My new dog won't eat his food, only begs for human food. What to do?

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I bought him 3 days ago and he seems to only like human food whenever I'm eating he'Kk start begging for my food he doesn't like dog food that much I've tried dry food caned food I've tried mixing wet and dry if I fill his bowl with dog food btw his bowl is tiny by the end of the day only half of it is eaten so he isn't getting that much food what should I do I don't want to give him human food his bowl is tiny and he only eats half of it a day I leave the bowl In the kitchen so he can snack. Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | unneutered | 7 months and 11 days old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Congrats on your new dog, but I'm sorry Marley is causing you some problems! It sounds like he is being difficult about eating, and you need to be tough with him. Good on you for recognizing that he shouldn't have human food and not giving it to him. You need to start him on a feeding schedule. Put down his food in the morning for 15-20 minutes, then take it away until his next feeding time. It's very important that he gets no other food during this time. No treats or human food. At dinner time, again put his food down and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Take it away after that time even if he hasn't eaten. The goal of this is to teach him that he needs to eat when he's given food. He will learn to do this once he gets hungry. I hope this helps!

My new dog won't eat his food, only begs for human food. What to do?

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