Is it ok for my dog to eat mustard?
I just rescued a dog this past Monday. I know she's a bit jittery from moving and it's going to take some time to get her fully comfortable here. I've been mixing in some salmon in her food, but she is still only eating about 1 cup a day. At the rescue she was eating about 4 cups of food a day (according to the lady fostering her). I don't plan on changing her food until she starts to eat more. I gave her a cut up hot dog with her dinner to see if she would eat it (she doesn't even like treats, which has been true about her before I rescued her). She didn't eat the hot dog, but she seemed to enjoy the mustard that was the hot dog and plate.
It may be a stupid question, but is extended use of yellow mustard ok for dogs? I was planning on putting mustard on her dry food (sounds gross) to hopefully get her to eat more. But don't want to do it for an extended time, if it will be harmful.
Also, besides wet dog food, what else should I try to get her to eat more dry food.
She's stressed. Poor baby. You have lots of options: some cooked liver (chicken liver is is both super cheap and healthy), a scrambled egg, crumbled up (freeze dried meat/liver - not cookies), some wet dog food mixed in. Give her time to adjust. She probably likes treats - she's just stressed.