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I am seeking some help/advice with a new addition to my family.  After  
losing two of my three hounds last year, I have added a new one.  He is  five 
years old, not used to a household, and scared to death. He gets along  great 
with Dora, but I have had him a little over a week now and I cannot get  
him to eat.  I have tried all types of canned and dry foods along with  
chicken, hamburger, and hot dogs.  He will eat if I force feed him, but not  
willingly. How do I calm him down and get him to eat?  Someone  mentioned massage 
in one of the threads.  Any ideas on how to get him  jump started eating 
and any massage techniques would be appreciated.
 
On naming dogs:  Years ago I started out with a border collie named  Chewy. 
 My husband would tease him and tell him to go find "Toby", a name  he 
picked out of the blue. He would go off looking and never find Toby.   After I 
lost Chewy I went looking for a basset hound.  I was on  Basset Rescue of 
Alabama's website and up popped Toby.  I adopted  Toby because of his name.  I 
figured that Chewy finally found him and  sent him to me.  
 
Anyway, any advice on how to reassure my newbie and get him started would  
be appreciated.
 
Beth Hanna
_bethahanna at aol.com_ (mailto:bethahanna at aol.com) 
Mom to Dora and Duncan
Chewy, Winnie, Toby, LuLu, Sophie and Abbey all  ATB
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