Diet Change - Your Opinion?

by Chris West

Nov 3, 2011

We have always fed Frosty Pedigree dog food.  It is what his breeder fed him and I just kept him on it after we brought him home because it seemed to be working just fine.  I have noticed over the last several months that Frosty has become less and less enthusiastic about eating his dog food at meal times.  He gets one cup in the morning and one cup at night.  At first I thought it was because my bag of dog food was getting stale and the stuff at the bottom of the bag tasted gross to him or something.  However, we are on our third bag since I noticed his indifference, and it doesn't seem to matter if the bag is freshly opened or not.

 

My question for you is this:  Should I switch Frosty to a new dog food that he might like better so he will be more excited to eat it or would it be better for him if I just left him on the old food and insisted he get over it and eat that?  He will still eat his regular food, he just always gives me the "seriously, its this AGAIN?" look and we have to tell him 3-4 times to eat before he'll actually do it.

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    Bev Levy

    Both of my corgis will eat whatever is put in front of them at the speed of light but our Doberman has such a delicate stomach that even though she will eat anything she will then have severe diarrhea so I do not ever change her diet. Anyway, my point is I think it is possible for each dog to be different. You could try gradually switching. As long as it is a quality food and his weight is stable it should be fine. I just do not think that variety is a must for them.
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      Jane Christensen

      I'd go with your instinct! You could try buying a small bag and adding a bit of a new kibble to the regular food as a topping just to see what he does with it before you decide whether to change. Mine have gotten the same for years but then I changed 3 of them to a different food because they weren't eating the old food and wondered if one especially had an allergy to it. You could also call the company and ask if they have changed any ingredients in the food...I have done that more than once. Good luck!
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        Anna Morelli

        My guess is he is getting more food than he needs. Try cutting back to 3/4 Cup morning and evening for a few days and see what happens.  If I'm right, he'll be eager for his food.  I would not add goodies to make him eat, this makes for a finicky eater.  Add goodies when you have a dog who eats well and you want to increase the nutritional value and give some taste change, which they love, but not to bribe a dog to eat.

        Nov 4, 2011