bunch of good stuff, good variety, like duck and pork plus chicken hearts, duck gizzards, and all very cheaply priced!

I was also going to suggest chicken backs with the organs still attached. What about adding some sardines, canned mackerel or some other type of 'incentive', usually a smelly fish can do the trick, as most dogs love them.

If you can get more variety in there, I believe he will turn around, as long as there is nothing wrong with his health, I would suspect just boredom with his food.

I've been having the same issue lately. I tried everything...changing bowl, putting grated cheese, skipping days of feeding, etc not much worked long time. For my dogs, it seems that warming up their food before feeding resolved the problem. I sit the metal bowl into a bigger bowl of warm water for a few minutes. Back to eating like pigs

I appreciate all of the suggestions - sorry I haven't been able to reply for some time.

To be honest, I am just about THROUGH trying to feed raw. I WANT to feed raw, I talked my husband into it, I scour the area for good deals on food, everything. THIS DOG IS TOO DARN PICKY.

I dirty about seven dishes preparing his meal! Searing the meat lightly, opening cans of tuna and sardines and salmon, cooking vegetables, and chopping up his meat into tiny bite-size pieces so he won't leave it in the bowl... FORGET about trying to feed him a balanced diet, I am just trying to get him to EAT!

I wish I could toss the egg, chicken quarter, organs, and veggie glop into the bowl. No. Bo won't eat it unless it is mixed thoroughly, all bite-sized, warm, with some sort of delicious flavoring on top. And even then, he might just lick the delicious flavoring off the top and leave the rest of it.

Plus, I can't get him to gain weight. He's not emaciated, but people always say, "Gee, aren't you feeding him?" YES, and probably better than you're feeding YOUR dog! But despite me feeding three pounds of meat a day (to a 60 pound dog, and yes, his stools are good), his ribs are still sticking out. So a friend advised me to "bulk it up" with brown rice or oatmeal, so NOW I am cooking him oatmeal in tuna juice to mix in with everything else.

He should be GRATEFUL I am feeding raw! But I know if I put a bowl of his old Nutro kibble in front of him he would go nuts. I feel like I am forcing this diet on him. He just doesn't seem to like it.

Yikes. I'd be frustrated too! I don't know if you want further advice, but I'll offer some and you can add it to the pile:

I think you've got two reasonable options:

1.) Go back to feeding a high-quality kibble. There's nothing wrong with it, and many dogs thrive on it. Raw isn't the only best answer.

2.) End the mealtime drama. Put the raw food down that you want to feed, give the dog 10 minutes to eat it, and then pick up the bowl. I believe the adage that no dog will starve to death with food in the bowl. But then again, I've never had to deal with that, and would probably have as hard a time with it as you are.

Hope you figure out a solution that works for all. Keep us posted.

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I dirty about seven dishes preparing his meal! Searing the meat lightly, opening cans of tuna and sardines and salmon, cooking vegetables, and chopping up his meat into tiny bite-size pieces so he won't leave it in the bowl... FORGET about trying to feed him a balanced diet, I am just trying to get him to EAT!

This is way to complicated. Simplify.

 Quote: maegan ward

I wish I could toss the egg, chicken quarter, organs, and veggie glop into the bowl.

What happened when you did this? How many days did this last?

I'm talking NO fanfare. Food down, take it away when he shows no interest.

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Plus, I can't get him to gain weight. He's not emaciated, but people always say, "Gee, aren't you feeding him?" YES, and probably better than you're feeding YOUR dog!

Post a pic so we can see what he looks like.

Preferably a profile and shot from above

 Quote: maegan ward

But despite me feeding three pounds of meat a day (to a 60 pound dog, and yes, his stools are good),

There is a good chance that he is full.:smile: That is 5% of his weight.

Where did the 3lb. number come from?

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He should be GRATEFUL I am feeding raw! But I know if I put a bowl of his old Nutro kibble in front of him he would go nuts. I feel like I am forcing this diet on him. He just doesn't seem to like it.

Also, make sure you aren't putting all your waking energy into worrying about dog food.

This kind of emotion could easily make an owner sensitive dog "off".

Did you ever get a vet work-up done?

Agree with Michael...3lb. of meat for a 60lb. dog seems like a lot.

Another thing you may want to try is upping the exercise. Decreased/not enough exercise = decreased appetite in my dog. And you may want to try feeding once a day. Alyssa suggested that to me and it has helped my notorious picky eater.

 Quote: Sarah Morris

Agree with Michael...3lb. of meat for a 60lb. dog seems like a lot.

Seems like?

To the O.P., I am not surprised that the dog can afford to be picky and skip meals and demand tuna juice.

Can you please link us to side and from-above photos of the dog? Also, when did he last have a vet work-up (just in case he actually is thin, as you were told)?

Wanted to add that I do sympathize with you.

Turbo will not eat rabbit for the life of him. Fur, no fur, guts, no guts.......doesn't matter.

Although he'll eat dang near everything else, I can see where a dog could start refusing everyday, staple food items. That would suck.

I do not envy your challenge right now.

Let us know what happens.:smile: I'll be glad to help in any way that I possibly can.

Work is slow and I'll brainstorm all dang day if you want.