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Hello again! So I have a 1 year old female shih tzu who is active and a total loof. She’s very playful and is healthy, I have a problem with her tho, she won’t eat dog food:( no matter how hard I try from reflex to royal canin to wet food. The only thing she enjoys is bread soaked in chicken stock with chicken and I know this isn’t good for her so what do I do!
 

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Have you tried giving her some toppers on her food, e.g. shredded cheese, peanut butter, etc.? When we adopted our dog he would not eat any dog food either so I ended up boiling rice and hamburger meat. Slowly but surely I was able to mix in his dog food and eventually switch him over. Best of luck!
 

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Dogs usually won't starve themselves like cats will, so you could try starving her out, she should give in within a week or so. I'm too much of a softie for that though. What does she think of cat food? My dogs do appreciate a cat food topper. Have you tried putting the broth and chicken on dog food instead of bread?
 
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