My dog prefers human food. How can I make him eat his dog food?

Congrats on your new dog, but I'm sorry Marley is causing you some problems! It sounds like he is being difficult about eating, and you need to be tough with him. Good on you for recognizing that he shouldn't have human food and not giving it to him. You need to start him on a feeding schedule. Put down his food in the morning for 15-20 minutes, then take it away until his next feeding time. It's very important that he gets no other food during this time. No treats or human food. At dinner time, again put his food down and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Take it away after that time even if he hasn't eaten. The goal of this is to teach him that he needs to eat when he's given food. He will learn to do this once he gets hungry. I hope this helps!

People food has more calories and is probably tastier to your dog than his dog food. However, it is not good for him to only eat people food. It could lead to obesity and nutritional deficiencies. I would recommend that you stop giving him any people food at all. This will encourage him to eat his own food. He may not eat his food right away but he will eat it once he is hungry enough. As for drinking out of the toilet bowl, this is probably just a behavioral issue and if you decline him accesses to the toilet by closing the lid or keeping the door closed he will stop doing it.

It's probably because she likes human food more than she likes her dog food. She should only be eating dog food, as too much human food isn't healthy for her. To get her back to eating her dog food only, I would mix the dog food and human food together, and over time, slowly decrease the amount of human food and increase the amount of dog food until she is eating dog food only. Do not give her any treats during this time, and once she is eating only dog food, do not give her any more human food.

Since Marshall will eat in general, and is only refusing his own food, I would not believe there is anything wrong with him at this time. I agree it is strange that Marshall would suddenly decide he doesn't like his food. 7 months old is often what can be described as the "teenager time" for a dog. This means he might be asserting his opinions more for a few months. I would suggest one of the following strategies; Try adding boiled boneless chicken breast or extra lean ground beef to his regular food. Over time reducing how much you add until you don't add any or only a small amount. Try a new brand or flavour of dog food. try mixing the new with the old to limit the drastic change, and potentially upsetting Marshall's gastrointestinal tract. Signs that something else may be going on and warrant a vet check; Vomiting Diarrhoea Lethargy Blood in vomit or fever I hope that this answer helps and that Marshall starts enjoying his own food or a new food soon.

It could be that you aren't feeding Marley enough, and he's going out to get more food to feel full. It could also be that he's tried them for the first time, and likes the taste of them. While most of these are fine for him to eat, there is concern about him eating the apples and peaches. Apple seeds contain small amounts of cyanide, which when too many of them are eaten can lead to toxicity. The peach has a very large pit that if eaten, will cause an intestinal obstruction. The pit also have cyanide in them. I would keep him from eating the horse's food, and make sure you are feeding him according to the package instructions on his food bag. I hope this helps!

Some dogs are simply picky eaters and will only eat their dog food when they are really hungry. Often these dogs learn that if they wait to eat their food, something tastier will be offered. I would recommend visiting your vet first to make sure Marshall is in good health with no evidence of weight loss or gastrointestinal disease that could be affecting his appetite. If he is maintaining his weight, it's probably fine for him to eat when he's hungry and you don't have to worry about tempting him to eat or mixing his food with table scraps.

I would recommend staying with the same dog food and try having the family stop supplementing people food. Most dogs will not starve themselves. It is kay if Oliver wants to eat through the day too instead on one meal. My dogs will some days not eat till noon and other days eat all of the food as soon as I put it down at 5. I would only become concerned if he goes a day or two with out eating, starting to vomit/diarrhea or looses weight. Again I would recommend sticking with the science diet it is a good brand of food. hope that helps