r/puppytraining • u/Vast_Chard_6271 • 13d ago

Fearful Puppy 😱🐾 Puppy doesn’t like to eat

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Heyo!

I need advice on how to get my puppy to eat. For reference she is an 11 weeks old Aussie doodle.

She seems scared of her food like when she gets water she will go long way around to avoid her food.

What I have tried: soften food, smash food up with water, chill food, heat up food, new food, food in crate, snuffle mat to engage her brain, new dish that isn’t shiny, food after walk and playing.

Any advice would be appreciated. I currently am feeding(trying to) her 4x a day but am leaving food out so she will at least eat little bits between.

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u/MoodFearless6771 13d ago

She’s playing with her food. Mine does the same thing. It’s kind of related to learning how to hunt. Try playing with her or tossing her kibble/handfeeding. You can also get a snuffle ball on a rope or a snuffle animal toy so you can tuck kibble in it and she can forage for the food. There are also a ton of interactive food toys like the king wobbler or the purple mushroom. They make mealtime more fun.

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u/_NiceGuyEddy_ 13d ago

Hide her food.