by mamapup » 04 Jan 2014, 18:56
Thanks. So, I'd agree with madcatmummy that what we do depends on how stubborn I'm feeling! But I know this doesn't help with consistency for the puppy. Normally I do let him have fruit post meal but tonight I didn't want to because there is no reason to not eat a burger if he'll eat meatballs. It's the same damn thing! He really 'wanted' to try it but just couldn't quite get it in his mouth (not a lack of ability but a braveness thing, I think). I don't tell him off or comment particularly. Tonight I asked him to try a bite of burger and asked him not to stand in his chair a few times (sigh) but we also let him mess around with food so that he enjoys it more.
Actually tonight with the plate left there he ended up eating almost half the burger. There was no pressure just we said no when he asked for other food. I guess if he weren't such a fruit fiend we'd have less problem offering fruit after every meal but that really is his idea of heaven and he really doesn't like to try new foods at all.
FT, thanks. I know he's just little and like B (yes, I know she's p_h's, not yours!), the puppy chooses his own breakfast and then I try to ensure lunch is something I know he'll eat and supper is either snacky or something I think he could like if he'd only be braver! I'm certainly not mean about serving stuff he might hate. Yesterday, at lunch, friends commented on how well he eats (and he does when he wants to) but it was because we were out so I bought stuff I know are sure fire winners and man, did he pack away a lot: noodles, meatballs (pork and lemongrass, yum), frozen yoghurt, apple, satsuma, cheese, yoghurt, bread and whole pot of shop bought grapes. Then an entire pack of watermelon from M&S.
Oh, an P_h, we also don't do snacks any more. We did but I think that was because we were always with kids who eat snacks and main meals. Once I realised the puppy wasn't eating meals because snacks are yummier I stopped the snacks and things improved a lot.
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