Im having trouble getting my boxer pup to eat.

[jamkaywill]

Originally Posted by gmacleod

Canned dog food is a rather expensive way to feed... but other things you might consider is just lightly cooking a little lean meat (whatever is on sale in the grocery store) to add to his food. Even hamburger is OK, though you'd want to try to stay below about 20% fat content.

Tuna isn't too good for him, but other canned oily fish such as sardines and mackeral are excellent - so you could consider adding some of that every now and again.

I did not know tuna was not that good for them. I learn something new every time I read your post! You Rock!

[Biff]

Originally Posted by Ty Ty

Also I was told that feeding them raw egg is good for them. is this true? If so what is the best way to feed them egg?

A whole raw egg, shell an' all! It'll take him a wee while to suss out what do do with it the fiirst time though

Our two get their egg like this once a week

[Ty Ty]

Thanks! Im located in Florence Alabama. There is a petco and pet depot here. Im trying to find a good kibble to swap him over to now. Im going to start adding some meat to his kibble and a little bit of canned too. Thanks for all the help.

[gmacleod]

Originally Posted by jamkaywill

I did not know tuna was not that good for them.

Well, a small amount isn't going to kill anyone But if you feed it regularly, it would be better to pick a small type of oily fish (sardines are perfect - mackeral pretty good also). The problem with tuna is just that it's a very large fish, and has very high levels of mercury. Even people, with much higher body mass, are advised to limit intake of big fish like tuna. Dogs are smaller, and more affected by the metal (cats even more so, btw). So its really a good idea only to give very small amounts of tuna - a treat now and then isn't going to harm anyone. But if its more often, it's a better idea to swap to smaller types of fish (which don't live as long or as deep and have far less mercury buildup). Actually - sardines are also usually cheaper, so it's really a win-win situation.

[jamkaywill]

You can google any brand of kibble you want different webites will come up that you can order from. If you have a Petco they carry Wellness and Solid Gold. For a puppy I would use the Welness for puppy. It is a 5 star food and will probably be cheaper than paying for shipping. Petco also offers a buy 10 bags (they dont have to be the same purchase) get one free deal. Just ask them for a P.A.L.S card so they can track your purchases.

[Ty Ty]

I got him some wellness kibble and canned. He seemed to loved it