I really shouldn't be offering an option on this since mine are fed home cooked food too but I found that when I got a new pup and started putting kibble down, they showed more interest if it was only put down for about 30 mins at a time, three or four times a day. Also, it I only fed one and shooed the others away all the time, they were much more interested in what they were missing! If you can just get one eating the kibble, the other will follow I'm sure. Try concentrating on the one that seems most amenable to it. Or have you tried raw tripe for them? Mine absolutely LOVE it (I buy it in frozen packs) but you can't feed it all the time cos it's very high in protein. (Plus of course they're not getting the other veggies etc) But if they like it, try gradually mixing the kibble in. Alternatively, if all else fails, what about an easier way of cooking their food? I have a huge slow cooker, the biggest I could find. I throw in a load of chicken pieces (or lamb shanks if I can get them cheap - God they LOVE those!), frozen mixed veg, a couple of handfuls of rice and just leave it either all day or overnight. Then I just take the bones out and divide it into 7 trays and freeze it. You could use boneless chicken (or beef or whatever) to make it easier but I like them to have the goodness out of the bones and if it's beef ribs or something, my bigger dogs have the bones. Incidentally, I'm in the UK and have never heard of Chihuahua 28. Can someone tell me who makes it as my hubby is in the US at the moment and I'd be interested in him bringing some back to try
----- Original Message ----- From: Mandy F. To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Please help regarding eating issues 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 i f 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
