Owner Tricks Dog Into Eating by Faking 'Gourmet' Meal

Storyful

9 May 2024 at 1:11 pm

A dog owner had to trick her picky German shepherd into eating by making a fake “gourmet” meal.

Tara Fontana filmed herself pretending to add ingredients to her dog’s bowl, explaining that Abby, the 7-year-old German shepherd, won’t eat unless she believes something special has been done to her food.

“She was convinced I cooked her a gourmet meal and went and ate it after I pretended to chop and add toppings to her kibble,” Fontana told Storyful.

“Honestly, super ridiculous. She literally thought I just chopped her up a gourmet meal,” Fontana says in the video, before having a laugh looking at Abby eating from her bowl. Credit: Tara Fontana via Storyful

Video transcript

This dog is absolutely ridiculous.Food is in her bowl, but she won't eat until I do something to it ready.Oh, yeah.Right.Right.I know.Right.Hold on.Wow.Look at this meal.Wow, that's delicious.Gourmet.Honestly.Super ridiculous.She literally thought I just chopped her up a gourmet meal.Spoilt brat.What are we gonna do with these dogs?I have no idea.

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