Won't Eat Her Food...

Don't feed right after running your dog, that's asking for bloat. Wait at least an hour for them to settle down, just in case.

If the vet can't find anything wrong, then feed a bit less than usual. Stay there, put the food down and wait. If she eats, fine, if she does anything else, just pick up the bowl and take it into the house. Try again next time. I had a foster that would flip the bowl, toss the kibble around and then eat 2 bits, then come back and pick at it.... meanwhile there was kibble everywhere that she didn't eat! So I started doing that. I removed the bowl as soon as she stopped eatinig, tried to flip the bowl, or if she walked away or moved to paw the bowl. Next day she had no issues eating and tried the same thing a few times after that, lost her meal and was fine ever since.

You could also look at what is in the science diet and find something with similar ingredients, if the blue buffalo for example was chicken and wheat and the SD is lamb and rice, find another food that is lamb and rice that is a bit different and try it (no idea what is in either...).

I agree that it would'nt hurt to bring her back to the vet just to clear her of any health issues due to the lack of appetite.

It could also possibly be that she isn't all that interested in that food anymore, perhaps she is bored of eating the same food for 2 years in a row, or perhaps there is something in that food not agreeing with her. She might be a bit of a resource guarder, hence why she buries or hides her remaining food.

My Shiba does this occasionally, he eats 99 % of the time, but sometimes he has these odd days where either he doesn't like what i'm feeding, or perhaps he just isn't that hungry. The meals are different each day as I feed raw, and sometimes a bit of kibble, but once in a blue moon if he chooses not to eat, he tries to bury it or cover it. I will eventually take it away, but the odd thing is is that he's fed usually on the kitchen floor, and its hilarious because there is nothign to bury or cover his food with, yet if he doesn't want to eat, he 'pretends' to dig at the floor, and nudge an invisible blanket or diert over his food and walks away from it.

Start with a vet exam, and if otherwise nothing comes up, try a different food and see if it intices her to eat. Its just me, but I don't trust what vets recommend when it comes to food and diet, they aren't well educated in this department and the Hill's Science Diet stuff they sell is what they are more or less told to sell, its not really that great of quality of food at all. You can easily find foods that may agree with her and work with her allergies for similar or cheaper price.

Good luck!

Dogs can eat the same thing for 20 years with no ill effects And, with most brands of dogfood, variety isn't necessary... unlike with people.... completely different metabolism and requirements... However, I do rotate foods with my dog about every 2 - 3 months for my own purposes.

1. While waiting to talk to your Vet, could you feed your dog 1/3 of a portion, until she eats it, then repeat twice?
2. I know it may be unappetizing, but dirt on the food shouldn't hurt a healthy dog.
3. If a dog eats dirt, than can be pica, possibly indicating a vitamin/mineral deficiency.
4. Burying food is protection (doubtful) or a desire for the food to soften (or rot). ???
5. Rather than an egg every other day, you could try 1/2 an egg or a full egg every day ???
6. Since you said egg was an issue, that might indicate protein or fat. It sounds like Science Diet may have a higher fat content than Blue Buffalo (or a different type of fat that results in the better coat). So, if Science Diet has more than a couple of percentage points LESS protein than Blue Buffalo (for example 20% vs. 26%), she might want a little more protein ??? just guessing....