20 Best Foods for a Picky Eater Rottweiler

We hear it all the time: “Why won’t my finicky rottweiler eat the expensive food I buy them?!” Dealing with a picky rottweiler can be frustrating, so we asked our I Love My Rottweiler Facebook community the following question, “What’s the best food for a picky eating Rottweiler?” We received hundreds of replies and summarized some of the best suggestions below.

Always remember to consult your veterinarian before making any health changes to your rottweiler’s diet, especially if they have any medical issues. iHeartDogs is reader supported, so some of the links below may be affiliate links where we receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

20 Best Foods for a Picky Rottweiler

I’ve had Rottweilers for over 30 years. They all have had sensitive stomach issues. I switched a couple years ago to FARMINA and my dogs eat well with no digestive upset. Good luck!

Author: Jennifer Starnes G.

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I use Science diet sensitive stomach and skin the I add cooked boneless skinless chicken thighs and Smart Earth Camelina oil plus a bit of broth that I cook the chicken in

Author: Margie L.

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If you can’t find one, and you’re tired of switching, find a good brand of food and stick with it. If you feed on a schedule, put the food down in the morning and if he doesn’t touch it for 10 minutes take it away and try again at dinner and do the same thing. Your dog will not starve itself unless he’s sick. Your dog is training you to add stuff to his food/ change it because he knows you’ll do it. Unless your dog has a health reason to be one a special food, pick one and stick to it. If you must add, put some water in there and mix it up

Author: Andrea J.

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Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Salmon and Sweet Potato, no grain food for his reflux and food allergies. He has been on it for 2.5 years and will still do anything for one kibble piece.

Author: Michele Q.

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My Rottweiler is on Pedigree Grilled steak and vegetable flavor, Once a week I give her salmon oil

Author: Marjorie V.

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I give mine diamond natural lamb, I add chk. Broccoli green beans and carrots.

Author: Stacy S.

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Have you tried mixing the dry with bone broth? How about adding sweet potatoes (mashed) to his wet food or diced, green beans, broccoli. Hope your baby likes some of these.

Author: Candy Borges D.

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Farmers dog. It ends up being just as expensive as all the other “trial brands” great food , it’s cuts down our vet expenses, the dogs are so much healthier, and all three different breeds love it!!! Give it a try!!

Author: Jill D.

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My girl will only eat fresh pet….it’s $16 for a tube and lasts about 5-6 days. I sprinkle some kibble in for crunch and to help keep her teeth clean. She loves the chicken the most

Author: Dennis M.

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I use Victor 1 can wet, 1 scoop dry. My dog couldn’t care less about food until I started doing this. Now he practically knocks me down to get to his bowl.

Author: Susette N.

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My boy gets pedigree dry with a little pedigree wet. Also chicken broth and hot dogs cut up. Sometimes a little cheese over it.

Author: Diannalynn S.

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We tried Hill’s Science Diet, or Iams Lamb & Rice. HE LOVED IT! (for both brands). Within 2 days, my 5 year old Rottie was playing and running like a puppy!

Author: Sheri D.

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Our boy gets Bullymax Chicken 30/20 and we add baked chicken or ground beef and we add a variety of vegetables. Green beans, carrots, red bell pepper, peas, broccoli, brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes. About 1 1/2 cups of kibble and 1 1/2 cups meat and veggies twice a day. His weight is perfect and he has no skin or allergy issues.

Author: David G.

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We had to switch to the 4health salmon and potato for my other dog from tractor supply and my rottie loves it! We tried to keep them separate in the beginning but he kept going after it, so we just switched them both to it and he’s done great

Author: Staci R.

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Mine doesn’t like his food changed in mid course. Half Purina pro plan and half cooked with chicken brown rice chicken liver flax meal carrots peas green beans Loves it. Twice a day split up. Always the same time a day.

Author: Sharon J.

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Blue Buffalo mixed in with some turkey gravy. If they still around I’ve always like Black & Gold brand. Haven’t seen them in a bit the grocery store I would find it at stopped carrying it.

Author: Lyrna S.

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NO cook for him best way to go you can Boil Chicken Breast with Sweet Potatoes boiled and mashed up with Veggies. You can cook up Angus Grass Fed Beef, Potatoes and Veggies. You can do Salmon Veggies and Rice there are some good cooked diets out there Farmers dog and Just food for dogs

Author: Nichole Lee W.

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Taste of the wild. Wild boar my girls love it and its healthy

Author: Jim B.

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Gentle Giants! Never has had a recall! Can order thru Chewy, Petco, Target etc check sights for best price!

Author: Sharon S.

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Depending on size, dry food mixed with minimal canned food (dog beef stew) and one slice of Fresh Pet diced. Our Sienna was also very picky. I tried this and magic happened. I use two rolls of Fresh Pet every month at a cost of $38.00 total. It just might work.

Author: Susan C.

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20 Best Foods for a Picky Eater Yorkie

We hear it all the time: “Why won’t my finicky yorkie eat the expensive food I buy them?!” Dealing with a picky yorkie can be frustrating, so we asked our I Love My Yorkie Facebook community the following question, “What’s the best food for a picky eating Yorkie?” We received hundreds of replies and summarized some of the best suggestions below.

Always remember to consult your veterinarian before making any health changes to your yorkie’s diet, especially if they have any medical issues. iHeartDogs is reader supported, so some of the links below may be affiliate links where we receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

20 Best Foods for a Picky Yorkie

When I had yorkie I cooked for him. Chicken hearts… liver with veggies and little rice. Or chicken soup with veggies . He was very picky. He didn’t even like doggie treats just some doggie salami . He never was begging for food. And he had his dry food in his bowl all day … it was his snack. He was amazing dog.., good hunter.

Author: Martina Marhevska S.

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My yorkie only ate chicken (no beef or anything). I weaned her off of a raw diet, to regular dog food. I recommend Rachel Ray..she love chicken brown rice. Its all natural also.

Author: Maryjo C.

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My dogs including a yorkie just love their Pedigree little bites.

Author: Carolyn G.

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Who is the alpha here……they will eat eventually…, I feed my Yorkie mix ….Fromm’s food since she was a baby she is now 12:yrs old…… they are playing you cuz they can….if they don’t eat in timely manner pick up dish and don’t feed til next meal….seems like they rule you you have to be the ALPHA…..reduce your anxiety as they pick up on that….they will eat if they are hungry enough…also put a bit of topper sprinkled on food like crumps mini trainers….put the food down and walk away…..if they don’t eat, pick it up and don’t feed again ’til next meal…..trust me they will eat…..don’t let them feed off your anxiety…..good luck

Author: Gloria B.

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Fresh pet, cost a bit more but I also have a picky Yorkie who gets tired of food quickly but Fresh pet he has stayed with for a long period of time. We have to get at Pet Smart. Hope your Yorkie likes

Author: Sandy P.

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I mix up plain chicken, frozen peas and green beans, scrambled egg and her wet dog food. I make a batch big enough to last 2 days. When I serve it to her I throw in a few pieces of dry kibble and water to give it some crunch and to make sure she’s getting enough water. She loves it. So much better then her reg food and it’s super easy to make. You can even freeze it if you make a bigger batch.

Author: Louise D.

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Primal nuggets….very healthy food, my Yorkies love it !!!!

Author: Lisa Dockendorf K.

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They get hungry enough they will eat. I tell my Chloe that all the time. She gets Iams dry with a little bit of Cesar filet mignon on top. She eats twice a day if she doesn’t eat much one meal she will eat the next meal. She’s very picky and is about 6 lbs !

Author: Dawn Lazell-J.

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Cesar is the ONLY dog food mine will eat. He even likes the dry food but we have to vary the wet food flavors because if we give him the variety he doesn’t want at the moment he refuses to eat until we open something else. We always feed him first so if he refuses our first option we give it to our other dog.

Author: Beverly R.

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There’s a thing called Meal Mixers at pet store we add a little if that on food or just break up some treats. When we have chicken we will also add that to their food. Ours are picky too.

Author: Angelina LoRe M.

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My 3 all have cooked chicken, chicken livers, chicken hearts, lamb, sausage not one of them eat canned or dry food they also get oxtail which my butcher chops into small portions which the hard bone kps their teeth healthy. I cook everything once a wk and put it into portions in freezer n take 1 bag out per day (which had enough for the 3) they also only like cat bisc which are in a bowl on their tray. All my babies have had the same and 3 who have died of old age in past 2 yr were 15, 17 and 21.

Author: Denise B.

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Framers Dog for our yorkies until they tired of it all 4 of them. They love when we boil cx sweet potatoes and rice, other wise it has always been Fromm and my male yorkie has kidney disease so he has special diet RX Hills and he likes that too.

Author: Tricia S.

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Have you tried a little bit of grated cheese.

Tilly only really gets Royal Canin Yorkie dry kibble – but her favourite treat are the original Rancho strips that seem to be being withdrawn so buy whatever I can find but she only gets one strip a day – the other little treat she will sometimes eat are the tasty minis particularly if playing in the puzzle game. Very rarely she gets a tid-bit of what I’m eating but loves cheese

Author: Alyson G.

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Royal canin for yorkies. You can get it at Pet Smart. I fed that to both of mine. When we lost the first one, he had eaten this for 17 years, and then my other one came from the same father, different momma. They were 1 year apart. I had the last one 18 years,and 8 months. Both were very healthy and active. They crossed the rainbow bridge 2 years apart.

Author: Rebekah Swofford W.

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I’ve started making my own food in the slow cooker- they love it! I mix ground pork and beef, sweet potatoe, carrots, blueberries, apple and kale. Slow cook on high for 3 hrs. Make a cup of rice- then add to cooked foods. I like I usually have all the ingredients already on hand, I know what’s in it, and they love it. I freeze it in 2 day portions and it’s good in the fridge for 4 days.

Author: Called T.

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My yorkiepoo is on a special diet through her vet. It’s the EN gastrointestinal food. She stopped eating it so her vet told to me to try Science Diet for sensitive stomachs but she turned her nose up immediately. The vet then told me to boil some rice and some chicken and feed her that. I mix it with her EN dog food and she loves it

Author: Tammy Shonio G.

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They love great human grade food, no itch, great fur, nice teeth, good poop too. They love it, yes where picky.

Author: Daniela D.

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I feel for you. We have a Shorkie who is the pickiest little gal. I have tried several different brands-even a $20 bag for picky eaters that they supposedly would eat–NOT. The only thing I get her to eat without balking is meat I cook for her–chicken breasts, pork chops, roast beef, deer meat, hamburger, fish, and turkey sometimes.. I can’t get her to eat any fruit or veggies, or rice. She does like spaghetti, cheese, mac and cheese. No hot dogs, sausage, or processed foods. We did try her on Blue Buffalo canned meals. She did eat the beef stew pretty good, but not the other varieties. It was so hit and miss with her after we got home, that I gave away the last couple of cans I had, so she gets what I know she will eat. She also loves liver-won’t touch chicken liver, but will eat beef liver. GOOD LUCK! I might also add that she wants to eat only out of HER bowl or else I have to hand feed her.

Author: Carol F.

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I use Orijen kibble for small dogs no grains, very flavorful . Has all the freeze dried raw organ meat and fish stuff they love.

Author: Linda J.

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We have fed our Yorkies Natural Balance all their lives. They are 10 and 12. The local pet store there carries it. We buy the small bites.

Author: Gaynell S.

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Puppy Who Loves To Hug Needs His Dad To Hold Him Tight

Brian adopted Hugo when he was 8-weeks old. He instantly taught Hugo how to give hugs. Brian was surely in for a surprise when Hugo grew into a full-size dog that still wanted to hug his dad. Brian was in for a treat that would knock him off his feet. Literally.

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Hugo gave gentle hugs until one day he discovered it was way more fun to hug his dad while running at full tilt. Brian had to learn how to brace for impact! The pup had grown to be 85 pounds and his gentle nature became more playful and silly.

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Everything was fine until Hugo’s demeanor changed. Brian discovered that the pup went partially blind in his right eye and he had a hard time with depth perception. This affected how he operated around heights. But Brian wouldn’t allow this to affect Hugo so he happily became Hugo’s human step stool.

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Hugo’s health declined further and Brian and his wife were faced with a major life decision. However, they swore they’d never give up on Hugo. What follows is so incredible, you have to see it for yourself! I’m team Hugo, are you?

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Abused Dog Set To Be Put Down Tries To Bite The Hand That Wanted To Save Her

Chase, a neglected dog, was subjected to the most unspeakable atrocities for 3 years. Her time was spent in solitude with brief moments of tender moments from her human companion. Over time she became increasingly anxious and her mental health ebbed with no hopes for a comeback. However, we love happy endings and that’s what you’re in for with this story.  Please meet Chase, this is his story!

 

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In a more modern society, some abused dogs have a guaranteed chance for rehabilitation. Chase had been on death row at a crowded shelter until she was saved by an angel. An animal rescuer named Eldad entered the shelter just when Chase was waiting for her turn at the euthanasia table.

 

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20 Best Foods for a Picky Eater Shih Tzu

We hear it all the time: “Why won’t my finicky shih tzu eat the expensive food I buy them?!” Dealing with a picky shih tzu can be frustrating, so we asked our I Love My Shih Tzu Facebook community the following question, “What’s the best food for a picky eating Shih Tzu?” We received hundreds of replies and summarized some of the best suggestions below.

Always remember to consult your veterinarian before making any health changes to your shih tzu diet, especially if they have any medical issues. iHeartDogs is reader supported, so some of the links below may be affiliate links where we receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

20 Best Foods for a Picky Shih Tzu

Good to see this thought it was just mine. Very picky but will eat simply Cesar’s. But have to pick out the peas. Does like potatoes. Sweet taters. Hamburger once in awhile. She is 3yrs and still have the first bag of dry food since I’ve had her. She is just super spoiled.

Author: Deb C.

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The only thing that works with my shih tzu is, Rawabble chicken (holistic) and Science Diet chicken stew. I’ll add either chicken, pasta, broccoli or a small amount of what we have. She’s always been finicky, I think they all are

Author: Pam Jaykus B.

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We feed them Royal Canin they have a shih tzu dry and wet food and mine will eat it they are extremely picky it’s a little pricey though

Author: Michelle L.

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Yes, Diamond natural I get mine at tractor supply they have it for small dogs or even puppies or big dogs. it doesn’t have any Of those products in it that is not good for dogs. Done research on it.

Author: Barbara I.

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I use the dry purina pro plan puppy. My puppy is 10 months. I add green beans and sometimes scrambled eggs. I find she eats better if I put the cooked egg and green beans in the microwave only for 7 seconds She seemed to like the warmth in this cold weather. Also use frozen strawberries for treats. She loves them. Also baby carrots. Trying to make sure she is not going to be overweight.

Author: Rea H.

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Stella & Chewy freeze dried. Or grandma Lucy’s freeze dried food..I never feed anything with chicken in it..most dogs are allergic to it…I have a 10 year old shih tzu…good luck with ur fur baby….my Willie sends woof woofs

Author: Dorothy Scaffidi D.

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Dr. MARTY’S WITH A SIDE OF BOILED CHICKEN AND A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK I GIVE HIM A SIDE OF SOME CUT UP BEEF. MIX THE DR. MARTY’S WITH SOME WARM WATER AS DIRECTED. I HEAT IT UP IN THE MICRO ABOUT 16 SECONDS AND MAKE SURE ITS NOT TO HOT INCLUDING THEIR DISH. IF IT IS GIVE IT TIME TO COOL DISH INCLUDED TO JUST A WARM FEEL. DOES THE TRICK.

Author: Sean T.

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My shih tzu is 2 years old and I had never found a dog food that she would eat on a regular basis until I tried Fresh Pet, now she cleans her dish out almost everyday. I had tried wet food, dry food, all different brands and she would not eat it.

Author: Sue St Aubin

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I cook a variety of meats for mine but it’s usually what we’re eating that day. So if I am making steak she gets one. She also gets veal, lamb, pork, chicken, wild rabbit, grouse, and sometimes deer. Not at all spoiled ETA, she eats Nutrience Subzero, the red bag. I will sometimes crush and sprinkle dried liver treats on this kibble but mostly she eats it as is.

Author: Sylvia R.

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I give mine Nature’s Recipe hard and soft per my vet after trying a dozen kinds. A can goes a long way. She is so small I get 3 feedings from 1 can. I get the mini bite hard food.

Author: Mary N.

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We have a shorkie which is shitzu and Yorkie mixed and we give her little Caesars rotisserie chicken dry dog food and mixed with rotisserie chicken that I have to cook in my rotisserie oven. Can we say spoiled. But I love her and she loves and protects me.

Author: Bonnie L.

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I have a picky eater since she was a baby. I Mix her dry food with Stella and chewy lil bites and steam Broccoli or boiled chicken breast.

Or I give her boil sweet potatoes or pumpkin and mix it with her food. I have to give her different mix every day bec she won’t eat if it’s the same every day

Author: Cathy Aquino C.

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We feed both of ours FreshPet. I use all 4 of the flavors. We use one roll of one flavor and when that roll is used up, we go to another roll of a different flavor. They are picky too, but this seems to be a constant winner. I tried the shredded fresh pet and they got tired of it and wouldn’t eat it. I use just the rolls now. I’ve tried farmers dog and they threw it up, so I cancelled that program. They also like the fresh pet turkey bacon treats.

Author: Nancy Mandigo T.

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Rocco gets 1/3 cup of kibble (wellness) in the morning 1/3 cup of kibble at night, a little boiled chicken and 5 green beans with a milk bone. At bedtime he gets a Good Morning treat.

Author: Martie L.

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Mine too, I boil chicken tenders and mix with science diet dry for sensitive stomach and skin . It is fine for now, but he just gets tired of it . I also use Fresh pet every know and then. He is also in a probiotic every day and it helps.

Author: Linda S.

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Pet fresh for small breeds…My Rocky is 3 years old and he loves it they have the log or you can buy it in the bag.. it’s located in the pet section in the refrigerator.. grocery stores and BJ’S .. and they also have it for cats too just to keep that in mind if anyone is a cat owner…

Author: Mamie Rose H.

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Rosie is 4 years old and she may eat once or twice a day. One day she will not eat at all. I don’t worry she knows when she is hungry. I feed her in the morning and evening a quarter cup of Wellness brand grain free dog food and top it off with a small amount of Badlands Ranch high protein adult dog food rinse it with warm water. I have it ready for her when she wants it. I reserved so many dog food brands to read what is in the food. So many unhealthy ingredients in high brand names. I had so many fur babies die from kidney problems. I knew I wanted better dog food for her. I guess I’m very picky on what she eats. Rosie loves her food when she wants to eat. Her weight has stayed low around 9lbs 10oz. Rosie is a small Shih Tzu frame. My other Shih Tzu were up in the 16 lbs dog frame. I love this fur baby and I want her to have the best.

Author: Karen P.

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My female shih-tzu and shih-tzu/bichon mix are pretty picky.I feed them a mix of: Beneful medley or incredibite (wet dog food) with Beneful dried food. They are different sizes so servings are based on weight 3x a day. Lunch is smaller servings.They each will randomly skip a meal now and then.

Author: Cindy Lou A.

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Mine still eats Purina puppy chow but is only a year old. Loves green beans and carrots. Don’t tell anyone but eats what we do. Loves fruits

Author: Linwood M.

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Victor dry food. They have wet food as well. Mix with sweet potato and pumpkin and blueberry

Author: Mark U.

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