Re: [pyrnet] Getting a Pyr to Eat

["Judith Stroh Miller" <jsmiller@newmex.com>]

On 24 Apr 2002, at 8:28, ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net wrote:

> Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to encourage a perfectly
> healthy 7 month old female to eat?  She is going through the stage
> where sometimes she eats and other times she just turns her nose up at
> the food.  I don't want to get her use to the idea that she can have
> "special treats" on her food (like bacon) to get her to eat.  Any
> ideas, short of force feeding, which I refuse to do?

Robyn,  When my old girl was a pup, just about that age, she quit 
eating with gusto.  I switched brands of food and she hasn't quit 
eating since then <bg>.  I think Mishka just did not like the food I 
was feeding, so it's worth a try.


Judith
jsmiller@newmex.com
Taos, New Mexico
http://www.RipplesQuinn.com/judy