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Hi: That happened to me as well and it has being really hard. I also changed her food several times but she got bored of it very fast. The only thing that has worked for me is that I combine dry and wet food and mixed them up with my own hands. After, I ask my dog to do a trick or just to sit down (since they are very smart, I use food as the price) then I let her lick my hands so she can taste the food and after I give her the plate. This has really worked for me and now she has gain weight and eats her whole meal most of the times. I know it sounds a little crazy, but it has worked. Also, it was very important that just one person feeds the dog every time. Hope this helps you.

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If you live in a part of the country that is very hot, your Aussie might not eat as much as you expect. We live in Texas and Aussie is not eating as much as normal. I have cut her food back to about half what I was feeding her during the winter, but watch her and offer more or something else if she acts hungry. She is just 10 1/2 months old. My trainer feels her appetite will return when it cools down.

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Submitted by: Patti

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I have one Aussie who is a hog and runs for his food bowl. The other, sometimes he eats a little and that's it. Other times, he will eat everything. Vet checked and no problems, so the vet said just continue to pay attention as to how much he is eating. I have noticed since he turned 3 recently, he is eating more consistently now. I would suggest to keep watching him and if there is a noticeable weight loss, you may need another vet check. But in having these type of dogs for 15 years it appears that some are eaters and others are not.

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I just adopted the sweetest dog from the pound two days ago. They told me he was a 10th month old lab/beagle mix, but later that day, the Vet told me he was without a doubt a 2 yr old mix of mostly Australian Shepard and little bit of something else. I'm used to boxers, so I'm a bit out of my element with this one. He seems to be very intelligent, attentive, and loving, but he hasn't eaten any food since I got him. I've tried 3 brands of dry, kibble, and wet food, and he doesn't want to eat any of it. He does like bacon and vienna sausages, but he can't live on that and it's certainly unhealthy for him. I even tried crumbling the viennas into bits and mixing them in his food, but the smart fella weeded out even the tiniest bits and left all the food! I'll try mixing the wet with dry, but I have a strong feeling it's not gonna work. Very worried but fingers crossed! After reading some of your posts I'm starting to wonder if this is common with Aussies, so I'm trying to decided if I should take him to the vet today or wait him out. In case the mixing doesn't work, any other ideas?

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