keeps pushing food bowl away

hvtopiwala · 01-13-2013, 07:03 PM

i dnuo what my pups deal is, but since yesterday evening when i try to feed him he keeps trying to push his food bowl away when his food is in there...he keeps nudging it away with his head. if i take small amounts of food and put it on the floor he eats it just fine! ive tried changing bowls same problem. if i put all the food on the floor, he nudges that away. any ideas?

onyx'girl · 01-13-2013, 07:10 PM

Use his food while you train him...that way it is utilized in the best way possible. What are you feeding? It may be rancid. Dogs have much better instinctive olfactory senses and do know if something is off.
Or if he's teething and in pain, the food is relative to the pain. Maybe soak the kibble so it is easier on his gums.

hvtopiwala · 01-13-2013, 07:12 PM

hes a lil over 8 months old so i dont think hes teething anymore...im feeding him Acana Grasslands and been using this bag for over 2 weeks now, dont think its off...

onyx'girl · 01-13-2013, 07:24 PM

He'll eat it from your hand or on the floor, just not from the dish? I don't feed kibble but would think it is hard on the nose to eat from a bowl, vs picking it up from a flat 'lick'. Odd that he just started it...and yes, teething isn't an issue at this age.

hvtopiwala · 01-13-2013, 07:28 PM

he'll only eat small amounts from my hand, like 2 or 3 pieces at a time, if i have more in my hand he nudges my hand away...i might try soaking it in warm water and see what happens

dogfaeries · 01-13-2013, 07:28 PM

Sage almost always dumps her food in the floor when she eats. It's aggravating to have kibble skitter all over the place, but that's just her. Maybe your guy just doesn't like bowls!

Raintheshepherd · 01-13-2013, 07:30 PM

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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hvtopiwala · 01-13-2013, 08:51 PM

so should i just pick it up and try again in the morning? how long should i go before doing something? dont want him to starve lol

onyx'girl · 01-13-2013, 08:55 PM

he won't starve. I'm not a fan of tough-love when it comes to food, but I feed raw, and my dogs seldom, if ever, pass up a meal.
My thing with kibble is knowing a dogs instinct and trusting if there may be an issue with the food. Though they'll eat gamey green raw with out hesitation! Go figure.

hvtopiwala · 01-13-2013, 08:57 PM

hmm ok, ill see what happens! tough love it is...hopefully he comes around lol, not in the mood to start changing foods

01-13-2013, 07:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
hvtopiwala Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 114	keeps pushing food bowl away i dnuo what my pups deal is, but since yesterday evening when i try to feed him he keeps trying to push his food bowl away when his food is in there...he keeps nudging it away with his head. if i take small amounts of food and put it on the floor he eats it just fine! ive tried changing bowls same problem. if i put all the food on the floor, he nudges that away. any ideas?

01-13-2013, 07:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 21,189	Use his food while you train him...that way it is utilized in the best way possible. What are you feeding? It may be rancid. Dogs have much better instinctive olfactory senses and do know if something is off. Or if he's teething and in pain, the food is relative to the pain. Maybe soak the kibble so it is easier on his gums. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

01-13-2013, 07:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 21,189	He'll eat it from your hand or on the floor, just not from the dish? I don't feed kibble but would think it is hard on the nose to eat from a bowl, vs picking it up from a flat 'lick'. Odd that he just started it...and yes, teething isn't an issue at this age. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

01-13-2013, 07:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
dogfaeries Master Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oklahoma City metro Posts: 985	Sage almost always dumps her food in the floor when she eats. It's aggravating to have kibble skitter all over the place, but that's just her. Maybe your guy just doesn't like bowls! __________________ ~ Diane in Okla Carly - AKC CH, Herding Instinct Certificate Sage - Ch. pointed, Herding Instinct Certificate Russell - GSD puppy

01-13-2013, 08:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 21,189	he won't starve. I'm not a fan of tough-love when it comes to food, but I feed raw, and my dogs seldom, if ever, pass up a meal. My thing with kibble is knowing a dogs instinct and trusting if there may be an issue with the food. Though they'll eat gamey green raw with out hesitation! Go figure. __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

01-13-2013, 07:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
hvtopiwala Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 114	hes a lil over 8 months old so i dont think hes teething anymore...im feeding him Acana Grasslands and been using this bag for over 2 weeks now, dont think its off...

01-13-2013, 07:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
hvtopiwala Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 114	he'll only eat small amounts from my hand, like 2 or 3 pieces at a time, if i have more in my hand he nudges my hand away...i might try soaking it in warm water and see what happens

01-13-2013, 07:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Raintheshepherd Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 85	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 Sent from my iPhone using Petguide.com Free App

01-13-2013, 08:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
hvtopiwala Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 114	so should i just pick it up and try again in the morning? how long should i go before doing something? dont want him to starve lol

01-13-2013, 08:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
hvtopiwala Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 114	hmm ok, ill see what happens! tough love it is...hopefully he comes around lol, not in the mood to start changing foods

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