That didn't worry me, because dogs a new environment will often not eat on the first night. The next day, I left her with the bowl of food on the floor and took Gryphon and Zorro out of her way so she could eat in peace. When I came back, the bowl was empty, so I was happy that she ate her breakfast. However, subsequent evidence has come to light suggesting that the food that morning was actually eaten by Duncan the cat.
She didn't want to eat again on Saturday night. By then I was starting to worry that she hadn't eaten anything, so I mixed some wet cat food in with the kibble and left her with the food in a closed room to prevent theft. She ate all of the food! The next morning, I offered her a bowl of kibble, but she turned up her nose at it and tried to figure out how to get up on the table where the cats' food was being served.
Since I don't actually want the dogs eating wet cat food on a regular basis, I then set out to convince her that she should eat just the kibble. That took some doing. Today, she actually ate both of her meals with no wet food. Although I do have to keep offering her food. She'll eat a little and then wander off again. Since Zorro is always on the prowl to eat her food, I keep having to move the food bowl towards Princess and away from Zorro.
Unrelatedly, I am reminded today of what a great dog my Gryphon is. Twice today he had a stuffed animal under his paw, for him to chew on. Princess walked over, took the other side of the toy in her teeth, and pulled it carefully out from under his paw. She then lay down about a foot away from him and proceeded to chew on each toy and pull out all the stuffing. And Gryphon didn't do anything about it. He just looked at me with gentle confusion and accepted it.
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