Eukanuba?

When Willow was being really fussy with food I didn't have much choice to feed her something she wanted to eat.  She would vomit bile if she went without food.  So, it was either that or clean up after her []

ORIGINAL: glenmar

I don't really think so.  The dogs are fed in their crates so there is no competition for their food.  Sheba and Tyler pretty regularly eat in the kitchen but neither is a chow hog so no issues there.  Sheba WILL sometimes decide she doesn't want breakfast, and I simply pick the bowl up and put it away when that happens.  It's rare that she doesn't eat, but I figure she's just not hungry when she does that since she gets nothing 'til dinner time.  I don't think we do anything any differently from most folks....we fill the bowls and distribute them  And, believe it or not, there HAVE been times that we were a one dog family [] and I didn't have picky eaters then either.  I guess I just have enough of a no-nonsense attitude that kids and dogs just give up on being picky and eat???

I don't dispute that some dogs are just picky.  In MOST cases, I think that picky eating IS encouraged by the way that owners handle the fledgling pickiness.  But, that's just my opinion.

 
I agree. If you give the dog extra attention when it doesn't eat then naturally it's going to decide to not eat.
 
From working in a pet store, I don't know how many times I talked to people who would laugh about how fussy their dog was.  How it wouldn't eat unless they hand fed it.  How it won't eat anything but Kibbles and Bits. 
 
Although, I do agree that fussiness could be a health problem.  I helped this guy with a German Shepard that refused to eat Eagle Pack Large Breed Adult.  As I had had success with recommending RC German Shepard to a fussy eater in the past, I recommended RC German Shepard. They guy came back made at me (even though he could return the bag without a problem) because his dog wouldn't eat it.  He decided to give the food another try and continued to feed it, but everytime he'd come in he'd say his dog still wouldn't eat the food, yet he continued to buy more.  I asked him if he wanted another suggestion he said no, the dog will eat it but I have to leave it for a while.  I suggested having the dog tested for a thyroid problem. Sure enough.