Which brand of dogfood do the pickiest dogs find delicious?

I’ve had real good experience with Benniful.

Thanks! Anyone else? Hello??

I would just get them a brand that has good ingredients and set it out for them.They will eventually get hungry enough to eat it. :)

I mixed a good canned variety with some semi-dry food so I could get them food at a reasonable price and also control their weight. They loved that.

I’m thinking about Blue Buffalo?

My dogs are not a bit fussy about their food but I had a foster poodle that had been given nothing but people food and refused all dog blends. He’d go days without eating, I’m sure waiting for me to give up and give him a cheeseburger.

Iams Savory Sauce did the trick for me. You can find it in the dog food aisle pretty much anywhere. Add it to any dry kibble.

One time I ran out of the gravy and just added some low sodium beef bullion to his kibble. He liked that too.

I used Beneful for the dry and for weight and Purina, Iams, or similar canned.

My dog got tired of any brand of dog food after 3 days, but he has been eating Nutro Lamb and Rice every day for the past many years. The trick is that I sprinkle some people food on top, as flavoring. His favorite is Thai curry, next favorite is pasta sauce. I don’t go overboard. Just add enough to get him started. He stops eating when he is full.

My dogs have James Wellbeloved food. All their food is natural & hypoallergenic I think
One of my dogs has eczema and the other dog is a very fussy eater but they readily eat this food

Here’s another vote for Beneful – a friend had great results with it.

My female is so incredibly spoiled that when I put SOME dry dogfood in with a bowl of people food she walked away. So next I’ll try dry and canned dogfood mixed together and see what happens . )-; They both loved canned last time I tried it.

@Aster Mine weren’t spoiled, they had been abandoned, but they still turned their noses up at plain dry food.

My mom’s dog is a very fussy eater, which I find highly ironic, considering he has an obsessive passion for eating earthworms and cat poop. We had him on Canidae here in the States, but he wasn’t super-crazy about that. I worried about what the hell I was going to get him to eat once I got him back to Italy.

What I found at the pet store really cracked me up.. I was poring over the different brands and Royal Canin has one for ”small, fussy dogs”. I saw that, laughed, and said, “Yep, sounds like Teddy..” It had high protein content and looked good otherwise, so I tried that. He went from a near hunger strike to eating everything in the bowl and then wanting a little bit more.

Chef Michael’s, hands down. Heck that stuff almost looks human quality.

re: Chef Michael’s:
my male dog ate it for awhile but the female wouldn’t eat a bite. I think it looks good too !

Nutrition is as important for dogs as it is for people. When companies started making dog food there was little idea of good dog nutrition. Afterall, at that point we were just giving them the leftovers from the table. So dog food companies started off using cheap carbs, like corn, wheat and soy, all three now known to cause allergies in many dogs. The companies also used animal by-products, afterall we were used to giving dogs our leftovers. However, animal by-products are a product of slaughterhouse waste. Made from what’s left of a slaughtered animal after all the prime cuts have been removed. For example, chicken by-products are the unsavory and inedible leftovers deemed “unfit for human consumption”. This stuff can contain almost anything… feet, beaks, undeveloped eggs… you name it. Then the companies will add food coloring so that the product will look good to us, preservatives so it will have a long shelf life, and some will even add sugar because, like humans, dogs prefer the taste of sugar.

Since dog food companies have first started making dog food, there has been a lot of reseach on dog food. Now we know that you should look for brands that are high in ANIMAL protein and low in carbs. Dogs in the wild eat meat, not carbs. A brand that has high carbs will often make a dog more hyper. Any carbs in the food should not be corn, wheat, or soy, but rather brown rice, oatmeal, or other such healthier carbs. You should also look for a brand that has animal protein as a first ingredient. Avoid animal by-products. Look instead for ingredients like chicken, or chicken meal. Avoid unnatural perservatives and any added sugar or food coloring.

A good place to buy dog food is a feed store. The grocery store usually does not carry a single brand of healthy dog food.

Here is a list of the best brands. Notice that the Blue Buffalo you mentioned is on the list.

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/5-star

Also it is worth noting that many dogs use food to control things. The best way to cure a finicky eater is not to find special sauces or human foods to entice the dog to eat, as soon the dog learns that if it refuses to eat, something better will eventually be added. Instead, give your dog the recommended amount of food. Call the dog into the room, put the food down and leave the room for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes return and take the food away. Never make a big fuss over the food. You can offer the food to the dog several times a day, but not closer than 2 hours apart. In the wild, dogs often go 5 days between meals. So unless your dog is sickly or very underweight, this will not hurt your dog. After a few days your dog will start to eat what you offer it. Then you will not only have a dog that eats, but a dog that is eating healthy.

Aren’t we talking about an animal that willingly eats cat turds? Give ‘em the cheap stuff, they’ll eat it when they’re hungry. Or find one that smells like cat turds…

Canidae Lamb & Rice kibble.

I bought some Beneful and HE ate half his usual amount but she wouldn’t eat any. She’s just staring at me waiting for me to cave and cook her dinner!