BostonGirl
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Bella has completely gone off her dog food. She has been a picky eater since her teething started and we haven't be able to find a solution yet. Everything we try might work for a day or two and then she refuses to eat again. We tried raw, canned mixed (Merricks, Innova, etc) with her dry, chicken broth mixed with her dry, different toppings like cheese, etc. The only thing that is consistently working is mixing her dry food (Innova Evo) with chicken - she will actually go to the bowl and eat but mostly only picks out the chicken pieces no matter how hard i try to hide them. I have tried to be stern with her and not give in to constantly changing the "goodies" to make it more appealing but she has gone 2 days many of times before without eating anything - she can be very stubborn!! She is very skinny and I don't feel like she is getting the balance of food she needs by just eating chicken now. I have decided its time to make her home cooked meals as human food is the only thing that she seems to want to eat. I have heard before that homecooked meals often don't have the balance necessary for a dog but I'm wondering if anyone has any good recipes or recommendations of what I could make. I was thinking chicken, rice, carrots, peas, and broccoli mixed together. Does that sound like a good idea? I'm at a loss at this point and any help would be great. Otherwise she is very healthy, playful, active and normal pup - she's just a very stubborn and picky eater!!