AboutDave Expertise My wife and I are active Sheltie owners. Helpful hints on discipline, training, disposition, selection, and of course acquisition. We think like dogs, so we can help you understand yours!
Experience 2 Shelties currently owned. Rescued and placed 9 dogs (3 non Sheltie).
I have a 6-month old Sheltie whom I have switched foods twice just because I was not sure which one would be best. The 2 foods are Flint River Ranch and Wellness. They are both dry foods. I would prefer to give him Wellness but he does not like the taste of that one too much.
The Flint River Ranch food has some big chunks in there so I mix with warm water and they soften a bit. He will eat it but not with much enthusiasm.
I noticed that after starting a puppy class, he started vomiting. The next day after the puppy class he threw up almost all day. The only treats that I had given him at the puppy class were cheese and hot dogs. He is a very fearful little fellow and I am afraid that anxiety at puppy class has brought on his vomiting spouts. He is fully vaccinated. After starting puppy class he has not wanted to eat much and vomits at least once a day unless I give him a 30cc pellet of nux vomica. This seems to help but I am not sure if at this point I should take him to the vet.
Thanks,
Janet
P.S Also, he has been exposed to human food that I would make specifically for him but then got bored of that too and did not want to eat it.
Any suggestions?
Answer My Sheltie is 13 years old and everyone thinks he is half that age.
If you want to know what the #1 health problem for dogs from loving humans? It's feeding them way too much, and too much of what they do not need.
without a doubt you must never, ever give your dog hot dogs and cheese
Your pup needs a bland boring consistent diet
PLEASE!!!
EXCEPTIONS to table food are: (in order of how often my dogs get them)
as a treat use one half of a regular human cracker
peas and carrots (greeny beanies)
small marble sized bite of apple or bananna
plain rice (no sugar, no nothing just rice)
plain cooked chicken in small treat bites (almost never given)
a little cottage cheese (twice in 13 years)
A meat-as-first ingredient dog food is great. Take him to the store and to the pet food aisle, let him sniff the bags. If nothing interests him get lamb and rice or chicken and rice puppy formula. Feed him once a day for 5 mins approx 1 cup of food.
Do not make him finish it.
DO NOT leave food out all the time.
again
DO NOT leave food out all the time for grazing.
Don't get him on wet food too much, he needs to chew. You may add rice and greenie beanies to the food but he needs hard foods.
