I Want My Dog To Eat More Dry Food

Both wet and dry foods can be nutritionally complete if they’re high quality, Gina. If your dog’s wet food is nutritionally complete, she shouldn’t have any nutritional problems. However, if you’re concerned about her eating habits, you may consider a trip to the veterinarian to have her mouth examined—dental problems may be causing her preference for soft food. It’s also possible that she likes the consistency of wet food. If you’d like to encourage her away from wet food, consider adding a healthy flavor enhancer to the dry food you serve.

We also recommend making the transition to dry food slowly, over a period of five to seven days. Start by adding 25% dry food to your dog's 75% wet food. Then gradually increase to 50% dry food and 50% wet food.  Slowly increase to 75% dry food/25% wet food, and eventually transition to 100% dry. The slow transition will give her time to adjust to eating only dry food and will also decrease the chances of any digestive upset the change may cause.