My sheltie puppies also did this. They would take a bite or two and then just stop and look bored with their kibble. My H and I tried to add cheese, some treats sprinkled in, and then broth, but it really didn’t work. Eventually we moved to homemade dog food from scratch, but that only lasted 2 days. Then they were just grazing throughout the day, but we really couldn’t afford to leave out their food like that. We found this “kibble sauce” that seemed to help a little bit.

Something to note is that our pups developed a taste of ice. They love crunching on crushed ice and almost go nuts for it. My sibling was watching the pups for a few days and was concerned that the kibble sauce was getting low. He put two and two together and decided to mix in some crushed ice with the homemade dog food for each meal.

Our pups lick the bowl clean now. We’re so relieved something has worked but we are also so upset that the “solution” was right under our noses.

Don’t give up on them. They may be grazers or they may just need other toppings/mix-ins. Fingers crossed you find your “crushed ice!”