My spitz is crazy for sugarsnap peas, and loves cabbage, red and yellow (sweet) peppers, broccoli, and of course carrots. However, he has never eaten a single commercial dog treat that he has been offered. Even by me. And, he loves eating the cats' food;)
Our Valentine enjoys carrots it really helped her when she started teething as a puppy and it's just become one of those nice healthy treats that she loves.
Why here in the philipines seldom bred these kind of dogs.. these are brave guard companion dogs... a few brush or knocks on the doors or gate... these dogs barks a lot to warn household and persons living within... a great companion dog of its class...
Let's say she wants to eat dogfood, but she can't yet. Put the food in front of her and keep 'blocking her way', to avoid having her eat it. Ask her to sit and make sure she does not move towards it, correct her if she does move towards it. After a few seconds of her very nicely sitting still, you might give her a treat and praise her. You make sure she sits still again, then you say; 'Okay!' or 'Enjoy your meal' or 'Go' or whatever you want and you gesture to the food. She knows she can now have it. Make sure you always do that, before every meal from now on. And have óne catchphrase for the food. It can be anything, from Bazinga to 'Let's get that food' but say it quick and clear and don't make the command too long. Short commands work best. My sister says; 'Eet smakelijk' (eat your dinner with enjoyment/taste in Dutch.) If you want to teach the dog that she always has to leave 'fallen foods' (chocolate eggs etc.) and can only eat when commanded, you have a different technique. You 'drop' something harmless in front of her, like a bit of cheese or a piece of pasta and you use a command (like 'Leave it!') You block her from it and make her back off and sit and do nothing. Once she has sat perfectly still, you praise her and while your left hand presents a nice little dog-treat for her hard work and commitment, your right hand (slowly, but clearly) grabs away the bit of pasta again. Make sure the reward is always bigger than the food you're taking away, otherwise she'll just go for it and take her chances. My sister used to practice with óne bit of grated cheese. That's the side of a fly, haha, tiiiiny. But the dog wanted it anyway. And got a nice dogtreat if she didn't eat it. You can practice this a few times, make sure to start easy (short moments of sitting still) and practice making the moments longer or even lay the food right in front of her. Never purposely give the dog the pasta/cheese/forbidden food as a reward. You'll ruin your progress that way. Always remember to give the dogtreat. She's learning that human food is only allowed if it's handed to her, so she won't eat chocolate from the floor. Sometimes she might fail, accidentally eat it anyway (if she goes for it, block her way and say; 'Nah!' or 'Ah!' loudly, to show it is not for her) and it'll never be 100% foolproof, but our dog has been practicing for a while and she now sits next to the fallen food, waiting for her reward "because she was a good girl and didn't eat it." And you always reward that behaviour, if possible. Show the trade; take the food away and hand her the treat in return. :)
Can spitz eat chicken, my spitz is such a picky eater. She doesn’t like kibbles and freeze dried meat. I used to cook fresh chicken for her but heard chicken will cause them to have worms.
Chicken can give them salmonella, worms are usually in other dogpoop or just in puppy's in general. If you get the dog anti-worm-treatment regularly, it'll be alright.
