PICKY eaters are created by doing what has happen here changing food when the pup does not eat. That said if he eats the royal canin why switch. In most every measure of a dog food it exceed qualility and nutritional standards of Sd and the other foods tried.
FWIW a tad underweight is healthy a tad overeight unhealthy, with a puppy you should be able to see the ribs
[url=http://www.amrottclub.org/diet.pdf] Diet do's and Dont's[/quote]
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According to Dr. Tony Buffington, Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, your puppy can be fed a regimen of specific caloric intake compared to his body condition score (BCS), using a simple one to five scale, from overly thin to obese. Using manufacturer feeding recommendations as an initial starting point, feed your puppy to a score of two and maintain this weight until he's fully grown. Feed
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2 = Thin - Ribs easily palpated and may be visible with no palpable fat. Tops of lumbar vertebrae visible. Pelvic bones less prominent. Obvious waist and abdominal tuck.
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basset hound tend unlike many other breed to be overeaters. Free feeding usual results in a overweight dog. Most individuals picture in their mind of what an ideal basset weight is one of an overweight dog. That bias is reflected in when the dog of proper weight is observed and general thought to be overly thin, skinny under weight etc, Puppies however have higher caloric needs and less stomach capacity than adults. feeding a more nutrient rich diet, ie higher in calories, can over come the problem of onderweight puppies. Of the food you mentioned above if you did some research on the kcal per cup of food it is again like that the royal canin is at or near the top of that list as well.
[quite]should I just let him not eat for a few days and learn that the food I put in his bowl is all he is going to get so he better eat it[/quite]
a healthy dog will not starve itself to death if hungry it will eat provided ther is not an underling medical issue and the food is sound ie not spoilt, It is one of the most efffective cures of picky eating syndrome. Rather than just leaving the food down for the dog to graze on leave the food down for 10- 15 minute then pick up what has not been eaten. No additional food is given until the next meal, If possible for a week or two while this is going on I would try and refrain form the use of food treats as well, Us a different reward in other training situations if possible. If you are stump for alternative rewards the folling list mayy spark your imagination
List of reinforcer
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Please review the list of all the things your dog may view as a "true" reward. You may like to believe affection from you is a real turn on but that doesn't necessarily mean you dog agrees. Circle your dog's motivators and then add them to your list ranking them "A", "B", or "C".
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