My puppy won't gain weight?

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I have a 5 month old Golden Retriever, he doesn't like his food. I've tried Purina Puppy Chow, Royal Canin, and now Eukanuba. He's gone almost 2 months now without having his whole bowl of food. All his brothers are bigger, fatter and prettier than him. How do I get him to catch up and gain weight?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

It's because you keep changing his food.
Just pour the food in the bowl - wait ten minutes.
If he doesn't eat it - take it away.
Do this twice a day. 
If he doesn't eat for three days - that's OK.  Just DON'T give him anything else.
He has YOU trained when it should be the other way around.
He will eventually eat.
Pick a food & stick to it.  Don't change foods anymore.
Also - the fact that he's a different size than his brothers means nothing.  Some puppies are bigger than others.

Lab Runner · Answer

What I would do is go to the vet to rule out an major issues, Then try feeding some oat meal with a raw egg put 1/2 can of wet puppy chow and a cup and a 1/2 of dry food and slowly work your way back to just dry food, I just switched my 7 month old lab over to Solid Gold Wolf Cub and she loves it.

Eutychus · Answer

A common but easily remedied problem that many dogs face is worms.  This would keep your dog from gaining weight.  A trip to the vet with a fecal sample will tell the tale.  If no fecal sample is available one can be obtained by the vet in the office.

ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN&#39;? · Answer

See a vet to rule out any medical conditions.
He may just be smaller than all his brothers.

just me · Answer

hes probaly just the runt, theres one in every bunch

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