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My puppy refuses dry food. How to transition her from homemade?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 4 months and 30 days old

7 day food transition does not work. Gucci enjoys having boiled chicken and rice but i barely manage to prepare for her due to busy schedule. I try changing different puppy dry food brand from Alpo, Royal Canin to Taste of the Wild but she kept refusing to eat those. What can i do for my puppy ?

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Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian

Published on January 14th, 2019

What about a canned or dehydrated food? Those sometimes are preferable to young dogs. The dehydrated foods are great because that are a lot like homemade food but don't require the time or effort needed. Canned foods are not bad for them either. You can start that or mix it with dry food to help encourage her to eat dry food. I hope this helps!

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