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Old 01-13-2013, 07:30 PM   #7 (permalink)
Raintheshepherd
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I had the exact same problem with my 8month old. Turned out it was a massive attention thing and her trying to see if she could get something else to eat if she refused. I left her in her pen with the food for 15minutes, when I returned she ate only a small amount. So I would take it off her. I did this everyday for a week. I feed her raw food and high quality dog biscuits.
But I just let her go hungry, and I tell you what, she eats every last bit now, because she knows if she doesn't eat it, she won't be offered anything else. Also we have 3 outdoor dogs, so they all have individual pens and are fed side by side, it really encouraged her too eat. Seeing the others eat convinced her she has too


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