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[–] Rekorse 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The way dogs handle new food is interesting. They have very short digestive tracts so the idea for them is to eat everything once, and if it makes them sick it will make them sick very quickly. They then know not to eat something.

Thats a possible reason for the aversion. They can also associate foods with traumatic events sort of like humans do.

[–] Imgonnatrythis 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not sure my dog has that ptsd linkage circuit working. Syringe forced like 60ml of h2o2 down his throat when he ate a bunch of grapes to make him barf them up and the dude will snatch up grapes like anything still.

[–] Rekorse 1 points 2 months ago

Lol he could think it was a fun game he wants to play again and again. Dogs are such attention whores aren't they?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So you're saying they need to force feed the treats to get them to learn?

[–] Rekorse 1 points 2 months ago

Never considered it that way. I wouldn't force it physically of course but one way is to wrap something they don't like yet or have no attraction to in something they do like, and gradually less and less of the thing they like.

It won't with things they are averse to though, at least ib my experience. For example medicine in peanut butter. No matter how many times, they just won't eat a pill by itself.