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Why won't my dog eat breakfast but eats dinner and seems healthy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Dalmatian | Male | unneutered | 8 months and 9 days old | 25 lbs

Bruno won't eat his breakfast. We send him to dog school with his breakfast and he comes back with it sometimes eating a bit of it, or when he is home he would eat just half of his plate as he's trying to save it for later but won't eat the rest. But at night he eats everything in his plate. He seems normal and has energy and poops normally so I don't know what could it be

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on August 26th, 2017

It could be that Bruno is still full from dinner the night before, leading him to not want to eat all of his breakfast. It could also be that you are giving him too much food in the morning and night, causing him to eat less in the morning. Given that he is eating consistently, seems normal, has energy, and poops normally, I would not be too concerned about this. Try giving him a bit less in the morning to see if he eats it all. I hope this helps!

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