Congratulations on getting Daisy. By your questions and concerns, I know you're going to be a good mama to her. As far as the food, I would mix in people food with her dog food and keep reducing the amount of people food until she is just eating the dog food. How many times a day do you feed her? If she has been eating in the mornings, maybe you can try switching her to evening or vise versa, so she will be good and hungry. When you feed her, only leave the food out for ten minutes or so, if she doesn't eat it, pick it up and don't offer her anymore until its time for the next feeding. This method worked for my friend, who's dog wanted only people food. Good luck. Gloria In a message dated 8/14/2010 2:38:20 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hello. I'm Amber and I just adopted my Chi on Thursday from the SPCA. Her name is Daisy. She's a great dog and she's already such a joy to have in my family. The only problem I am having with her is that her previous owners clearly only fed her table food. She refuses to eat her dog food and constantly begs for people food. She's also overweight. What should I do to get her to start eating her food? I want her to be as healthy as possible. I would also very much appreciate it if someone could give me some tips on how to help her lose weight? I have already started walking with her around the block at night as a bit of exercise but I wasn't sure if there was anything else. I've been trying to do some research on my own but so far I'm not having any luck. Thank you so much!!
