Common Reasons Why Your Goldendoodle Won’t Eat And What To Do

It’s one thing to have a picky dog for a pet. It’s another thing to have an F1b mini Goldendoodle that won’t eat.

While you can address the former by getting him his favorite treat, the latter presents a far more challenging situation because you simply don’t know what’s wrong. As such, it’s hard for you to tell what to fix, remove, or add.

Is he hurt? Is he mad at you? Is he tired of eating the same treat over and over again? Or perhaps he’s not just hungry at the moment.

Who knows? There are a million things that could be wrong with him.

The good news, however, is that you can presume what’s wrong with your Goldendoodle by simply looking out for some common symptoms.

Arrival at a new home

Despite being a fun-loving, family-friendly breed of dog, it is not beyond a Goldendoodle to show signs of no-appetite on their first day with you.

However, you can smoothen their transition – migration from the breeder’s home into yours – by getting him the same food the breeder has been feeding him before now.

Introduction of a new meal

Even though your dog may not be the picky type, introducing a new meal might take some getting used to. If you notice your doodle isn’t eating, it could be because of the newness of the brand or type of food.

Hurt feelings

If you ever find that your doodle dog won’t eat. First and foremost, ask yourself or lookout for signs to suggest whether their feelings have been hurt.

It goes without saying that Goldendoodles are one of the most emotional breeds of dogs that are there. Some people even believe they’re the most emotional – reason why they’re used as therapy dogs.

As a result of their hyper-emotional nature, Goldendoodles sometimes lose their appetite when their feelings are struck.

Perhaps she chewed your shoes earlier, and you yelled at her. Or maybe he got into a fight with your neighbor’s dog. Sometimes, it could even be because you went on a vacation, walk, or an outing without him.

Just look around for anything or sign that might suggest hurt feelings.

Not the time for food

One of the perks of having a doodle for a pet is the ease of their trainability. Just by putting them through a few commands and routines for a few days, a typical Goldendoodle would master the trend of the training and subconsciously tailor their lifestyle to suit the terms of the training.

If, for example, his daily routine features ball fetching, swimming, and dancing, and eating, he may choose not to eat on a day you put his food in his front without first putting him through the first set of routines (fetching, swimming, and dancing).

Not in the mood

In terms of intelligence and smartness, the closest dogs come to humans are Goldendoodles. And like humans, Goldendoodles sometimes lose their appetite simply because they’re not hungry at the moment.

Perhaps they’ve had enough earlier. Or maybe they aren’t just up for food at that moment.

Tooth problem

Another reason why your Goldendoodle might refuse to eat could be teeth problems. Perhaps you didn’t notice that her gum has gone sore, or that she’s got a hole in her tooth.

Otherwise, it could be because of an injury to a part of their mouth. Although rare, dental diseases can cause your doodle to stop eating.  

Illness

Goldendoodles are no sickler dogs. In fact, you will rarely see them falling ill, let alone refusing to eat because they’re sick.

If you’re even lucky to buy yours from a reputable breeder like abcspuppyz.com, you can rest assured that your chances of calling in a vet are quite slim.

ABCs Puppy Zs is proud to provide responsible Goldendoodle breeding in a close-knit family environment perfect for raising healthy pups into the absolute best pets for you and your family.

However, the conditions you put yours through can cause him to develop some uncharacteristic illnesses. When this happens, it might result in lost appetite.

So, if by the time you go through all of the steps above, you still can’t get your dog to finish his bowl, just know that he’s probably on one of his sick days.

What do you do next? Call in your vet!

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