My puppy won't eat dog food. Is homemade chicken and rice healthy?

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I wanted Pocholo to an all dog food diet. But he refuses to eat them, so I have given him rice and chicken. And I alternate it with beef and vegetables. I cook them separately with no spices and artificial flavors, purely boiled or steamed. Is it good for him? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 7 months and 21 days old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, it's not likely to be a nutritionally balanced diet for Pocholo, and as a growing puppy, he needs higher amounts of protein, calcium, and calories to support his growth. He really should be eating a puppy formulated food, and you may have to get tough with him to eat it. You can try mixing together pureed chicken with with puppy food so he can't just pick out the chicken, and over the course of two weeks, increase the amount of puppy food and decrease the amount of chicken puree until he is eating the puppy food only. Being tough on him would mean putting his food down for 15-20 minutes in the morning, and then taking away after that time even if he hasn't eaten. He then gets NO other food until his next meal time, no treats or human food at all. This is very important. Then at dinner time, put his food down again for 15-20 minutes and take it away after this time even if he hasn't eaten. No food again until breakfast the next morning. He needs to learn that he needs to eat when he's given food and he won't get any other food at all. Try the pureed chicken first with his puppy food to see if that works before getting tough. Good luck, I hope this helps!

My puppy won't eat dog food. Is homemade chicken and rice healthy?

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