
Oh Danny,

you have unwittingly committed the cardinal feeding sin. You have faffed about playing coax me a little. He's playing the game and you're responding.:D
Right, back to basics. Put down the food you want him to eat, no tasty morsels, no titbits and no hand feeding. Leave the food on the floor for 15-20 minutes then if he hasn't eaten it by then, remove it!!
Don't offer it again until the next meal time, and if he still doesn't eat it in 20 minutes, take it away again, no messing.
He could.........if he's determined.........make you suffer the guilt pangs, for a few days. You must be
more determined than the dog, you're the boss.
I promise you he won't starve himself. It's time to get tough, be strong, you're gonna need to be. :D
Dawn R.