onthehunt 40 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 A mate recently bought a 8 month old pup and previous owners fed him Bakers complete. he wants to get him off it and onto Beta but now he really won't eat anything else. Is there anything wrong with Bakers though? anyone feed it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Country Joe 1,411 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 NO , I would not just feed complete, I use it as mixer wit raw, but not Bakers, I use CJS, theres lots of better completes out there. Buy a decent one, and mix some raw beef mince into it, along with some shredded veg, and your pup should eat it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeball 108 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 It won't starve it self mate, buy what you want it eat offer it for 10 mins if it doesn't eat it take it away till the next day for 10 mins and repeat but don't let this go on for more than 3 days if it does you need add plenty of meat in this biscuit so it eat atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,261 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Add a little bit of the new feed mixed into the old and gradually increase over a week or so. Sudden changes can upset their stomachs so this will stop that as well as get it used to eating a new feed. I'd start to add in table scraps to get it used to variety and go from there.. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stabba 10,745 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Add a little bit of the new feed mixed into the old and gradually increase over a week or so. Sudden changes can upset their stomachs so this will stop that as well as get it used to eating a new feed. I'd start to add in table scraps to get it used to variety and go from there.. Probably the best way to do it. Although i hate fussy eaters tbh. Fussy pups tend to end up as fussy adults. I like a dog to eat whatever is put in front it. That way..if ever they do turn their nose up..you know something is amiss...Fussy picky eaters are the devil to diagnose when something is amiss. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Both the above posts are spot on. Personally, I like to see a dog leave it's bowl spinning. Like Stabba, i have a dislike for dogs that are picky and fussy and I say this from returning from me mam's after throwing out her little dogs bowl of crusted food. In the summer months, with a fussy mutt, it really can be dodgy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hutch6 550 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Bakers is full of banned additives and ingredients from the human food chain. All Purina foods are, just type "banned ingredients in purina pet food" into google, it's scary. If you have to feed complete food then go for the best your budget will allow. There is a review site here: http://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/the-dog-food-directory 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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