Switching from human food to pet food will take time if that's what you've been feeding for so long. How long do you leave the kibble down before reverting back to people food? Do they like to eat dog cookies/biscuits? You said you've tried introducing it slowly, how exactly? When we switched Daisy from puppy kibbles to adult she just stared at them. She didn't eat for about a day and a half. Hunger eventually won, though. Also, If I act all excited about giving her a kibble it might as well be a special treat. Maybe you could use the kibbles as treats and your dogs will learn to be excited over them? I don't know how slowly you've tried to make the switch. I'd use whatever they're used to and just put in a few kibbles at a time... kinda like sneaking veggies to a kid. Then maybe like every other day put in a few more kibbles. If they have been on home cooked meals for years, I really think it will take awhile. Perhaps you can mix some kibble with warmed chicken broth, that might make it more appealing. Have you tried the Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul canned food? That stuff smells so good I'm tempted to try it! Another idea if all else fails, there are some companies out there that make "homemade" food that you can have shipped to you.
-Amanda- On 10/22/07, ausra di raimondo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I a have three chis and have recently bought the > Chichuahua 28 dry dog food as I found on the blog that > the chis love this food. I have been feeding my chis > that are now about five years old cooked chicken meat > and ground turkey that I buy at ALDI, salad, raw > carotts, etc. But I am old and it is becoming > increasing more difficult to cook for them. I had > tried different dogfoods (dry and in small cans), but > they NEVER ate any of them. They don't touch Chihuaha > 28 either and rather stay hungry. They prefer anything > that is "human" such as cereals even chips. They still > eat the salad. I tried to introduce them to the new > food slowly but it does not work. Can anyone suggest > what I can do? I am desperate. > > Ernesta > > You must be the change you wish to see in the world. > > Mahatma Ghandi > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > >
