My dog HATES raw food?

[Delilah]

He spits it out.
I wanna put him on raw food but he dislikes it
I wanna put him on it cause it's healthy but he hates it
4 months old pom
Any advice

[Katie]

Sure, my first advice is that "wanna" is not a word and makes your question sound juvenile.

Mix a little raw with a lot of whatever the dog eats and gradually change the proportions.

I assume your Vet has approved the diet?

[Steven]

Aw he's clever so the answer is cook the food it takes only minutes to boil drum sticks but never give the puppy the bones. You can buy chicken when it's cheap boil and freeze what you don't need. Only raw meat you can give your dog that is safe is a breast of lamb, your little one would get 5 meals from one breast and the bones are safe because they will be raw. Your Pom is no fool he has been spoilt so cooked food it is. My GSD and JR are fed on human cooked food also my cats it takes me one hour to cook all the items and freeze. Your puppy will love an hard boiled egg also ham cheese fish lots of items and being a small dog it will not hurt if she has your leavings, careful with potatoes though.

[MaryS]

My dog also hates it, tried it several times. I use a Grain free food. Taste of the Wild is good, Zignature is what I feed. They come in different flavors...

[Schäfer]

Well is it quality Raw food? If he doesn't like it it's because it tastes like crap so probably isn't worth eating.. You can tell when food isn't good. He can too i would purchase a different type of raw that appears to be more quality if he still doesn't like it then it's just not for him. Switch to a good brand

[TK]

It doesn't taste as good as the flavor enhanced, sugar added commercial kibble he gets now. What kid will eat healthy fruits and vegetables when they've been fed McDonald's and Taco Bell up to now?

Buy a whole chicken. Chop up the chicken, bones too, into small chunks. At each meal, which is three times a day for your puppy, offer a tablespoon of chopped chicken with a spoonful of warm water added to enhance the aroma. Since this is a Pomeranian and subject to hypoglycemia, I would add a half inch of NutriCal to each meal. (That can also stimulate him to eat the chicken.) In fifteen minutes, take up the dish.
Your puppy should be eating 3% of his body weight every day in raw meat, bones, and organs.
[body weight x 0.03 = weight of daily food intake]

@steven - ham? really? I would never give my dogs the chemicals used to cure ham. Raw pork is fine, nothing processed or preserved.

[Borders Rock]

Raw food comes in all kinds of shapes and sizes and varieties.
Are you talking about the frozen commercial type? It normally is available in chicken, duck, rabbit, beef, lamb, turkey, salmon. Some places also carry more specialty meats like bison.
Or
Are you talking about the dehydrated raw foods to which you add water?

Either way, there are a lot of protein choices. If your dog hates it, perhaps is was not meant to be. Try a top of the line "grain free" kibble if all else fails.

Any foods when introduced to dogs should be introduced gradually by mixing old with new for a period of 10-14 days,.
75% old, 25% new for 3-4 days
50% and 50% for 3-4 days
25% and 75% new for 3-4 days

Good luck!

[Oliver]

Of course he hates it, hes used to having that highly processed sugar rich canine equivalent of mcdonnals lol (good for the soul but terrible for the body).

Ive never had this problem with my dog (she immediately took to raw), but I would say a bit of tough love is called for here - keep offering it to him at mealtimes, if he refuses it take it away and then try again in a few hours. Dogs are very good at getting what they want from their owners, so dont cave in by giving him treats or his usual food as this will merely teach him that if he holds out long enough he'll get what he wants. It may help to add a bit of low sodium beef or chickeen broth convince it is yummy intially. You could also try gently warming the food in hot water before serving.


Cooking foods (as one person suggested) tends to destroy a lot of nutrition in the original food. Dogs also cannot prop[erly process cooked meat, and cooked fat is toxic. Therefore this would be rather counterproductive top what your trying to achieve - a healthy diet.

Mixing raw with cooked foods or kibble (also know by raw freeders as krapple) is not a good idea as they are all digested at different rates so this could cause problems for your dog.

YOu could also join up with the rawfeeding yahoo group:https: //www.facebook.com/#!/groups/rawfeedingcarnivores/ and youll probably find someone there who can offer more helpful suggestions. Its worth jooning this group anyway as there are a few guidlines you need to stick to to m,amke sure your feeding a healthy diet, and these guys offer a welth of info and support.

[Lorraine]

Totally with TK and Oliver.

Keep at it.

[Geoffrey]

Personally, I feed my dogs Nutro Ultra dog food. It is a premium, holistic dog food with no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives, no corn, wheat or by-products. It had many different ingredients that are great for your dog's immune system like the blueberries, cranberries, and pomegranates. It also had chicken, lamb and salmon which makes the food smell more and taste absolutely great for dogs. My dogs have been extremely healthy on this food and have not had one issue since I've put them o it.

I hope that helps!

Geoffrey
Pet Nutrition Specialist for The Nutro Company