My dog who is 21 months refuses ..

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I have a 21 month old Shih Tzu who does not eat out of his food bowl and wants us to feed him. We fed him once when he had a cone around his head from.. 

I have a 21 month old Shih Tzu who does not eat out of his food bowl and wants us to feed him. We fed him once when he had a cone around his head from surgery and since then he has demanded that we feed him. When we don't feed him he will look so sad and upset that we feel bad and feed him at a later time. I would like to know how we can stop this habit.any ideas? PLEASE HELP!

Cesar Millan, "The Dog Whisperer" is your easy answer. He is amazing and his "ways" proved effective---almost immediately---for a problem with my dog. You can watch him on the National Geographic channel---OR get the book "Dog Whisperer"---OR get the CD. If you have a specific question (most everything is covered in book or on tv show) send it to www.pets911@cesarmellaninc.com QUIT FEEDING HIM! Eventually, he'll get hungry and he'll eat on his own!

For Pete's sake, who is in control here? You or the dog? Sounds like the dog is the pack leader/alpha dog and calling the shots.

I had a sick dog several years ago and the vet said she had to be put on a special diet. The diet dog food apparently didn't taste very good because she took one bite and immediately spit it out.

After 24 hours of her not eating, I was worried about it because she was diabetic and I was giving her insulin shots. I was afraid she'd go hypoglycemic on me and die. The vet said that dogs aren't stupid. If they're hungry, they will eat what's available even if it isn't all that tasty.