New dog not eating. Suggestions?

[i-need-a-martini]

Our new 'pup' (10 months) arrived a week ago and is settling in well. She seems happy and has stopped pining for her old family although every now and then there is a bit of wimpering if she can't see where we are. 

She is drinking water but she isn't eating. The only thing we have managed to get into her is small bits of BBQ chicken skin (vets idea). That is in 7 days!

We called the breeder and apparently her companion (another female her age) also stopped eating but was back on her food by day 4.

Is there anything I can do?

[bushies.girl]

There is a HUGE difference between locking a dog in a back yard and totally ignoring it/leaving a dog outside during the day. As long as a dog has plenty of clean water and adequate shelter being outside during the day is NOT cruel at all imo  I have 3 GSD's and to lock them inside all day with no fresh air, no sunshine, no new "sniffs" would be CRUEL  My dogs are free to come inside during the day and guess where they prefer to be?

[sandypas]

I'm not going to get into whether a dog should be in or out except to say I think different breeds have different needs.  Our little lap dogs prefer inside but they have a cat door where they can come and go as they want.  My son's larger dogs - border collie and labrador prefer to be out during the day and come inside of a night.  It's pretty easy to tell if a dog is happy or not.

[azureline**]

We all know that those posts aren't about the dog 🙂
I have a doggy door for my mini dachsund and he chooses outside more than inside.
So pleased he is finally eating.

[artfulcreations4all]

I wasn't in on the "ad nauseaum" discussions you've had about this---I don't read every thread.

I don't think it's unnatural at all to keep a dog indoors--with frequent, daily outings, of course.  I don't have a dog right now but when I did it lived and slept indoors with me but still got plenty of fun and freedom via miles-long hikes every day as well runs around the backyard chasing balls and frisbees.

Sounds to me like your dog is going to be indoor/outdoor, and I'm sure you've provided adequate shelter for him and, hopefully, a nice big fenced area where it will be safe.

When I hear someone say they have an "outside dog" it usually means a dog that is left abandoned alone outside day and night, often confined to a small kennel where it barely has the "freedom" to move around, or worse, tied to a tree  with a leaky doghouse next to it.

Glad to hear that apparently won't be your dog's situation.

[artfulcreations4all]

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@azureline** wrote:
We all know that those posts aren't about the dog 🙂

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I don't know which posts you were referring to, but mine WERE about the dog.

And it wasn't boredom that motivated me to post, Martini, it was concern about the welfare of an animal.

[bushies.girl]

Mine were as well ..... wonders who the "we" are?

[Anonymous]

Then at night she will GO BACK OUTSIDE to sleep.

why? are you locking her out?

[2106greencat]

Can't have been me, this is my first post here,

And I came in to say from past observations of martini and her many posts, I can't imagine any animal in her care ever being tossed aside or neglected, infact such an opinion is ridiculous.

As to inside/outside - if a dog is happy, then that is how it should be. I have 2 dogs- Miniature Scnauzer who is a complete inside sook, and a huge Golden Lab, who destroys everything with is swinging kangaroo tail, and rushes back outside as soon as he can.

I would, frankly, leave it to martini as to how she raises her new addition - pretty sure she can handle it!

[Anonymous]

We all know that those posts aren't about the dog

i didnt know that. what are they about?

[jimmy*part4]

Me too! I can't wait to find out what I really meant.