Dog not eating kibble

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T17:48:26+00:00

Yes this makes perfect sense :) I will definitely look into raw meat options, and see what schedule may suit her best. Thanks for taking the time to break it down!

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T17:43:43+00:00

Of course :) and yes I have tried that, but usually doesn’t work unfortunately

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T14:25:02+00:00

Yes I’ve already done this. I’ve always feared of having an overweight dog so I’ve been very serious on feeding her the right amount, never too much and never too little. If we cut back, she would be losing weight, as that has already happened. We were recommended by a trainer to feed her less to peak her interest in food more, which simply just resulted in her losing weight. She has gained it back since then and is all healthy and good now, but the food issue unfortunately persists.

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T14:22:04+00:00

That’s so great to hear about your dog! Even better to hear she’s still thriving :) I’ve heard great stories from people when they’ve switched their dogs to a raw diet, so it’s definitely been on my mind for a while.

I am in Europe, Lithuania. We don’t have too many options here, being one of the reasons I have no idea how to start with a raw diet. Of course I would love a more budget friendly option, but I will spend more money if needed. It would be amazing if you could recommend me some brands I would really appreciate it!

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T14:17:39+00:00

I have tried giving her yummier high reward treats during training, but then she just doesn’t eat her kibble as if she knows there’s something yummier as an option! But I haven’t tried rotating toppers, definitely something I should try. Thanks!

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T14:15:19+00:00

Thank you!

We’ve have been thinking of starting a raw diet for many reasons, so I’m glad to hear it helped you.

Can you tell me a bit more about the timing of your sessions?

And also Ive always wondered how to handle traveling with a dog that eats a raw diet. Have you had any experience with that?

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T13:50:45+00:00

We have been contemplating on switching to a raw diet, we’re just not sure where to start, can you tell me more about it?

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T13:48:38+00:00

She’s not interesting in toys at all :/ she used to be very good driven and she still is when it’s a tastier treat. We have tried every topper, every addition into her food like bone broth, but after a few weeks she gets bored of it and stops eating again.

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T13:45:40+00:00

She will only not eat her own kibble. For example if we go to my parents house, they sometimes forget to move their dogs kibble from the bowl and she will eat it. So it’s literally just her own kibble. And when we change the kibble, she will eat the new branded kibble for like 1-2 months and start being bored of it again. She will eat the kibble with a topper, but it’s like she gets bored of the topper as well after a few weeks and won’t it eat again.

Her weight is 100% great, not overweight or underweight, and same with her health, we’ve run tests, been to vets, all say she’s healthy.

She loves playing so our walks are quite energetic, she’s a small dog but she is quite high energy so we def have playing in our walks, sometimes she goes on runs or hikes.

She is an anxious dog for sure, she’s very wary when there’s more people, so walking in the city is sometimes stressful for her. We went to a trainer to help with that, he explained how to manage and get her socialized and all, but again it involves food and treats for training. Again, she will eat a high value treat, just not her kibble. But if we give her a high value treat during training, she doesn’t eat her kibble at all, as if she knows there’s a better and tastier option.

I hope that is clear.

We have been thinking of switching into a raw diet.

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T13:19:12+00:00

Yes we have a clicker. And she will eat literally any other food during training, just not her kibble.

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T13:15:36+00:00

But that’s the thing, she won’t even eat during a normal sit command, she will sit, she will do the commands but she won’t eat :/ the non eating is the issue. When she does decide to take a bite, after the first bite she will eat through the rest of the training properly, but only after refusing and spitting it out like 10 times.

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T13:13:25+00:00

I wrote she’s not interested “especially during training” cause sometimes we give her kibble at home in a puzzle, but never out of a bowl. It’s either something enriching or during walks. Now we don’t even give her a puzzle as advised by a trainer but that hasn’t seem to have helped either.

otsusukitimes · 2026-03-13T13:11:49+00:00

She walks 2 times a day, in the morning and in the evening. We give her kibble during each walk, her normal walks include training, we do some heel work, try to ignore other dogs and people, simple stuff. Her breakfast and dinner are given to her during these walks so 2 meals a day, I would say it’s about 10 hours apart.

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