Cockerpoo food question?

I have a female cocker/poodle mix and had a male both were pigs and eat anything in sight including their own fur during during grooming! lol!

My bichon decided a couple years ago that she was going to be picky with her food and the vet said just put her food down and give her nothing else so I did and she refused to eat for 2 1/2 days but it hasn't been a problem since. If your dog is healthy then don't let her be picky, put the food down and she will eat.

Check the food - if using dry/tinned is it still within date and has it been stored properly so it doesn't pick up any other odours or tastes that is putting off your dog?

You could try different brands of food - my do couldn't stomach one type of tinned food as it was too rich, but we found another which was fine.

Some dogs may eat a little then go back for it later - you could put a small amount out and wait to see if she eats it. At the end of the day, if she's hungry, she will eat. Make sure you aren't overfeeding the dog - there should be a guide on the package to tell you how much a dog her size should eat.

If she is just being picky, you could try a combination of dry and wet food. My dog was a bit picky so we put out a dish of dry food but chopped up a bit of meat/tinned food and mixed it in. She would eat the meat and walk away, but then come back for the dry food. Avoid letting her have treats and make sure your family aren't feeding her titbits. Make sure too that she isn't finding food elsewhere (such as a neighbour/visitor feeding her or her stealing food (my dog was quite adept at that).

If she isn't eating anything at all, consult a vet to eliminate any underlying causes. She could have trouble with her mouth/teeth, preventing her from eating.

How can anything be 'typical' for a dog who isn't a breed!! Don't kid yourself - hanging a fancy name on what is at best, a mix-bred dog, doesn't make her anything more than mix-bred.

And as a mix-bred, frankly how she'll be is a lottery, with everything about her. Coat, size, temperament, health and longevity. All 'unknown'.

As for how/what to feed. Find a good mid-priced food, one listing meat as the first (main) ingredient, and serve it at the time you want to be feeding during the day. Puppies need 3 meals a day (some benefit from a late evening meal for a while), breakfast aroun d 7 am, lunch around noon and the third meal around 5 pm. With adults, drop the lunchtime meal.

If you like, add a little warm, not hot, water just before serving to bring up the smell and flavour and you can add just a very small amount of tinned meat, mixed in. Put it down and if it's not eaten up within around 10 minutes, pick it up again and refrigerate it until the next mealtime. Bin anything left at the end of the day. It's time to get tough - provided she's healthy he'll eventually eat - healthy dogs will rarely starve themselves to the point of collapse. No treats at all until she's eating properly and certainly no human food at all, ever. Once she's hungry enough, she'll eat. I know it's hard, but if you want to stop what's going on, it has to be done. Good luck.

You have a mutt - not a breed. And dogs don't like change - that is what makes them more picky. I suggest you get a high quality dry food and put it down for the dog to eat. Let her have 20 mins to eat - then take up the food, don't give anything else and in a few hours try again. Repeat till the dog realizes that you eat when food is offered.

Wont take your dog long to figure that out.

Cockerpoo,,,, what is that.

It is not a breed.

Stop feeding the dog cheap foods.

Get a good quality dog food and put it in his/her bowl.

Set it down, if not eaten in 30 minutes, pick it up.

Continue to do this every 3-4 hours till food is eaten.

Do not give treats, or human foods.

Dogs will not starve if food is available to them.

And for God's sake stop calling this mutt a cockerpoo.

If this dog is healthy and acting as normal then its you who are to blame for it being picky.

When a "healthy" dog refuses its food, the worse thing you can do is try and tempt it to eat by buying all different types of food etc.

Just don`t feed the dog ANYTHING for 2-3 days and then watch it gobble up its regular dog food.

A healthy dog will NOT deliberately starve itself to death, believe me.

Caution::If you have reason to believe your dog is not 100% healthy then take it to the vets for a check over.

Otherwise, stop pandering to the dog and either Toughen up with...or put up with. Its your choice.

Cockapoos are wonderful dogs! I know many and own three myself, and wouldn't say that pickiness is a trait. Each dog has its own tastes and preferences, as with any type of dog.

No dog will starve itself - even a naturally picky eater. I have a girl cockapoo that was a picky puppy and I solved the problem by putting her food down for a limited time each day. The food was presented for 20 minutes twice a day, and then anything not eaten was put away.

It will only take a few days for your smart cockapoo to work out that it has to eat when food is available.

With respect to what you feed, it really is your choice. I get my butcher to coarse grind free-range chicken carcasses because I believe in an organic raw meat and bone diet. If you're feeding kibble, buy the best you can with a high meat content. I'm personally not a fan of tinned or highly processed foods as they make my dogs smell.

Just remember, dogs are like picky kids - the more fuss you make over their food, the worse they get!

Good luck!

You have a mongrel, mutt, cur, Cocker Spaniel/Poodle mix, calling the dog by ridiculous made-up designer dog names isn't going to make the dog anymore then what it is, your average mongrel/cur dog.

If you offer the dog choices, it will become picky, as simple as that.

Place ONE type of food down and leave it there, no normal dog will starve themselves and she'll eventually eat the food when she learns thats all she is getting and that there are no other options out there for her. When you create food choices and varieties, dogs get picky like children and often it's the unhealthy things they'd rather it.

Being picky is common in small breed dogs, but it's also very common in spoiled animals, who are given to much choice.

i use to have a dog just like yours.i used a cat litter box.every time id see him use the potty i rush over picked him up put him in litter box.it took about two weeks but he finally started using it.