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Originally Posted by Fran27

Mine don't like my homemade food either... They gag. They're fine with cheerios and puffs though. Have you tried those? I'm still trying to figure out what the next step will be, considering that them putting the food in their mouth is more miss than hit still.

I might try stage 3 purees today...

I think you just have to find the "break through" food. Food where when they put it in their mouth, they HAVE to have more. For Ty it was grilled cheese. Easy to pick up, didn't feel slimy and he loved it. I had to ration how much was on his plate because he was trying to grab handfuls and shove both hands in his mouth. Grilled cheese is a pretty cheap food to make, and you can even make 1/2 of one, so it's not expensive.

When Ty was getting more on the floor than in his mouth, I bought the generics of stuff. My dogs didn't need the "real" puffs, or "real" cheerios. I'm sure yours don't either Fran Walmart makes a generic puff BTW

I think you also have to watch for their midline readiness. If they aren't passing hand to hand frequently then the coordination might not quite be there yet...