My dog has two metal bowls. Yet she seems to have trouble eating.? Â

My dog has two metal bowls. Yet she seems to have trouble eating.?  

answers 0:I always thought she was just picky about her food. I even got her a few different kinds to see if that helped. Lately I tried a different tatic and I put her food on a paper plate and she's been wolfing it down! I'm already looking into a different type of bowl for her, but does anyone know why she would have this aversion? I also wonder if this is why she is so thirsty and tries to drink water from the house and everything else.answers 1:One additional thought. If your dog wears a collar with dangling tags, the tags could bang the metal bowl and make a noise that scares her. It can happen. My dogs eat from metal bowls without problems, but I know some rescues that were skittish and would not eat from metal, or grab a mouthful and put the food on the floor to eat.answers 2:Dogs don't like the taste of metal. Buy a ceramic or glass bowl! answers 3:Could be that she had to compete with another more dominant dog for the food in a metal bowl, and behaviourally learned to leave that alone. Get her different bowls.answers 4:You've already figured it out yourself. It's the rattling/moving of the bowl. Stick a few felt pads on the bottom so it won't make a noise/move.answers 5:"My dog has two metal bowls. Yet she seems to have trouble eating.?" Okay... and we need to know this statement why?Healthy dogs are not "picky about her food". Their owners often make them that way by failing to feed them properly ie; " I even got her a few different kinds to see if that helped." Perhaps you meant tactic not "tatic. Water should be made accessible to her 24/7.If you're concerned about her health/well being and this is a recent behavioral change, then it warrants taking her to a vet to rule out any medical issues, including a dental exam.Once medically cleared provide routine dental hygiene as well as feed her properly,! on a set schedule, twice daily, am/pm, no free feeding, no di! et changes unless vet recommended/prescribed due to medical issues, all diets changes should be done gradually over a period of ten days to two weeks unless a vet advises otherwise, as well as according to body condition/exercise. Frequent diet changes often cause intestinal upset....answers 6:Some animals dislike the reflective surfaces of metal bowls.answers 7:Metal bowls can make a nasty noise when scraped along the ground (unless they have rubber on the bottom) when the dog is licking up the last remnants of food and also they are usually reflective which may put some dogs off using them.They "may" even have metallic smell to them which is only noticeable to the dog.Plastic bowls are a lot quieter and non-reflective.Also some dogs prefer their food served off the ground.Never revert to trying different foods when a dog appears to be picky as this will make them even more picky.If your dog is drinking excessive water it may be time to get her checked out at the vets fo! r kidney problems, or some other disease, especially if she is getting on a bit....answers 8:*hose not house