Lincoln doesn't eat well

[Diane Denney]

Hi everyone!!  Lincoln Doodle is being very picky when he eats.  I feed him Blue Buffalo, Lamb, or Chicken, and Large Breed, and also some of the canned Blue Buffalo as well, but I always have to jump start his eating by hand, and sometimes even that doesn't work.  He is on Prozac, and I know that that could be causing him some gastric upset as he has thrown up after starting to eat a couple of times, but he doesn't seem to have any problem wanting food from my plate...grrrrrr....Does anyone have any advice for a picky eater?  I've been thinking of taking him off the Prozac now that he is past two years of age, but he still has some issues.  I need to discuss this with the behaviorist.  I brought home a sample of Precise Food, but I noticed the reviews aren't that high.  He did seem to like it though.  I brought the Holistic Precise Large Breed home.  I'm getting so tired of trying new foods for him.  Right now I put sweet potato over the top of his food and that usually works to some degree, but not consistantly.  I'm afraid he might be spoiled now.  I tried Natural Choice for sensitve stomachs too, and Wellness which is will not eat at all.  Not sure where to go from here.  Thanks a bunch!!!

[Diane Denney]

I will try that!!  Thanks :D

[Dot, Maggie and KoKo]

You also said he likes food from your plate.  That could be part of the problem.  My two doodles have never been fed from the table, that's a big no no in my opinion.  When I have leftovers that I know they might enjoy it is put in the refrigerator to be served later so they don't associate it with people or the table.  They are fed TOTW with a small amount of canned food on top of the kibble in the morning and just kibble around 5 pm.  My biggest problem is keeping KoKo away from Maggie's dish.  KoKo eats everything...

[Diane Denney]

Actually I don't give him food from my plate.  He just wants the food from our plate :D

[Mandy&Bailee]

Bailee started out that way - poor eater, leaving food out not an option as we have cats & 2 other dogs.  So tough love trained her - 15 mins to eat, food goes away, you don't get food again until the next meal (we feed breakfast & dinner).  Took a couple weeks, she started eating what was offered when it was offered.  No need for all th extra crap to be added in.  If you're feeding Blue Buffalo (that's what we use) it is a great food on it's own.  The dog is training you to spoil it.  Don't give in, you're human, you're smarter.

Oh, and the prozac - I would NEVER put my dog on that, I would discontinue that ASAP.  

[Diane Denney]

Well we had success tonight :D  I was in Whole Foods, and was in the pet food area and saw the Wellness grain free 95 percent meat dog food on sale so I thought what have I got to lose.  I put it on top of his food tonight and he ate it up so fast along with his kibble :D  I am so happy.  Hopefully he'll still like it tomorrow...LOL  I bought the beef, and the chicken.  It's for supplemental feeding and mixing only so it's perfect.  I only put a tablespoon on top and mix it in a bit.  Yay!!!