Any tips or tricks for giving a particularly wily dog a pill?

I actually use hummus. My dog LOVES it! Especially carrot hummus. He also likes yogurt but he is sometimes smarter than the spoonful of yogurt. If that doesn't work, I open his mouth, put it as far back as possible, close his mouth, and massage his throat. Makes him swallow and the pill is gone! Works every time!

My old corgi got so good at not eating his pills and realized what pill pockets were very quickly.

If you don't want to give your dog food like peanut butter simply put the pill in the dogs mouth. Hold your hand gently around his mouth to keep it closed so they can't spit it out. Cup your other hand around their nose and blow strongly into their nostrils and this will make them have to swallow the pill. It kinda tickles them so they move their tongue and swallow even if they don't want to. You may have to blow into their nose a few times but it always does the trick with every dog I've tried it with

liverwurst. And as others have said, do a quick series with the pill second to last.

Hello! I have always resorted to a small chunk of REAL meat as a last effort. I find if they are cut a little thicker, you can make a nice clean pocket for the pill with a knife. This helps slide the pill in with little handling which helps mask any scent from the pill. Even the most stubborn dogs will like this method because even the pill will have meat flavoring.

I am not advocating for raw or natural diets, but I fully believe there is no better taste to a dog than meat so it's always an option to keep in mind.

Ham, almost any LEAN red meat trimming, cooked chicken/turkey....All work well.

Vienna sausages do it for my dogs.

I give my dogs their pills in their favorite lunch meat. However. I do give them an extra piece so they will want to eat it faster and they don't find the pill.

you can use flavored pill pockets or with the owners permission a piece of ham. they will just eat it whole. they love ham

My dog has to take anxiety meds everyday. He tends to get board with peanut butter, eats only the cheese, and pill pockets are expensive. I have been making my own pill pockets or other no bake dog treats and I have been altering the recipe here and there to make it interesting for him.

My dogs never refuse bacon grease slathered onto a Ritz cracker. I bury the pill right into the grease.

I second the peanut butter! I had a boarder that would eat the "cover up" and then spit the pill out. With peanut butter, the dog has to work so hard to swallow it (instead of chewing) that the pill usually goes down too.