How to stop in-laws from feeding my dog unhealthy human food?

No, you aren't wrong and this isn't healthy. It can also lead to bugs in your home from food left everywhere, such as ants. Dogs should not be given human food, many of them are toxic to dogs. Tell her you spoke to a vet who said this should not be done, and the only food Cosmo needs is dog food.

I am afraid it is not going to be easy to train him not to accept treats. Best would be to work with a dog trainer on that. However you really need to "train" your mother not to give him treats/human food. You really will need to sit down with her and tell her the consequences of feeding him, that you are spending a large amount of money for a specific diet and that she is destroying the effort of trying to treat his food allergies. You can also tell her about the vomiting, and how miserable he feels when he gets those foods. You can tell her she can give him some of his diet food as treats but nothing else. Give her a specific amount , and then feed him a bit less of his food when you come home. I think that will be the only way to keep your dog healthy.

It's probably because she likes human food more than she likes her dog food. She should only be eating dog food, as too much human food isn't healthy for her. To get her back to eating her dog food only, I would mix the dog food and human food together, and over time, slowly decrease the amount of human food and increase the amount of dog food until she is eating dog food only. Do not give her any treats during this time, and once she is eating only dog food, do not give her any more human food.

Yes that is very unhealthy, and the high fat content could lead to GI upset or worse down the line. If you are trying to feed home cooked, you will need to make sure there is a balanced variety of foods such as some grain, vegetables, etc in addition to meat. Dogs are like people, in that they will prefer "junk" foods over their "healthy" foods (IE people food he is currently getting). It would be best to stop all treats and people foods and only offer his current diet. You'll want to set it down 15 minutes, and whatever is not eaten gets picked up and fed again a few hours later. Eventually, Bailey should be curious enough to try out his food again.

That is very common and unfortunately the only way to resolve this problem is not to give anymore human food but only his own. In the meantime you can try different flavor of dog food. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.

It is best not give him human food at all. If he begs while you are eating put him in a different room or outside so he can't beg. Remove the opportunity. Feed him at the same time you are eating but in a different room or outside as stated above. Once you are done eating you can let him in and if he hasn't eaten his food then pick it up and then give it to him again at his next meal. He will not starve himself to death. Eventually he will eat his food once he realizes you are not going to give in. He is training you instead of the other way around. Coco is very young to be already starting this behavior. You need to stop it now before it becomes a habit that going to be even more difficult to break. Dogs do not need to eat human food ever. They should only be eating dog food.

Feeding from the table can make your puppy fat, and also there are several human foods that are toxic to dogs. Some dogs fed from the table begun to refuse to eat their regular dog food, which is nutritionally balanced for them (while table food is not). I would suggest following the advice of your vet for the best outcome for your puppy.