Well, I'm just doing it, because he is FINALLY eating

I'd say stay with it if that's what he's eating and he's doing fine on it.  The food isn't going to do him any good just sitting in his bowl anyway, right??

ORIGINAL: willowchow

I'd say stay with it if that's what he's eating and he's doing fine on it. The food isn't going to do him any good just sitting in his bowl anyway, right??

I'm with Lori on this.
I HATE HATE HATE tough love. OH GOSH I HATE IT. It breaks my heart. So, if your dog is eating the puppy food, feed it to him. And congratulations, he's eating! I'd celebrate because I know how that feels.

Same with my pup.  Only I am using 1 Tablsespoon canned Canidae and 1 cup Puppy Innova which I know is very good food.  She won't eat dry food.
 
Be careful with Nutro, dry Nutro has BHT, a bad substance. 

sigh. would you feed your kid on hotdogs and twinkies if that was the only thing he'd eat? of  course not.
 
That said, I personally never feed just dry kibble-- how can that be appetizing or healthy? I picked the best kibble I could find (TO wild n natural), and mix it with either canned, home-cooked, or raw. Dogs gobble it up. Actually, they'll eat this particular kibble dry, but I don't want them to. Can't be healthy.
 
 
Bil-jac and Nutro aren't BAD foods. I personally don't like Nutro because it's so expensive. You'd think it was a super-premium food by its price.

No, I wouldn't feed my kids hotdogs FOREVER just because it's the only thing he'd eat.
I understand that as much as I HATE tough love, it's sometimes needed. But this person has been STRUGGLING to get their pup to eat. They've tried several things.

They're not feeding hotdogs or twinkies. Just an over-priced food that is working for now.

would you feed your kid on hotdogs and twinkies if that was the only thing he'd eat? of course not.

 
I have to jump in here and say that A LOT of people DO feed their kids absolute JUNK, hence the sickening child obesity (and countless other diet-related health problems) rates.

I have to jump in here and say that A LOT of people DO feed their kids absolute JUNK, hence the sickening child obesity (and countless other diet-related health problems) rates.

Gosh I agree! I hate to say this...but my friend came to the U.S. from France...and the first thing he said when he got off the plane was "Gosh, everyone is so fat!" It's horrible but its true....let's just blame it on McDonald's and sue them for the SuperSize! Ha ha...it's called self control! [8|]

Here is the ingredient list of Nutro Large Breed Adult Lamb & Rice, the formula I feed.
 




Ingredients

Lamb Meal, Ground Rice, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Rice Gluten, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Natural Flavors, Dried Beet Pulp, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Potassium Chloride, Dried Egg Product, Dried Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Ferrous Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Chondroitin Sulfate, Niacin, Calcium Iodate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Garlic, Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid.

Nutro supports the safe, ethical and humane treatment of all animals, including those used by our suppliers who provide our ingredients.

 
They do not use BHT. They only use vit E in the mixed tocopherols. It is a bragging point for them that they do not use preservatives such as BHT.
 

And all-you-can-eat buffets. It is so easy to overindulge because everything looks so good. In my younger days, I could make buffet managers quake in their shoes.
 

Nutro supports the safe, ethical and humane treatment of all animals, including those used by our suppliers who provide our ingredients.

That wouldnt be hard,by the looks they wouldnt go through enough meat to cause concern [] [8D]

Just in case I wasn't clear what I feed him:
1 cup of Bil-Jac dry and 1/3 of a wet food puppy packet of food each time, 3 times daily.
 
This was after over 5 weeks of picky almost no eating and food always left in the bowl.
 
Persoanlly, I think there are worse things I can be feeding him.
 
I'm not trying to make him a show dog or a field dog, just my "best friend", so I want him to be happy, even if it means Bil-Jac and Nutro.
 
I figure the $.70/day I spend on the Nutro wet food packet and whatever I spend on the 3 cups of Bil-Jac/day is well worth seeing my little man clean his bowl everytime and be much more happy and much more energy.
 
GSB

Persoanlly, I think there are worse things I can be feeding him.

Yes there are far worse things you could be feeding! Thank god it's not beneful or something equally grose that he would only eat!

If he likes stuff mixed in with his kibble(what dog doesnt),why not replace the nutro with fresh meats and stuff whenever you can.

ORIGINAL: Edie

Yes there are far worse things you could be feeding! Thank god it's not beneful or something equally grose that he would only eat!

If he likes stuff mixed in with his kibble(what dog doesnt),why not replace the nutro with fresh meats and stuff whenever you can.

 
Yes, thats a great idea...and I think I will do that.  I'll pre mix a bunch each week, store it on the fridge, and mix it in...gotta find out what Nutro uses to make it so damn appetizing!!!

That wouldnt be hard,by the looks they wouldnt go through enough meat to cause concern

Edie-You know what, not everyone wants every meat known to man in one kibble.  I pass on foods like that.  It gets to a point where it's ridiculous and they've got everything but the kitchen sink in the bag.