My dog apparently gets bored of chicken on occassion and wants something different. If I give him chicken on one of those days, the brat will hide it in the area rug and ring his bell for more food. I am not making this up. One day I fed him and walked away and soon after he was ringing his dinner bell. I went to check it out and the rug was right by the bell on the door and I unfolded the rug with him watching me and the look on his face was priceless. He quickly covered it back up and rang the bell again. I know it seems crazy...but it happened.

When he's on his picky kick, I just pick the food up and put it away unil the next feeding. At the next feeding he gets offere ONLY the food that he left from before. If he eats it, he will get the rest of his meal, if not, it gets picked up and put back in the fridge. When we first started I had to give him the same piece of chix like 3 days in a row.

I certainly wouldn't be throwing that meat away after the third time you offered it to her. I'd keep it till it was stinky and slimey, she'll eat if shes hungry enough.

>>One day I fed him and walked away and soon after he was ringing his dinner bell.<<

What is this dinner bell thing? How do you use it? You let him tell you when it's time for his dinner?

Just curious...

leih

OK, so this is the plan. Today being her birthday I just couldn't force her to eat chicken or go hungry. She's eating a dinner of lamb chops, oxtails and sardines right now, and loving every minute of it I'm sure!

Starting tomorrow its going to be a chicken bonanza around here for as long as it takes!

Hi Lauren,

My GSD Drift (just turned 2) is a super picky eater. She would refuse chicken for days... a few of her littermates are the same way.

I did one thing to trick her and it seems to have solved the problem. I normally feed chicken along with some hamburger or other ground meat. I microwave the hamburger just until it's a little warm, with a little grease and blood coming out of it. Then I dump the messy works on top of her chicken. Works like a charm every time I also cut the quarters apart to make the pieces a little more manageable for her. I discovered this about 6 months ago and I haven't had chicken refused since.

Just a thought Good luck. Those picky eaters are a challenge!

--Kelly

Kasey eats backs and breasts fine, but stick a leg quarter in there and he looks at you like 'you try eating that!'. I thought it was because he's lazy and doesn't want to have to work for it! Maybe I'll try cutting the leg and thigh apart and see if that helps, like Kelly said she does. I was just afraid if I put a leg in there he'd swallow it whole!

Does anyone on here give wings?

I don't bother with wings unless I need to up the bone or fat ratio. In my opinion, there isn't enough meat on them to make them worth the cost.

I much prefer leg quarters for my pack... good bone/meat/fat ratio in them. Easy to work with as well. If I need to seperate them, just one cut along the joint and you have 2 pieces.

--Kelly

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What is this dinner bell thing? How do you use it? You let him tell you when it's time for his dinner?

Just curious...

leih

It's a Christmas ornament that I've always had hanging off his dor to the outside since I got him. My other house was layed out so that if I was in my room, I wouldn't know if he was wanting out. He learned to ring the bell to go outside. The bell just happens to be a few steps from where he eats and he's taken it upon himself to ring the bell whenever Im late on dinner (or he doesn't want what he has) or he wants out. No, I don't let him dictate dinner time and I don't know why he continues to ring the bell for food because I don't reinforce it but it is pretty funny.

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Starting tomorrow its going to be a chicken bonanza around here for as long as it takes!

Stay strong Girl! Keep us posted.

Lauren, I remember a couple of folks here having similar issues w/ food refusal, and they switched from 2 feedings per day to once per day and it solved the food refusal problems...

Happy Birthday Tasha!!!!

from Maggie