Is my dog picky if she only eats boiled chicken and nothing else?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 5 months old
My Dog Will Only Eat Boiled Chicken, Is She Picky or Sick?
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Published on May 23rd, 2016
Your instincts are right on this one. It sounds like she is just a [picky eater](https://www.petcoach.co/article/my-pet-is-a-finicky-eater). Small breed dogs tend to be picky eaters, and this is accentuated when the owner gives in and feeds people food. I know it is hard, but you have to try and slowly break this habit by refusing to give her the boiled chicken and only her dog food. Most dogs can go up to 3 days without eating and most will give in within a day or two when they realize nothing else is coming and their only option is the [dog food](https://www.petcoach.co/article/what-to-look-for-when-choosing-your-pet-s-food) that is available to them. It sounds cruel, but this is the only way to break this habit. You can also make sure that you are offering highly palatable, high quality [dog food](https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/category/dog/dog-food). Typically grocery store brands are generic and low quality. Try foods like Royal Canin, Blue Buffalo, Halo, or Evo to see if these appeal to her picky nature. You can add canned food to her dry kibble to entice her to want to eat it regularly.
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Published on March 12th, 2019
Chicken alone is neither a healthy nor balanced diet. You will need to firm with Ghost and feed only a good quality dog food. Choose one she has eaten in the past and start her on a consistent schedule. Dogs thrive on routine. Prepare her food and leave it down for 30 minutes before picking it up whether she has eaten or not. Repeat this at the next mealtime. Do not feed her anything else between meals. This includes treats. Be firm. She will not starve. She will eat once she realizes her dog food is all that will be offered.
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