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Why is my dog not eating her dry dog food??

My dog isn’t interested in her dry dog food anymore and normally she would eat it and I would eventually have to refill it. She seems to be acting normal tho and she eats like table food if you give her it or I’ve tried my other dogs wet food and she eats that. I did try switching her dry dog food to something else and I got her to eat a little bit I had to sit with her but she just shows no interest and still didn’t eat really anything. idk if she’s gotten bored of it. Any advice will be helpful and I hope it’s nothing to be concerned about. This has been going on for about almost a week I will say. Maybe less. That’s when I noticed it.

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It sounds as if you have food available at all times for your dog, which in most dogs creates a boredom with their food. Dog's are built to want to hunt/scavenge for their food, and they actually prefer this over having access 24/7. I would recommend giving the recommended meal amount, set it down for 15 minutes and anything uneaten gets picked up and given again at the next meal time. Some dogs will choose not to eat for a couple days, and this is fine as long as they're drinking and acting normally. You could also try presenting the meals in a puzzle toy, or snuffle mat as some dogs just really enjoy working for their food instead of eating it out of a bowl. My other trick is to add hot water to the food and let it sit until it cools down.

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Based on my understanding (her activity level is the same, interest in other food, hopefully drinking too and having normal output, I wouldn’t think this needs medical intervention. I think she’s telling you that she no longer likes that food. It can happen, sometimes after months or years of a dog happily munching on dry kibble or wet food. You might have to try a lot of different products until you find the right one. If you purchase through Petsmart Petco or Chewy, last I knew they have good customer service programs where if your dog snubs what you bought, you return/ bring the receipt with an open bag/package of food they’ll issue a credit towards the next while you’re trying to find the right match.

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Yeah I tried adding a pack of wet food to her dry dog food and she ate it no problem I think she’s just bored of the dry dog food

Right. After many years, my dog stopped eating his kibble. About 6 mos. later I was notified of of a class action settlement against manufacturer (quality concerns that my dog knew 1st).I’ve known other dogs who also became bored of their food. Even vet said it happens w/theirs, have to change.

You may try adding a little bit of water to a couple meals of kibble and letting soak in refrigerator’. It will puff up & reconstitute into wet version kibble in a few hours or overnight. If she likes that wet, that might hint possibility of a dental issue that is disturbing her vs. dislike kibble.

Yep I just actually tried that took her dry dog food and added water to soften it and she didn’t want to eat it. But she will eat the dry dog food if I mix that pedagree wet food packet in it lol

I tried doing that to the one she’s been eating for a while now she didn’t want it even if it was soft and then the new one I bought that I’ve been seeing if she likes it. So far it’s just adding wet dog food into it mixing it is what she likes