He refuses to eat his meals

I am currently feeding my 3 mths old puppy with the dry dog food that is recomended by the breeder. But after a month, my puppy refuses to eat it any more. I do give him small treats when he is good but has been very careful not to feed him too much or too close to his meal time. is there something else that I should do? When should I change his food?

Is there any other reasons why he is not eating? He is still as playful and active as before. Please advise me as I am worried sick about him not eating. The vet thinks that there is nothing wrong with him.
Cecilia

• Same with ours. Our maltese in 1 year old, and has to be the most finnicky dog I have ever seen, even refusing to eat at times. We have found that he will eat Mighty Dog Chicken, and thats it!! We love him a lot, as you do.
  NRS

• I can see why you are concerned and puppies should not go without food or water for long periods of time. Try softening the food with warm water so it will be easier for him to chew. Now is about the time when the puppy teeth are coming out and the adult teeth are growing in. His mouth could be sore. So long as you check with the vet and he is healthy just be patient.

  Sometimes adding a little wet smelly dog food--just enough to get the dry food scented does the trick. You don't even have to put spoonfuls in just brush the wet food on this could make it more appealing to the puppy. Good Luck and let us know if this works!
  Pugish

• My dog is 7 yrs old. She is still to this day a picky eater. I keep on the same food though, careful not to give in to her. She sometimes won't eat every day, but she will eventually. It just takes some time to figure out exactly what you should do. What ever you do, please don't give in and feed different foods each time she doesn't want to eat. That would be a terrible mistake. They may go days without eating, but as long as there is not problem with their health or teeth, they will learn to eat what you put down.
  SD

• The same problem goes to my Terri few months ago. He stopped eating the dog food I had given him, and treats too. So I consulted my vet and he adviced me to give Terri some chicken mixed with his dog biscults.

  Simply boil a small piece of chicken breast, drained away the juice and tear it into smaller pieces in front of him. You could mixed it with his dog biscults. My Terri loves it, and everytime he sees me boiling chicken, he knows that it's meal time and gets very excited.

  Alternatively, try a different brand of food. As for my Terri, I realised that he gets 'sick' to a certain brand of food after sometimes. Therefore, I always change a new brand once he starts to 'skip' his meals. BUT, he never get sick of his chicken!(It has been 6 months already).
  Lynda