Puppy won't eat kibble, only hand-fed, and barks for everything. Help!

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When my puppy was abpur 3-5 months old, it always want to eat food. But now, feels like all she wanna do is play and it's kinda hard for me to make her eat her dry food (even wet food doesn't work). On the other hand, i also think my pup only want to eat when i feed her by hand. Maybw she just spoiled? Idk, & i also have a problem with her always barking when she wants something. How can i resolve these problems? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 9 months and 24 days old | 19.842 lbs

Dr. Kristin DVM · Accepted Answer

Thank you for your question. There are some dogs that are very picky eaters, including mine. You can approach this a couple of different ways. You can decide to stick to one food and take the approach that Kimi will eat it when he is hungry. If you choose to do this, you need to avoid adding anything to the food, or he will simply wait until you add something to eat it. At his age, I would be comfortable letting him go 48 hours without eating before giving in and adding something to encourage him to eat. The second approach would be to recognize that he gets bored with his food and rotate through foods. You can find a brand with multiple flavors. Or you can change between brands. If you change between brands, I recommend adding some of the new food to the old food for a few days. Lastly, there are some dogs that only eat once a day, and if that is all he is interested in, that is okay too. He will eat when he is hungry, and as long as his weight is stable, and there are no other symptoms (such as vomiting or diarrhea), I wouldn't be concerned. For the barking, I recommend ignoring her when she barks. If she receives attention for this behavior it will continue. Here is a link to an article on barking. https://www.petcoach.co/article/5-tips-to-stop-excessive-barking-in-dogs/ I hope this helps. Thanks for using PetCoach.

Puppy won't eat kibble, only hand-fed, and barks for everything. Help!

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