April 3, 2025 • 12 mins
Do you have one dog who devours anything while another turns their nose up at perfectly good food? You're not alone in this frustrating mealtime dance.
Picky eating in dogs stems from multiple sources—medical issues like dental pain or food allergies, behavioral patterns from inconsistent feeding, or simply learned behaviors when we constantly offer alternatives to refused meals. Doodle owners will nod knowingly, as these breeds seem particularly prone to food selectivity.
The good news? Simple management techniques can transform your feeding routine. Establishing consistent mealtimes where uneaten food disappears after 15-20 minutes helps reset expectations. Creating separate feeding spaces eliminates competition between your vacuum-cleaner dog and your discerning diner. And contrary to popular belief, constantly switching foods often makes pickiness worse, not better—a stable, veterinarian-approved diet with occasional subtle enhancements like food seasonings typically works best.
For those struggling with multi-dog households, structure is your friend. Monitor who's eating what, use puzzle feeders to make mealtime mentally engaging, and remember that adult dogs naturally eat less frequently than puppies. With patience and consistency, you can create harmony at mealtime that meets each dog's needs without the daily struggle. Ready to transform your feeding routine? These practical strategies will help both you and your canine companions enjoy mealtimes again.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today we are talking about how to get a picky dog to
eat and manage multiple dogswith different eating habits.
So if you have multiple dogs inthe home and you're struggling
with mealtime, today's episodeis for you.
Welcome to the Puppy TrainingPodcast.
I'm Amy Jensen, founder ofBaxter and Bella, the online
puppy school.
Here we are all about helpingyou create the best possible
(00:24):
experience raising a puppy, fromtraining tips to practical
tricks, all aimed at fostering ahappy, well-behaved dog who
truly feels like part of thefamily.
So if you are ready to enjoythe journey and strengthen the
bond with your dog, let's getstarted.
Hello you guys.
(00:45):
We have made it to spring.
By the time you are listeningto this, it is springtime
officially.
We have made it through winterand my dogs are elated.
Baxter and Bella will runoutside and roll in the grass.
Bella, she actually looks alittle bit like a baby goat.
If you've ever watched a babygoat run and hop around, she
does that in my backyard and itis so fun to watch.
(01:07):
So happy spring.
I hope you are enjoying theweather where you live.
Okay, today we are talking aboutfeeding issues.
This came by request from oneof our listeners.
She's struggling getting herpicky dog to eat, and she has
multiple dogs in the household,so she's trying to make sure
that everyone eats their mealsand that it's well balanced,
(01:28):
right.
So feeding a piggy dog can be afrustrating experience for both
the dogs and for us.
One dog again might eatanything placed in front of them
.
That's Bella at my house.
She will eat any food.
You can give her a piece ofcelery, you can give her a piece
of lettuce.
She's like, yep, I'm having it,baxter.
On the other hand, you toss himsomething, he needs to sniff it
, maybe lick it a little bit anddecide do I really want to
(01:51):
digest this?
And maybe he will and maybe hewon't.
He's definitely a littlepickier.
In these kinds of situations,it's really important that we
find effective strategies thatencourage the picky eater while
ensuring that the other dog doesnot consume others' food.
Right, we just want them to eattheir own, otherwise they're
going to gain weight like crazy.
(02:12):
So first let's start withunderstanding picky eating in
dogs.
So before addressing anysolutions, let's figure out why
some dogs become picky eaters.
Now, I tend to see this verycommonly in doodles.
So if you have a doodle, youknow what we were talking about.
Right Now.
Several factors can contributeto this behavior, including,
first of all, health issues.
So we'd always want to checkmedical first.
(02:33):
I'm not a medical professional,so I'm going to send you to
your veterinarian, but we wantto check for any any underlying
medical problems, such as dentalpain.
Maybe they have a tooth thathurts any gastrointestinal
discomfort.
Maybe they swallowed somethingand it's causing some discomfort
in their bellies and they'retrying to get you know work
through that.
Maybe they have some allergies.
(02:53):
Maybe it's environmentalallergies, like the grasses that
my dogs are now out rollingaround in.
Maybe they have some kind offood allergy Chicken is pretty
common actually, andunfortunately it's found in a
lot of dog food and dog treats.
That can cause excessivelicking and causing redness and
irritation.
So we want to make sure thatwe're addressing that first and
(03:14):
that maybe some of that iscausing the reluctance to eat.
We want to make sure that weget that addressed.
So check out health first.
Now number two behavioralfactors.
Some dogs develop being pickydue to overfeeding of yummy
treats.
Right In training it's reallytempting to always feed them
those high value rewards andthose extra rewards and not use
(03:34):
their just their food.
There could be feedinginconsistencies or even stress.
If your dog is stressed, theydon't really feel like eating.
Number three is foodpreferences.
Dogs can develop strongpreferences for certain flavors
or textures, so we want to takea look at that.
And number four is humanreinforcement.
If a person frequently offerstable scraps or they're giving
(03:56):
part of their meal to the dogthese alternative foods and then
the dog might refuse to eat itsmeal, hoping that these
handouts will be coming, the dogcan learn hey, I'm going to
hold out and wait for somethingbetter.
Okay, so that's that how toencourage a picky dog to eat.
How do we help a dog who's alittle bit pickier eat its meals
?
Let's try some of the followingideas.
(04:18):
Okay, number one establish aconsistent feeding schedule, set
specific meal times and removeuneaten food after about 15 to
20 minutes.
If your dog's not eating theirfood, just pick it up and put it
away for a while.
That'll prevent just coming andgrabbing a little bite here or
there.
Okay, number two is to limitthe treats and human food.
So when I noticed my dogs arenot eating their regular meals,
(04:39):
I actually just stop any extrarewards.
I'm making sure my family's nothanding them their vegetables
at dinnertime and that thoseextra good things are just not
coming their way until they'reeating their well-balanced meal
that's been prepared for them.
That can really help, and itmight be a day or two or even
three or four till they get backto that normal habit of, okay,
I eat my meal and they're notjust waiting for handouts or
(05:00):
those extra good things to cometheir way.
Number three is the opposite.
We might need to enhance theirfood appeal.
Maybe we need to add somethinga little extra that makes their
kibble more enticing.
So something simple you can addfrom pottery is their seasoning
.
So pottery makes seasoningsthat you can just sprinkle over
your dog's kibble.
That's just a little bit eachday.
(05:21):
Add some enhanced flavor orsmell to the kibble and makes it
more enticing.
Number four is to try differenttextures and flavors.
You can experiment with avariety of foods, such as mix of
dry food or wet food.
You can help determine whatyour dog prefers.
There's a lot of differentfoods on the market.
So what I'll say about this oneis if you are going to change
something up, make sure thatit's a necessary change.
(05:43):
So what happens a lot of timesis our dogs get bored with the
food they're eating.
So then we're like, oh, I'll dosomething different and they'll
like that for about two weeksand then they'll fall back into
that same game of waiting andholding out and trying to see if
something better will come, andthen we change their food again
, and then we change their foodagain, and then we change their
food again.
So do be careful with thistrying different um, textures,
(06:04):
flavors, foods in general.
Make sure you always consultyour veterinarian before you
change foods and my kind ofgeneral rule of thumb is if
their poop is normal, then theirfood is fine.
Okay, so I'm not going to messwith feeding my dog a whole
bunch of different diets.
That upsets their digestivetract and then I'm having to
clean up soft serve poop in thebackyard.
That's no fun.
(06:25):
So don't fall into this gamethat they do play, because they
are very smart.
You know.
If you find a food that yourveterinarian agrees is a
well-balanced diet, it's healthyfor your dog's breed and their
size and their age, then I stickwith it.
And again, going back to numberthree, if you need to add a
little bit of seasoning to it,great, you can do something.
(06:46):
Little, one little thing,little to maybe enhance that
food or flavor.
I would not be extreme in it.
Or that goes back to number two, where our dog is like, okay,
I'm going to hold out forsomething better, and they just
get pickier and pickier, andpickier because we keep changing
on them.
So if you do need to changefood because your veterinarian
is, you know, saying, hey, yourdog needs to lose weight or your
(07:06):
dog needs to gain weight orwhatever that issue is, work
with them to determine a good,balanced meal, whatever that
food looks like for your dog,and then I would stick with it,
okay.
Number five is to ensure astress-free eating environment
so we can minimize distractions,can also minimize competition.
If you have multiple dogs inyour household, simply just feed
(07:28):
them in separate areas.
So in my basement I have a penset up and Baxter has his pen
and Bella has her pen, and whenit's feeding time they go to
their pens and that's where theyeat.
There's no stress overcompetition, like Bella has to
eat fast or Baxter might take itor none of that.
It's gone.
I've just minimized it, I'vejust managed that and they go to
(07:49):
their pens and they eat theirmeals and then we come out and
we can all go and play,especially when Bruno has his
soft food because he's an olderdog and his teeth require a
softer food right now.
Uh, they really want to eatthat.
So I'm making sure Bruno's notfeeling stressed, that he gets
to eat his meal in peace andthat the other dogs they get a
little bit of that mixed in withtheir dry and they're super
happy about that and they canall eat in peace.
(08:11):
So it's a stress-free eatingenvironment.
Okay, number six is use positivereinforcement, praise, reward
your dog when it does eat itsfood to encourage that behavior.
And then, as always, if you seesomething that's out of the
ordinary or if the pickinessdoesn't get better, again we
want to rule out those medicalissues.
So consult your veterinarian Ifthere's any kind of health
(08:32):
concern going on.
You'll notice if your dog'sgaining weight or they're losing
weight.
That's a time to call your vet.
Okay, let's talk about feedingtwo dogs with different eating
habits.
Okay, so managing a householdwith both a picky eater and a
food-driven dog does requiresome careful planning.
Free feeding is not a greatoption.
Putting their food in theirbowls and just setting them out
in your house for the dogs toeat whenever can become a
(08:54):
problem and you'll notice onedog may be gaining a little bit
of extra weight and we don'twant that.
We want them all to be healthy.
We don't want one gettingskinny because they're not
eating and the other gettingmaybe a little overweight
because they're eating too much.
So again back to that separatefeeding area concept.
Feed each of your dogs in adifferent room, or a crate or a
(09:15):
pen it doesn't have to be a pen,like my dogs you can have.
You know, baxter can eatupstairs I could set up a baby
gate and Bella can eatdownstairs, right or in one room
versus the other room, and Iwouldn't put their bowls too
close together.
Put one, you know, several feetapart.
Give them some space anddistance so they don't feel like
they have to guard their bowl,even if there is a barrier in
place.
Try to create a little distancebetween whatever separation
(09:36):
you've created for them.
Okay, and then supervise themealtimes.
I like to monitor that both mydogs are actually eating, not
that you have to stay rightthere for the entire time, but
you know what you've put intheir bowl, you know when you've
given them time to eat and thennotice, okay, who ate breakfast
, who didn't, who ate dinner,who didn't.
Do, recognize that as dogsmature, they eat less often.
So a puppy is eating severaltimes a day, whereas an adult
(09:58):
dog might just eat once a day.
You know, as humans we havesomehow scheduled this concept
in our brains that we eat threetimes a day.
We have a breakfast, lunch anddinner.
And maybe that's not the mosthealthy thing for us, but that's
just kind of the habit that weall fall into.
Oh I've got to eat breakfast,oh, I need to eat lunch.
So dogs, they monitor themselves.
When they're hungry they eat,and when they're not, they don't
(10:19):
.
And so you might see that theyrealize they don't need to eat
three meals a day.
Maybe they just want to eat onemeal a day, and that's okay,
and it's good to know that aboutyour dog.
So supervise the meal times,just so you know how much each
dog is eating.
And if one dog doesn't finishtheir meal and you just pick it
up, you put it away for later.
But you know, okay, this dog'shad one cup of food today, they
(10:40):
still another cup of food rightVersus the other dog might eat
both of their cups of food rightaway.
They're done, they don't needto eat the rest of the day.
So pay attention to that and ifyou need to just have a little
feeding log, get out a notebookand a pencil and just chart so
that your brain doesn't have toremember it.
You can just keep track of iton paper.
Another idea for dogs is slowfeeder bowls or puzzle feeder.
So make the food or mealtimemore fun.
(11:00):
Putting the food in a bowl canbe kind of boring and actually
help a dog maybe lose the desireto actually eat.
So a dog's brain loves the huntand the search and the fun of
that right.
It's engaging mentally to them,which is good for them.
It's good mental exercise.
So even just taking their mealthat they didn't eat in a bowl,
(11:21):
putting it in a puzzle food toyand maybe putting one little
extra bonus treat in there so itsmells a little better, or
using some of those seasoningsthat we talked about, can help
them want to interact and playwith that toy and you might
notice that picky eater startsto eat because it's kind of a
fun, engaging activity.
All right, you guys, that's itfor today.
Feeding the picky dog alongsidea non-picky eater can be
(11:42):
challenging but it's verymanageable.
The key again is to establish aroutine.
Encourage the picky eater withsome appealing yet healthy
options and then control foodportions to prevent
overconsumption by the other dog.
So there is a balancing scalethere.
By implementing structuredfeeding strategies, using a
little bit of management andensuring a stress-free
environment, we can help ourdogs have a balanced approach
(12:04):
that works for both of them,both styles of eating, and
promotes their overall healthand wellbeing.
You guys have a fabulous restof your week and we'll talk soon
.
Happy training.
Thanks for tuning in to thepuppy training podcast.
I hope today's tips help youfeel more confident and excited
about raising your dog.
Remember, with a littlepatience and consistency you can
(12:27):
create a loving bond and awell-behaved pup who's a joy to
have in your family.
If you found this episodehelpful, be sure to subscribe,
leave a review and share it withfellow puppy parents.
For more resources, visitBaxter and Bella online.
Until next time, happy training.
Today we are talking about how to get a picky dog to
eat and manage multiple dogswith different eating habits.
So if you have multiple dogs inthe home and you're struggling
with mealtime, today's episodeis for you.
Welcome to the Puppy TrainingPodcast.
I'm Amy Jensen, founder ofBaxter and Bella, the online
puppy school.
Here we are all about helpingyou create the best possible
(00:24):
experience raising a puppy, fromtraining tips to practical
tricks, all aimed at fostering ahappy, well-behaved dog who
truly feels like part of thefamily.
So if you are ready to enjoythe journey and strengthen the
bond with your dog, let's getstarted.
Hello you guys.
(00:45):
We have made it to spring.
By the time you are listeningto this, it is springtime
officially.
We have made it through winterand my dogs are elated.
Baxter and Bella will runoutside and roll in the grass.
Bella, she actually looks alittle bit like a baby goat.
If you've ever watched a babygoat run and hop around, she
does that in my backyard and itis so fun to watch.
(01:07):
So happy spring.
I hope you are enjoying theweather where you live.
Okay, today we are talking aboutfeeding issues.
This came by request from oneof our listeners.
She's struggling getting herpicky dog to eat, and she has
multiple dogs in the household,so she's trying to make sure
that everyone eats their mealsand that it's well balanced,
(01:28):
right.
So feeding a piggy dog can be afrustrating experience for both
the dogs and for us.
One dog again might eatanything placed in front of them
.
That's Bella at my house.
She will eat any food.
You can give her a piece ofcelery, you can give her a piece
of lettuce.
She's like, yep, I'm having it,baxter.
On the other hand, you toss himsomething, he needs to sniff it
, maybe lick it a little bit anddecide do I really want to
(01:51):
digest this?
And maybe he will and maybe hewon't.
He's definitely a littlepickier.
In these kinds of situations,it's really important that we
find effective strategies thatencourage the picky eater while
ensuring that the other dog doesnot consume others' food.
Right, we just want them to eattheir own, otherwise they're
going to gain weight like crazy.
(02:12):
So first let's start withunderstanding picky eating in
dogs.
So before addressing anysolutions, let's figure out why
some dogs become picky eaters.
Now, I tend to see this verycommonly in doodles.
So if you have a doodle, youknow what we were talking about.
Right Now.
Several factors can contributeto this behavior, including,
first of all, health issues.
So we'd always want to checkmedical first.
(02:33):
I'm not a medical professional,so I'm going to send you to
your veterinarian, but we wantto check for any any underlying
medical problems, such as dentalpain.
Maybe they have a tooth thathurts any gastrointestinal
discomfort.
Maybe they swallowed somethingand it's causing some discomfort
in their bellies and they'retrying to get you know work
through that.
Maybe they have some allergies.
(02:53):
Maybe it's environmentalallergies, like the grasses that
my dogs are now out rollingaround in.
Maybe they have some kind offood allergy Chicken is pretty
common actually, andunfortunately it's found in a
lot of dog food and dog treats.
That can cause excessivelicking and causing redness and
irritation.
So we want to make sure thatwe're addressing that first and
(03:14):
that maybe some of that iscausing the reluctance to eat.
We want to make sure that weget that addressed.
So check out health first.
Now number two behavioralfactors.
Some dogs develop being pickydue to overfeeding of yummy
treats.
Right In training it's reallytempting to always feed them
those high value rewards andthose extra rewards and not use
(03:34):
their just their food.
There could be feedinginconsistencies or even stress.
If your dog is stressed, theydon't really feel like eating.
Number three is foodpreferences.
Dogs can develop strongpreferences for certain flavors
or textures, so we want to takea look at that.
And number four is humanreinforcement.
If a person frequently offerstable scraps or they're giving
(03:56):
part of their meal to the dogthese alternative foods and then
the dog might refuse to eat itsmeal, hoping that these
handouts will be coming, the dogcan learn hey, I'm going to
hold out and wait for somethingbetter.
Okay, so that's that how toencourage a picky dog to eat.
How do we help a dog who's alittle bit pickier eat its meals
?
Let's try some of the followingideas.
(04:18):
Okay, number one establish aconsistent feeding schedule, set
specific meal times and removeuneaten food after about 15 to
20 minutes.
If your dog's not eating theirfood, just pick it up and put it
away for a while.
That'll prevent just coming andgrabbing a little bite here or
there.
Okay, number two is to limitthe treats and human food.
So when I noticed my dogs arenot eating their regular meals,
(04:39):
I actually just stop any extrarewards.
I'm making sure my family's nothanding them their vegetables
at dinnertime and that thoseextra good things are just not
coming their way until they'reeating their well-balanced meal
that's been prepared for them.
That can really help, and itmight be a day or two or even
three or four till they get backto that normal habit of, okay,
I eat my meal and they're notjust waiting for handouts or
(05:00):
those extra good things to cometheir way.
Number three is the opposite.
We might need to enhance theirfood appeal.
Maybe we need to add somethinga little extra that makes their
kibble more enticing.
So something simple you can addfrom pottery is their seasoning
.
So pottery makes seasoningsthat you can just sprinkle over
your dog's kibble.
That's just a little bit eachday.
(05:21):
Add some enhanced flavor orsmell to the kibble and makes it
more enticing.
Number four is to try differenttextures and flavors.
You can experiment with avariety of foods, such as mix of
dry food or wet food.
You can help determine whatyour dog prefers.
There's a lot of differentfoods on the market.
So what I'll say about this oneis if you are going to change
something up, make sure thatit's a necessary change.
(05:43):
So what happens a lot of timesis our dogs get bored with the
food they're eating.
So then we're like, oh, I'll dosomething different and they'll
like that for about two weeksand then they'll fall back into
that same game of waiting andholding out and trying to see if
something better will come, andthen we change their food again
, and then we change their foodagain, and then we change their
food again.
So do be careful with thistrying different um, textures,
(06:04):
flavors, foods in general.
Make sure you always consultyour veterinarian before you
change foods and my kind ofgeneral rule of thumb is if
their poop is normal, then theirfood is fine.
Okay, so I'm not going to messwith feeding my dog a whole
bunch of different diets.
That upsets their digestivetract and then I'm having to
clean up soft serve poop in thebackyard.
That's no fun.
(06:25):
So don't fall into this gamethat they do play, because they
are very smart.
You know.
If you find a food that yourveterinarian agrees is a
well-balanced diet, it's healthyfor your dog's breed and their
size and their age, then I stickwith it.
And again, going back to numberthree, if you need to add a
little bit of seasoning to it,great, you can do something.
(06:46):
Little, one little thing,little to maybe enhance that
food or flavor.
I would not be extreme in it.
Or that goes back to number two, where our dog is like, okay,
I'm going to hold out forsomething better, and they just
get pickier and pickier, andpickier because we keep changing
on them.
So if you do need to changefood because your veterinarian
is, you know, saying, hey, yourdog needs to lose weight or your
(07:06):
dog needs to gain weight orwhatever that issue is, work
with them to determine a good,balanced meal, whatever that
food looks like for your dog,and then I would stick with it,
okay.
Number five is to ensure astress-free eating environment
so we can minimize distractions,can also minimize competition.
If you have multiple dogs inyour household, simply just feed
(07:28):
them in separate areas.
So in my basement I have a penset up and Baxter has his pen
and Bella has her pen, and whenit's feeding time they go to
their pens and that's where theyeat.
There's no stress overcompetition, like Bella has to
eat fast or Baxter might take itor none of that.
It's gone.
I've just minimized it, I'vejust managed that and they go to
(07:49):
their pens and they eat theirmeals and then we come out and
we can all go and play,especially when Bruno has his
soft food because he's an olderdog and his teeth require a
softer food right now.
Uh, they really want to eatthat.
So I'm making sure Bruno's notfeeling stressed, that he gets
to eat his meal in peace andthat the other dogs they get a
little bit of that mixed in withtheir dry and they're super
happy about that and they canall eat in peace.
(08:11):
So it's a stress-free eatingenvironment.
Okay, number six is use positivereinforcement, praise, reward
your dog when it does eat itsfood to encourage that behavior.
And then, as always, if you seesomething that's out of the
ordinary or if the pickinessdoesn't get better, again we
want to rule out those medicalissues.
So consult your veterinarian Ifthere's any kind of health
(08:32):
concern going on.
You'll notice if your dog'sgaining weight or they're losing
weight.
That's a time to call your vet.
Okay, let's talk about feedingtwo dogs with different eating
habits.
Okay, so managing a householdwith both a picky eater and a
food-driven dog does requiresome careful planning.
Free feeding is not a greatoption.
Putting their food in theirbowls and just setting them out
in your house for the dogs toeat whenever can become a
(08:54):
problem and you'll notice onedog may be gaining a little bit
of extra weight and we don'twant that.
We want them all to be healthy.
We don't want one gettingskinny because they're not
eating and the other gettingmaybe a little overweight
because they're eating too much.
So again back to that separatefeeding area concept.
Feed each of your dogs in adifferent room, or a crate or a
(09:15):
pen it doesn't have to be a pen,like my dogs you can have.
You know, baxter can eatupstairs I could set up a baby
gate and Bella can eatdownstairs, right or in one room
versus the other room, and Iwouldn't put their bowls too
close together.
Put one, you know, several feetapart.
Give them some space anddistance so they don't feel like
they have to guard their bowl,even if there is a barrier in
place.
Try to create a little distancebetween whatever separation
(09:36):
you've created for them.
Okay, and then supervise themealtimes.
I like to monitor that both mydogs are actually eating, not
that you have to stay rightthere for the entire time, but
you know what you've put intheir bowl, you know when you've
given them time to eat and thennotice, okay, who ate breakfast
, who didn't, who ate dinner,who didn't.
Do, recognize that as dogsmature, they eat less often.
So a puppy is eating severaltimes a day, whereas an adult
(09:58):
dog might just eat once a day.
You know, as humans we havesomehow scheduled this concept
in our brains that we eat threetimes a day.
We have a breakfast, lunch anddinner.
And maybe that's not the mosthealthy thing for us, but that's
just kind of the habit that weall fall into.
Oh I've got to eat breakfast,oh, I need to eat lunch.
So dogs, they monitor themselves.
When they're hungry they eat,and when they're not, they don't
(10:19):
.
And so you might see that theyrealize they don't need to eat
three meals a day.
Maybe they just want to eat onemeal a day, and that's okay,
and it's good to know that aboutyour dog.
So supervise the meal times,just so you know how much each
dog is eating.
And if one dog doesn't finishtheir meal and you just pick it
up, you put it away for later.
But you know, okay, this dog'shad one cup of food today, they
(10:40):
still another cup of food rightVersus the other dog might eat
both of their cups of food rightaway.
They're done, they don't needto eat the rest of the day.
So pay attention to that and ifyou need to just have a little
feeding log, get out a notebookand a pencil and just chart so
that your brain doesn't have toremember it.
You can just keep track of iton paper.
Another idea for dogs is slowfeeder bowls or puzzle feeder.
So make the food or mealtimemore fun.
(11:00):
Putting the food in a bowl canbe kind of boring and actually
help a dog maybe lose the desireto actually eat.
So a dog's brain loves the huntand the search and the fun of
that right.
It's engaging mentally to them,which is good for them.
It's good mental exercise.
So even just taking their mealthat they didn't eat in a bowl,
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putting it in a puzzle food toyand maybe putting one little
extra bonus treat in there so itsmells a little better, or
using some of those seasoningsthat we talked about, can help
them want to interact and playwith that toy and you might
notice that picky eater startsto eat because it's kind of a
fun, engaging activity.
All right, you guys, that's itfor today.
Feeding the picky dog alongsidea non-picky eater can be
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challenging but it's verymanageable.
The key again is to establish aroutine.
Encourage the picky eater withsome appealing yet healthy
options and then control foodportions to prevent
overconsumption by the other dog.
So there is a balancing scalethere.
By implementing structuredfeeding strategies, using a
little bit of management andensuring a stress-free
environment, we can help ourdogs have a balanced approach
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that works for both of them,both styles of eating, and
promotes their overall healthand wellbeing.
You guys have a fabulous restof your week and we'll talk soon
.
Happy training.
Thanks for tuning in to thepuppy training podcast.
I hope today's tips help youfeel more confident and excited
about raising your dog.
Remember, with a littlepatience and consistency you can
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create a loving bond and awell-behaved pup who's a joy to
have in your family.
If you found this episodehelpful, be sure to subscribe,
leave a review and share it withfellow puppy parents.
For more resources, visitBaxter and Bella online.
Until next time, happy training.
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