feeding

My 8 mth chihuahua is on a 2 time day feeding but sometimes she doesn't eat both meals or just some...we not sure if she is tired of the dry food or she full or what...we tried wetting the dry food and adding wet food to the dry...anyone have advice

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I have always had this problem and Lola my Maltese is 4 .. I add a little cut up treat in tiny pieces and it gets her to eat.. I give her dry in the morning and mixed wet and dry at night for dinner .. I also give her a snack at around 9pm (a carrott)

I give her 1/4 of a cup of the food at each feeding.. Not a big dish of food.. I find the less I put in the bowl the more she eats.. Little dogs get empty stomach problems I've learned .. So 2 smaller meals and a little snack stops lola from throwing up the bile IN MY BED!!! I learned this the hard way.. G/L hth

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Wow only 1/4 cup??? I am giving her 3/8 which is directed on the bag...

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Yup 1/4 cup each time and she is still over weight.. My dd drops stuff on the floor and she eats that sometimes if I dont catch her.. she is 13lbs she should be 10-11 lbs.. That 2 lbs is very much a big deal when your dealing with dogs.. I also have not been walking her as much, but I just started again and I think its helping.. also long walks stimulate the appitite as well.. these little dogs dont need alot of food at once but I limit the amount of times to just 2 at the same exact time every day so I can keep her poops and peeps on a schedule. If I fed her all day long she would go to the bathroom all day long KWIM?